HAGON REPLACEMENT SHOCKS

[D Man]

I haven't heard much about this brand. Are they worth a try? The stock rear shock seems a bit harsh and the dampner adjustment won't budge.
Thanks
D Man

[horse27]

Can't speak for the monoshocks but I have fitted their twins and fork springs to my 2000 Triumph Bonnie (another heavy bike) and it is a good upgrade (but then the originals were rubbish had 20k on them so anything would be better).

Used the fork springs on my old Fazer6 as well and they were better than stock.

I would say they are good quality for the price (nice people to deal with as well) and they will build to your specs (spring weight, etc) and you can have the remote preload option too for a few extra quid.

And British Made is best of course

[BMMenace]

I fitted one to a VTR and was very happy with it. really nice people, good prices and easy to deal with. Only downside is that they dont have the cred of the brands where you pay for the name. I would definintly use them again.
DC

[Bender]

I haven't heard much about this brand. Are they worth a try? The stock rear shock seems a bit harsh and the dampner adjustment won't budge.
Thanks
D Man

Can't say much about the brand, but the company was started by former grass track and drag racing legend Alf Hagon, who I met when I was just a gangly youth.

My next door neighbour was into grass track racing and I went with him to Alf's East London shop to get some racing bits, would have been in the early 1970's...

[winger]

It's a budget shock,you get what you pay for,thats not to say it's crap,it's just a cheap shock at a cheap price!!

[Red Fokker]

how do they compare to the likes of Maxton?

[r550s]

I'd guess you'd be talking about two different products (see winger's comment) - I say this because I splashed out on Ohlins and the difference was fantastic - even to a mere mortal. In fairness, I wouldn't expect that from something in the Hagon price range. But then my experience of shocks is; getting it wrong for donkey's years, and then getting it right with I was finally old enough to afford my first set of Ohlins. I'd expect Maxton etc. to be the same. They're worth the money.

[paulR]

I fitted a Hagon monoshock to my old Speed Triple. It was an improvement over the stock shock but not massively better. You definitely get what you pay for and in the future I will always get the best I can afford, Ohlins, WP etc.

[winger]

how do they compare to the likes of Maxton?

They opposite ends of spectrum,the one is bargain basement,the other is a custom built shock and there are several in between,where you have to be carefull is with ones in the middle,prices will appear cheaper as opposed to say an Ohlin but you have to compare like for like,such as does it have a remote res,and remote preload ajuster,seperate compression and rebound, oddly enough all of which you can have on a Hagon with a price tag to match.

Where it get complicated,so many people think i'll go and buy say an Ohlins,thinking that you just order one fit one and bobs your uncle,in stock form they come with a 150 spring,if your a fat bastard or ride two up,you'll need anything between a 160 to a 180,i use a 160 on my S when i should use a 170,i'm too bone idle to change it again,so i have to use a bit more pre-load and compression and rebound to match,my Tiger has a 180,which to start with was to much but after a couple of years has settled and is now spot on.

Andrew S useres Wilburs,they are German but his supplier is in the US!!,if you buying Ohlins talk to Harris first,when your sure of your facts and spec, buy it from the cheapest source.

Then you have Maxton,they build their own shocks,to what ever spec you want,you've got to be honest and tell e'm how you ride and your ability otherwise you'll end up with a bike set up like concrete,there also a steep learning curve,because most road riders don't know a shock spring from a bed spring,you have to learn how to use e'm,the payoff being when you do, it'll transform the bike,but there's problem!!!! good suspension is an addiction!!!,i rode a bike the other day with stock junky suspension yuk.

[D Man]

I've researched a bit deeper and Hagon will customize the shock according to weight and remote res is an option.

[timbox2]

Bloke I work with has them on his S, he bought them off Ebay for £100, but the rear was shagged so he sent to Hagon, they rebuilt it for him, another £100 quid, he fitted it, and it failed almost immmediately, sent it back again and Hagon fixed it, this time for free, says its been OK since, but reckons its not as good as a "GOOD" OE shock, says he couldnt really recommend them.

[Boxadog 2000]

Wilbers can be found at www.wilbers.co.uk they are handled in GB by Every Accessory who are in Halesowen in the Midlands.

I intend to buy one of these for my GS they are 2 two thirds of the price of exactly the same item Sold by Wunderlicht.

They also have an amazing buy back policy when you change your bike.

Bob