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Is the ES suspension upgrade worth going from a 2013 to a 2015?
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<blockquote data-quote="ionbeam" data-source="post: 1267738" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>One part of your post I can answer. Nobody can answer if an ES is worth it but you.</p><p></p><p>I like the electronic suspension. Going down the dirt road into Bodie CA it was a blessing to switch the suspension to take the bite out of the rippled rocky road. While making time across the open spaces of the south west I liked to change the suspension to the mile-eater mode. When crossing the mountains at &gt;10k feet the roads were major weather beaten so once again I changed the suspension. Going along all the twisty roads in CA I liked to be able to switch from tour to sport and back as the roads changed. Here in New England our weather beaten roads often call for dirt bike like suspension but some roads also ask for sport or mile-eater modes. ES works for me and is highly desirable.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure that some people see the ES as unnecessary extra complexity and expensive with no up side. Some wouldn't use the electronic suspension if it came standard on the bike. I didn't mind the auto-retract windshield on my Gen I because I move it around all the time, others loathed the auto-retract and disabled it as soon as they could. It's personal choices. You have to figure it out for your self if you want the ES or not. We won't think less of you if you don't want the ES. We will just laugh at you behind your back <img src="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/wink.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Seriously, have you ridden into Sedona on 89A from the Flagstaff end? And then, ride out of Prescott on 89 only to be faced with the oven ride from there through Wickenburg on the way back to Phoenix? Being able to adjust the suspension -- priceless (to us).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ionbeam, post: 1267738, member: 277"] One part of your post I can answer. Nobody can answer if an ES is worth it but you. I like the electronic suspension. Going down the dirt road into Bodie CA it was a blessing to switch the suspension to take the bite out of the rippled rocky road. While making time across the open spaces of the south west I liked to change the suspension to the mile-eater mode. When crossing the mountains at >10k feet the roads were major weather beaten so once again I changed the suspension. Going along all the twisty roads in CA I liked to be able to switch from tour to sport and back as the roads changed. Here in New England our weather beaten roads often call for dirt bike like suspension but some roads also ask for sport or mile-eater modes. ES works for me and is highly desirable. I'm sure that some people see the ES as unnecessary extra complexity and expensive with no up side. Some wouldn't use the electronic suspension if it came standard on the bike. I didn't mind the auto-retract windshield on my Gen I because I move it around all the time, others loathed the auto-retract and disabled it as soon as they could. It's personal choices. You have to figure it out for your self if you want the ES or not. We won't think less of you if you don't want the ES. We will just laugh at you behind your back [IMG]https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/wink.png[/IMG] Seriously, have you ridden into Sedona on 89A from the Flagstaff end? And then, ride out of Prescott on 89 only to be faced with the oven ride from there through Wickenburg on the way back to Phoenix? Being able to adjust the suspension -- priceless (to us). [/QUOTE]
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