Hagon

Namely Hagon Nitro Adjustable Twinshocks and progressive fork spings.

I know for a fact that one of the Zeph's rear shocks is fucked, so are
therefore considering doing the rear end with Nitros and the front end
with progressive springs.

2 questions:

1. Hagon: Good, bad or indifferent? (their chap at the bike show seemed
like a jolly nice bloke).
2. Anyone fancy a spot of spannering assistance and setting uppage?

Chars
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Dan L

http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

I'll come and watch and pass spanners as part of my ongoing 'learn how
to do it' quest.

 

Prints post for blackmail purposes.

 

Work in progress coughed up:

Heh, you can make the tea and bacon sarnies, woman.

<fx runs for cover and hopes SWMBO isn't lurking>


--
Dan L

http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

Please tell me you're joking.
--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/CBX1000Z
|_\_____/_| ..88045../..23727.../..31893.
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 WG*
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 PM#5
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 YTC#4 two#11
'^' RBR Clues: 00 Pts:0000 Miles:0000

 

SD coughed up:

Heh, the rear shocks should be a piece od piss, it's the fork springs
which concern me cost they involve oil and 'ting.

--
Dan L

http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

Work in progress coughed up:

Heh, she's been making Caribbean rum cake today.
By Christ it's fucking potent.

"have another slice dear, after all, it is mother's day"


--
Dan L

http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

Dan L coughed up:

+f, -t

--
Dan L

http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

Okay, I'll let you off, then.
--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/CBX1000Z
|_\_____/_| ..88045../..23727.../..31893.
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 WG*
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 PM#5
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 YTC#4 two#11
'^' RBR Clues: 00 Pts:0000 Miles:0000

 

SD coughed up:

Thanks.

Any tips (fancy wielding a spanner maybe mista?)

--
Dan L

http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

Do the shocks one at a time.

Get all the weight off the front forks before undoing the top nuts.

I've got enough on my plate as it is, at the moment.
--
| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/CBX1000Z
|_\_____/_| ..88045../..23727.../..31893.
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 WG*
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 PM#5
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 YTC#4 two#11
'^' RBR Clues: 00 Pts:0000 Miles:0000

 

Big white chief, him speak wisdom.

 

IME, good. I haven't used the Nitro range, but have been a satisfied
customer of theirs for years. I have used their fork springs and both the
classic twin shocks and the mono unit ( not at the same time ) on a range
of bikes and have never had cause for complaint.

If you have the front end apart, another worthwhile upgrade is the RaceTech
Cartridge Emulators. They take a bit of setting up, but combined with Hagon
suspension at both ends makes a marked improvement to the handling.

 

You have manual(s), right? Check in the book(s) what fork oil you
need and vitally, how much and how the quantity is calculated: actual
amount dribbled in, how far from the top, that sort of thing. I've
taken a few jobs like this on, then found there to be /no/ info on oil
available, which makes the whole thing a bit of a lottery. Forearmed
is bloody handy when doing a job needing four arms.

I think Hagon springs at both ends and new oil in the front will
transform your bike from the lardy, tired old barge it currently is
into ... well, just a lardy old barge, mate. New lease of life.

 

Pip coughed up:

Hagon actually supply a cannister of oil with their progressive
springs, which is handy.

Heh, my take exactly. It's handling has become somewhat erratic over
the last year, and I have already regassed one of the rear shocks
(although they're not designed to be regassed). Anyway, Hagon Nitro's
are very shiny, reason enough to buy 'em.



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Dan L

http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

Hagon are overpriced IMO. I was looking at their Nitro range to
replace the ageing OE shocks on my Guzzi [1] but think that a set of
bespoke Maxton shocks are not a great deal more and offer better VFM.

Fork springs are pretty easy and with luck and careful examination of
the exploded diagram should be replaceable without too much
difficulty. If you want to come down south I can do it.


[1] I'm so hard I ride that Guzzi 'like what I do' on 30 year old
shocks.
Only because I broke the last set of 20 y/o Konis:
http://sweller.dynalias.org/images/koni2pieces.jpg
Hooray for me.

 

sweller coughed up:

Hmm, I had brief correspondance with Maxton last year, can't remember
what their price was so will check it out.

Heh, I have the workshop manual, however a blat down South might be
enjoyable, will keep you posted, and thanks for the offer.

Faark!!


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Dan L

http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

Fixing Dan's bike.

**** off you, I'm assistant spanner monkey on this one, stop nicking
my learning opportunities.

Get your own shocks and forks to play with.

http://www.peselectro.com/

 

I've had similar happen to Marzocchis (sp) and a set of OE ones rotted
right through under the pretty rubber boot that covered the top mount.