Not sure if you've seen Long Way Down...but once those guys got off road for the first time...2 out of 3 of them busted their Ohlins rear shocks.
Also, no matter what aftermarket shock you get...you will have to rebuild it after 30-50k miles. Find out how much the rebuild costs and factor that into your acquisition cost, IF you plan on riding the bike for more than 30k miles.
When I considered the total cost of ownership, I ended up choosing a YSS and have been happy with it. Although all I had was the BMW stock shock to compare it to...but it was better than that.
HTH
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