Oh, there are many, many threads on this forum about replacement shocks (Probably because of the price of OEMs!). The challenge with the VX's ride is that the springs are so stiff - if you go with a softer shock, then you will bet big-time bounciness. If you want it to ride truly differently, then you would have to change to softer springs, and I don't know if you could really find something like that...