anyone changed the rear shock?

For me it is because i used my bike 40% commute and 60% as canyon carver i have the nitron r2 set with road and track and since the the bike feels different in my opinion the bike turn sharper i used Bridgestone rs10 by the way and the rebound is smoother i think you cant go wrong with upgraded suspension

I installed a K-Tech DDS-lite. The performance was worth the $. It rides really nice. Very plush. Also the shock is black and red so it matches the color scheme of the black 2017 model.

^ Did the same and second that statement.

Me too - well worth doing the Stoltec Moto upgrade in my humble opinion!!!

I'm messing with the suspension on my new bike right now, but would like to know what's fundamentally wrong with the stock suspension. My bike has all of 8 miles on the clock (bought it with zero), but that was enough to notice the rear was rock hard, and jarring on any kind of uneven road imperfection. Tires were inflated to 36/42. Haven't used the bike since. What I'll do is reduce tire pressure to 32/36 (I'm 160# and never carry luggage or a passenger). Will lower front PREL from 9 to 7, soften REB from 6 to 8, and soften COMP from 17 to 19. At the rear, leave PREL alone stock, soften REB from 11 to 13, soften F COMP from 3 to 4, and soften S COMP from 12 to 14. And go from there. Never needed to mess with the suspension before, since my weight is right at the target weight of most manufacturers, but this time I needed to. Hope to be able to find a good compromise. I like to tackle the twisties aggressively, so don't want a soft bike, but not a jarring one either. I like and am used to firm suspensions, so hope I can make this bike work without pouring even more money on it (just spend over $2K on mostly cosmetic accessories already, plus the stands and chock). Thanks gang.