Ricor Intiminators(http://store.ricorshocks.com/) have received good reviews amongst the riders of all sorts. Intiminators are a valve emulator kind of upgrade to the front suspension. Intiminators seem to know the difference of the front wheel trying to bounce because of terrain compared to the bike body trying to move about because of e.g. braking. Here is one review for V-strom in advrider: http://www.advrider....ght=intiminator
I've been interested in this product as soon a heard about it but the Ricor doesn't make one for TDM900. I contacted them to ask if Yamaha V-max version(43mm forks) could be used for TDM. Response was: "The 43mm should fit but we have not done one for your bike before. We should be able to get the valving very close."
So now I'm really thinking to order pair of Intiminators and trying them out. One thing that I really like is that they seem to help a lot with bike movement in weight transfer but still give very responsive suspension for road bumps and holes. If I changed the springs for a lot stiffer ones I would get the bike weight transfer in control but then lose the light and responsive effect of shock absorption. So if these contraptions work well I don't need to upgrade the springs and less money spent
If I order these Intiminators I will report here if they really did fit and how they perform.
