Has anyone tried putting the FJ-09 shock in the FZ-09 yet? The reviews of the FJ make it sound significantly better and it's not crazy expensive.
Never ridden an fj, no. However I've completely upgraded the suspension on my FZ front and rear with a penske shock in back and I do know that compared to what you can get from a $600-ish ohlins or penske the stock unit from an fj is still bottom of the barrel. The only reason I'd ever use a "ghetto" fix like that (swapping in an oem shock from another bike as opposed to a proper performance upgrade purpose built for it) would be if I could get the shock for a hundred or less. At nearly $300? no way.
Point is that replacing a shock with an OEM one off another bike IMO is something that should only be done if you get such a good deal on the shock that it's practically free. At nearly 300 dollars however when you compare it to the cost of an ohlins or other aftermarket performance shock which is no doubt light years beyond it, the idea of going with a "cheap fix" effectively defeats the purpose entirely. I would never pay a triple digit price tag for a replacement OEM shock off of a Japanese built bike that used cheap KYB suspension components.Ok..........one mans opinion.