Agree with Pete here, if you rode someone elses wild fs and found it fine, but your wild fs is not fine, then it's a setup issue (or component issue if yours is the very basic model wild, which is why I'm asking which model you have in my post up there) , not with standing that the one you tried was a size xl.If I skirt around the whole "rider skill" distraction, this maybe sounds like there's a setup issue with your Wild. It's really hard to diagnose these sorts of things over the internet but...
You've said: "doesn't modulate well" and described Saints modulating better (than MT7s?)
So we're talking about brakes here but you intend to carry them over to the new bike. What's the thinking?
You've said: "doesn't turn well" and "has a sharp pendulum shift".
If this is connected with the aforementioned braking, I think you mean it dives a lot on braking (I'm trying to interpret, so don't take it out on me if I'm wrong).
This is why I'm drawn to thinking there's a setup issue. Grabbing a handful of brake and suffering a whole load of brake dive is going to be unsettling. Sure, a lot of that can come down to modulation and inputs but also it sounds like your setup is on the soft side.
Now all setup is a compromise, so if you went trying to firm up the suspension you'll lose something on the flip side. You may lose some of the cushy, plush feeling. You may have to up-end some of your thinking about exactly how your bike is feeling on other bits of trail - all in the search of better compromise.
FWIW, none of my bikes feel plush after I've got them setup for how I like to ride. They always feel firm and supportive but... at 60kmh over some pretty hectic terrain the suspension is doing what I need it to do, taking the edge off the hits and keeping me in control. In the tighter stuff it lets me tip into steep sections comfortable in the centre of the bike without any lurching around. That delivers the compromise I've arrived at over a number of years.
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