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I would like to make this disclaimer, as I had nothing really bad to say about the stock suspension, with anti-dive disabled, because it performs well for its intended purpose for the majority of riders. It is comfortable as well as versatile going from long distance touring to a track day while being stable and predictable, albeit on the soft side.
I have installed RT (Race Tech) springs and Gold Valve and Emulator in the forks and went with a custom valved RT G3-S shock in the rear. The fork modification only set me back about $300 as I did all the labor myself. The rear shock is pricey at over $1k (spring/shock w/custom valving for type of riding) and there is no rear shock which compares with the top line RT setup at this time. I went for a ride this morning.
All I can say is that my Goldwing is now a different animal. Still very plush, but the improvement in compliance, control, and bottoming resistance is huge. The spring rate was increased 40% front (.7 to 1.0kg/mm) and 30% rear (16.5 to 21.4 kg/mm) from stock. I'm sure a spring rate change alone would have helped tremendously but I decided to go for top line while my bike was apart. FYI for anyone considering the same during these winter months. Also, the changeout to HID lights is night and day, no comparison to the dim stock, yellow lights. The LED fogs are on backorder so no feedback yet. Also rewired so that fog lights are on all the time, low or high beam.
I have installed RT (Race Tech) springs and Gold Valve and Emulator in the forks and went with a custom valved RT G3-S shock in the rear. The fork modification only set me back about $300 as I did all the labor myself. The rear shock is pricey at over $1k (spring/shock w/custom valving for type of riding) and there is no rear shock which compares with the top line RT setup at this time. I went for a ride this morning.
All I can say is that my Goldwing is now a different animal. Still very plush, but the improvement in compliance, control, and bottoming resistance is huge. The spring rate was increased 40% front (.7 to 1.0kg/mm) and 30% rear (16.5 to 21.4 kg/mm) from stock. I'm sure a spring rate change alone would have helped tremendously but I decided to go for top line while my bike was apart. FYI for anyone considering the same during these winter months. Also, the changeout to HID lights is night and day, no comparison to the dim stock, yellow lights. The LED fogs are on backorder so no feedback yet. Also rewired so that fog lights are on all the time, low or high beam.