Here is my experience of my Lyric coil 2008 model(Bought in early 2009 from a shop)
Fork felt "ok" when new but developed more stiction over a few months. I always carefuly cleaned & oiled it after rides & it didnt get any wet weather use.
I tried turning the low speed compression damping right down to see if that made any difference(forgot i had done that on the next ride and went over the bars on a small rock drop!!). I heard bushings on this model were stiff but hoped it would improve…eventualy they became so bad the forks wouldnt extend to full travel on their own…only 145mm…a bad case!!
I then got them serviced by TF Tuned 2 months ago. Massive improvement. They said the bushings had been inserted out of line in the factory. They resized as best as possible and removed an oil wiper (or something similar?) to make them plusher too. Now they are fantastic. Totally different fork. If I was buying Rockshox again I would buy straight from TF as they sort all the stuff out in the beginning.
I did just that & bought from TF Tuned when I got my new FOX DHX rear shock for my SX Trail & got it Pushed at the same time..I'm very pleased I did that, its amazing!I think you save time and money buying straight from TF in the beginning.
It annoys me to think I "wasted" almost a year on a sh*t Fork before TF sorted it out for me. The Lyric is a superb fork when it is put together properly!