I bought one of those raiser blocks "Heckhöherlegung" of the German ebay. I needed the extra ground clearence for the things I do, so it has helped me a lot.
I also makes the bike look a bit more "motorcrossy", and not so much a gravel-tourer.
The first ride felt speciel because i sat differently on the bike, but that was it. I tried to remove it once to see the difference but didnt like, so mounted the raiser again.
Mines a 2003 model btw, heres an old pic of the shock removed with the raiserblock:
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