gbrmksmith

Yes, I removed the shock first then the adjustment assembly

Rear suspension, now with the preload adjustment assembly is out of the bike. You can get the entire unit out without removing the rear...

1.10 kg/mm would be 10.8 N/mm, so within the range for the HyperPro (9.5 - 14 N/mm)

Yes, I'm getting the heavy duty rear spring

Mostly because rider, pillion and top bag add up to 400 lb plus 40 lb tongue weight of trailer. On rear there seem to be 2 options...

Talked to EPM, I do need to remove the preload hardware from the rear and ship to them. Hyper Pro progressive springs to replace the...

Anybody with factory service manual for ES want to comment?

No, no need to remove the rear tire and fender. Access under the swingarm for the lower bolts and through the sides for the upper bolt...

I was especially disappointed with the service manual. I have the manual for the 2014 and it has nothing specific to the ES suspension.

Thanks, I'll discuss with them.

I have 103,400 miles on the bike. I probably should have done this last winter, but since nothing was leaking, I didn't.

Fronts will come out next, once I'm done with the valve check.

I found it necessary to loosen the ABS module in order to move brake lines out of the way for the top bolt removal. Other than that...

There's one electrical connection for the stepper motor and one small hydraulic connection (where the yellow plug is in the photos)...

Pulled the rear suspension from my 2014ES. Noticed a marked drop in dampening and ride quality towards the end of this riding season...