Author Topic: Hagon Shocks (Read 4492 times)

turtle · « **on:** November 22, 2006, 04:46:59 PM »

Has anyone used Hagon shocks? Would you recommend them?
My son is looking to replace the pogo sticks on his K7. The Hagons seem to offer a good deal. The bike is fairly standard and he uses it for weekend riding on good roads. He is a big guy and doesn't normally carry a pillion.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #1 on:** November 22, 2006, 05:30:39 PM »

Can't you buy decent shocks in Aus ?

Sam.

turtle · « **Reply #2 on:** November 22, 2006, 05:39:02 PM »

He doesn't have a lot of spare money and is looking to get good value at a good price. New Hagons are $300 a pair. Other makes are more. I am hoping that some of the English guys can offer me an opinion here.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #3 on:** November 22, 2006, 05:45:14 PM »

Well the shocks are OK, but I would think by the time you add the shipping

Sam.

doug_id · « **Reply #4 on:** November 22, 2006, 05:46:40 PM »

I just got some in.....but my bike is currently all torn apart so I can't tell you how well they work. They do look nice and seem to be well built. Not cheap looking...imho anyway.

Doug

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #5 on:** November 22, 2006, 06:01:07 PM »

How much did they cost Doug and how much was the shipping to the States ?

Sam.

turtle · « **Reply #6 on:** November 22, 2006, 06:02:21 PM »

No shipping costs. They are postage free from the Australian distributor.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #7 on:** November 22, 2006, 06:12:55 PM »

How much is $300aus in £.

Sam.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #8 on:** November 22, 2006, 06:26:08 PM »

£121-41 the shocks are £101-50 over here so thats £20 shipping.

turtle · « **Reply #9 on:** November 22, 2006, 06:40:35 PM »

That is about what it would cost to get them posted out here from the UK. I will be dealing directly with an Australian company who have a set price of $299 (including GST), post free anywhere in Australia. There are a few other brands around - Ikons are $469 AUD. I was quoted $500 from a local shop for Konis. DSS has some aftermarket replicas for GBP 97.50 but I suspect they are manufactured to look like the originals rather than their performance. That is only marginally cheaper than the Hagons.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #10 on:** November 22, 2006, 06:44:58 PM »

Sounds like you got a good deal

Did you know that Alf Hagon was the first person to run in the 9s over the quarter mile outside the USA.

Sam.

turtle · « **Reply #11 on:** November 22, 2006, 06:52:49 PM »

I had no idea about that.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #12 on:** November 22, 2006, 07:21:11 PM »

And the first person to top 200mph in the UK.

Sam.

Geeto67 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 22, 2006, 07:57:15 PM »

I have hagons on my 78 cb759F supersport. I think they are better than stock - no problems at high speeds. They came on the bike so I have no dea what they cost. I have a set of redwing hammerheads that I got for $169 with some fairly stiff springs. I don't have any high speed expirence with them but they do a good job the one time I had them on (I took them off to go to a less stiff spring). I have a set of progressive suspension shocks on my DOHC and like them as much as the hagon shocks and they cost a lot less (I paid $180 for mine - dennis kirk lists them as $173 plus shipping). If you are going to go the new shock route I really liked the DOHC shocks that I ran on one of my supersports and you might be better off going to a 14" progressive shock (the stock size for a DOHC cb750F) espically if your son is a big guy.

bryanj · « **Reply #14 on:** November 23, 2006, 01:15:33 AM »

Hagon took over the manufacture of Girling shocks and they are very good value plus work exceptionally well the only visible difference to Girlings is that the pre-load adjusting cam is shielded instead of, open but i have one warning:-

DO NOT hold the adjusting "C" spanner onto the shock spring pre-load adjuster with your hand whilst adjusting the preload!!!!!!

There are 3 spring pre-load settings and the hagons will jump direct from the hardest spring setting, over the cam, to the lowest spring setting TRAPPING A PIECE OF YOUR HAND IF ITS THERE!!!!

YES, i have a "fish eye" scar to prove it!! Luckilly the top and bottom mountings wernt to tight and when i got to the vice , with shocker hanging from hand, my mate was stong enough to pull down the spring so i could get the top collets out and dissasemble the shocker to get my hand out

SteveD CB500F · « **Reply #15 on:** November 23, 2006, 04:04:02 AM »

I have Hagons on my 500 - they are a good compromise between cost (Koni/Icon) and the cheap crap that is available on eBay.

When the monoshock on my VFR800 died this year (35k miles) I had no worries about fitting a Hagon replacement.

In both cases, it's like having a new bike!

doug_id · « **Reply #16 on:** November 23, 2006, 07:49:27 AM »

I bought mine from this place......

http://www.davequinnmotorcycles.com/cgi-bin/webc/HAGON_TWIN_SHOCKS.html

Think shipping was about $10 in the US. No problems dealing with them at all.

Doug

Nate · « **Reply #17 on:** November 23, 2006, 09:36:56 AM »

I'm running MDI's. You can pick them up for $100 a pair. They are kind of stiff, but for the normal riding i do they work 100X better than the stock set.

turtle · « **Reply #18 on:** November 23, 2006, 01:14:28 PM »

Thanks for the input guys. Thanks for the warning Bryan - I will be sure to pass it on.

Steve your comment about them being a good compromise between cost and value is exactly the reason to go for them.

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Author Topic: Hagon Shocks (Read 4492 times)