Hagon Shocks, Shockingly Bad

I have used Hagons all my life and for ever. Never heard of them getting it wrong. I used the same progressive on all my Harley's and found them fantastic. The only bike i don't have them on is my 900 bonnie which i think the oem shocks are good.
Regards
Joe.

 

Can't help with the shocks but get your doctor to give you a prescription for Gabapentin - I had a trapped nerve in my back (sciatica) at the end of last year - absolute agony. Tried co-codamol, tramadol - nothing would touch it. Got a prescription for Gabapentin and it was gone in 2 weeks. It's a nerve blocker apparently.

 

No Cupoftea
I was not disbelieving you or making aspersions. Are you selling the shocks. If so let me know how much. And what they are set for also need to be the stainless or chrome.
Regards
Joe.

 

If the handling is fine but you still have the problem,it could also be the seat.
The Bonnie seats always seem to have the consistency of a plank, both on bikes I've had and demo rides.
I ended up with a King/Queen seat on my Bonnie to make it comfortable for any long distance.

 

Mate you have to adjust the preload untill there is about 10 to 15mm or there abouts of free play at the top of the shock. Get someone to hold the bike at the front and from the rear grab the rear seat bar and pull up strongly untill you feel the shocks top out with a bump. If there is not at least 10mm of loose sag at the top then the shocks will of course catapult you off the seat. Its not the shock its how you have it set up. The further you wind the preload down the taller the shock will be and the less free plat at the top there will be. Take the preload right back to the softest setting and see how much free play there is and then tighten it from there on. The total lack of freeplay at the top is why the standard shocks will catapult you out of the seat at the top of the rebound. Once you have that free play right with the preload adjust then set the rebound dampening at about ten clicks in from zero and take it for a ride. You can then finely adjust things. If you are still getting slight thrown off the seat apply more rebound dampening.
Dont forget if you change the shocks on the rear you have to adjust the front forks because they work together. If you dont have adjustment on the front forks then get some.

I fitted YSS piggy back shocks with compression dampening and rebound dampening and a castle nut on a long thread for the pre load adjustment. I still needed to adjust the forks though and now the ride is pure bliss. I thought my bonny handled will after I put the top bolt preload adjusters and new progressive springs in and it did. But with these new shocks it goes around corners frighteningly fast now and is so much more stable and tight in the rear end. I never realised how much the stock shocks wallowed during hard cornering untill I put these YSS shocks on.

Important note: Shocks will function differently in the cold and the heat because of the oil that is in them especially the fork oil so you will probably have to adjust the shocks and the forks for the seasons.

STAY SAFE

 

Fitted Hagon 2810s to my T120 about 6 months ago. After 4 spine surgeries I wanted better than crap Triumph shocks. Bike handles and is so much better for my back. Very pleased with Hagon. The preload adjuster ,the one with the spanner, goes on top.

 

I agree 100%! I've had mine fitted for a few months now the bike handles so much better especially if hitting undulations in the road mid corner the bike stays on its line different story with the OEM Shocks.

 

Do you think Triumph are listening to all the complaints about their poor quality components? They seem to have been selling them for quite some time now.