My St1100Y with 38,000 miles on it, didn't handle particularly well in the Spanish Picos mountains. It was fully loaded for touring and I am no longer built like a racing snake. Back home and unloaded, I still seem to feel every bump, although it definitely isn't bottoming out, at either the front or back.
So, I took my stock rear showa shock to the local specialist, where it would be £50 to test it, but was told in their opinion it was probably not worth doing given it was 22 years old and had done 38K miles already.
They suggested avoiding a new stock showa ( £440 ish ), as they are an unserviceable shock , but suggested YSS or Hagon, in the region of £350. Or a Wilbers at around £550, although they were unsure if the improved ride was worth the extra £200.
Is it worth the extra?