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Title: Hagon rear shock for 1992 FJ1200
Post by: Ken on July 09, 2013, 04:10:50 PM
Curios to know more & if anyone has installed one & hod did it work out.Please let me know.Thanks,Ken     Get back to me @ yamaha921200@yahoo.com.Thanks again,Ken                                                                                                                                                                                
Title: Re: Hagon rear shock for 1992 FJ1200
Post by: aviationfred on July 09, 2013, 04:27:38 PM
I don't recall having heard of anyone here on this forum that has a Hagon shock. Most use a Penske or 1 from a Honda CBR600. If you want a sound investment go with the NEW RPM shock.

http://www.rpmracingca.com/proddetail.asp?prod=RPMShock%28L%29 (http://www.rpmracingca.com/proddetail.asp?prod=RPMShock%28L%29)

Fred
Title: Re: Hagon rear shock for 1992 FJ1200
Post by: Nimbus on July 09, 2013, 04:55:45 PM
Quote from: Ken on July 09, 2013, 04:10:50 PM
Curios to know more & if anyone has installed one & hod did it work out.Please let me know.Thanks,Ken     Get back to me @ yamaha921200@yahoo.com.Thanks again,Ken                                                                                                                                                                                
[/Hi, I also have a '92 and love the Hagon shock, I did purchase the upgraded remote hydraulic preload which makes it easy to adjust for one or two up and luggage.quote]
Title: Re: Hagon rear shock for 1992 FJ1200
Post by: Heliflyer 88 on July 10, 2013, 11:39:49 AM
I'm out of the country on business but have one waiting for me to install at home on my newly acquired 85 1100. I'll let you know, but I can tell you it can't get any worse than the stock one with 26,000 miles on it. It was like riding on a pogo stick! absolutely no dampening to speak of no matter where you set the dial. I only rode it a few miles, it was downright dangerous.
Title: Re: Hagon rear shock for 1992 FJ1200
Post by: FJ111200 on July 10, 2013, 11:49:38 AM
I used a Hagon on my 1100 and it was great. They are also rebuildable unlike the original shock.
Anything would have been an improvement though because the main spring on the original shock had snapped and i didn't notice until i came to replace the shock.
Title: Re: Hagon rear shock for 1992 FJ1200
Post by: Heliflyer 88 on July 18, 2013, 12:48:22 AM
OK back home and installed the new Hagon shock. Easy 30 minute job. Made a HUGE difference and I think the best description is it rides like a modern present day street bike. It also highlights the shortcomings of the stock front fork. (85 FJ1100) I still need to experiment with it but I think I need to up the compression dampening, at least for now to better match the front.
Title: Re: Hagon rear shock for 1992 FJ1200
Post by: Bozo on July 18, 2013, 01:54:02 AM

Hi, I just removed the Hagon shock from my 1989 FJ, I replaced it with one of Randy's shock's just yesterday 17 July.
I bought it two years ago and although it was a good improvement over the standard shock I was never comfortable with it and yesterday I found out why, it must've been leaking for some time as I could never get the damping to work properly. Unfortunately it is just over two years old therefore the warranty has run out. I honestly didn't think about any leaks as I have never had a shock leak in such a short time (15,000km) otherwise I would've checked months ago before the warranty ran out.

Maybe I just had a bad one, the good part is that from what I read Hagon honors their warranty. 

You'll hear this a lot in the future the RPM shock is worth the extra cash, I could never go back to a Hagon (or any other) after the change
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