I couldn't be bothered going the spring/drilled rod/cartridge emulators (or whatever name can be applied), and tried the thicker oil thing which is fine for me. Having said that, I've ridden some very badly-valved bikes for a long time, so bearing in mind my Tenere isn't used hard off-road (unlike those belonging to other legends on this forum), it's just not worth the money for me. So far, anyway. Btw, I agree. With the standard oil, the forks were pretty sad!