The fork on my Monster has always seemed...re-boundy. When they first grooved the pavement on the interstate by my office it was particularly awful.
Believing a lot of 'Net Lore, I figured my base-model Duc (like my BMW) had a reduced price tag from the manufacturer skimping on the fork springs. So when the bike came due for a fork oil change after three years and 11,000 miles, I ordered aftermarket springs and dropped it off at a shop to have the stock ones switched out.
Received a call today...the left fork damper isn't working; the damping valve is stuck open. It's a sealed unit and the replacement is going to run over
$400 
(woohoo! shop called tonight and said it'll actually be $240). At the end of the day my little spring upgrade isn't going to cost much less than aftermarket adjustable forks.
Lesson learned: When the fork behavior didn't seem right, I should have looked for a cause, instead of assuming it was "normal" based on the complaints of a sub-segment of the M695 riding population whom I've never met.
