Re: 1996 Blade
 

A guy on another forum I use has one and its as near mint as you can get.

When I saw it up close i said it should be in a glass case by now!

Re: 1996 Blade
 

Why the f*ck would you replace a sportsbike shock with an emulsion type non adjustable unit?

You looking at about £80 for oil and gas in shock or £500 on a penske.

Re: 1996 Blade
 

Hagon do adjustable shocks, in shock absorber shocker!

Re: 1996 Blade
 

Standard parts will be fine I'm sure, remember I'm coming from an SV :D

Re: 1996 Blade
 

Preload and "damping" only. Hagon do emulsion shocks, same as stock SV and you know how good that works.

As you know on your shock you've got preload, reb, comp. Maybe even high speed comp but I doubt the blade will have that.

Re: 1996 Blade
 

The old Hagon was fine on the SV, admittedly it may not be so great on a bike designed with something more complicated from the off, at the end it depends exactly what damping it does provide.

Re: 1996 Blade
 

You wouldn't be as f*cking quick to say that if you had fitted as many as I have over the years young man!:D

Quite rightly, a Penske, Ohlins, or Nitron etc shock will out perform an emulsion type shock absorber when used to the extreme.
However, as most bikes are used on the road on a variety of road surfaces etc, a Hagon will usually offer better all round characteristics, & hence be more suitable for the majority of riders, & the use they put their bikes to.
At around £335 (with .org discount) for a shock & fork springs it's a pretty hard combination to beat.


Cheers.

Re: 1996 Blade
 

Pass....that's part of my problem! It was given to me by a friend. It's round, grey and 17" in diameter, that's about it I'm afraid. The discs on the Hornet are just about past it now (42,000 miles) so I think I'll try a few options to find what fits then reach into my pocket and shell out for some new ones...
Thanks for the help.

Re: 1996 Blade
 

Because not everyone needs something with bells and whistles on, nor do people have the money for something with bells and whistles on...and besides, a new hagon unit will be better than a shagged out old 'blade unit ;) With the addition its rebuildable. I understand the blade rear shocks are not, but I may be wrong on that for the model year that is the subject of this thread


Red Herring - round, eh.......interesting....

Re: 1996 Blade
 

There is no reason any proper isolated res. type shock can't perform exactly the same. If you want cadillac then you can spring and valve for that. I don't think road use is any easier on suspension than racetrack use, just different set of parameters.

I tried an SV with hagon on, and mine with the GSXR SRAD shock* on was far better. Not saying much considering how wrong the SRAD spring rate is for the SV.

You compare £275 hagon with £80-100 to service the stocker. You can even do it yourself and just take it to shop for gas. £60 including a new spring for your weight then and that's pessimistic.

What is spring rate of hagon for SV?


I will convince dizzy to let me test her bike, that has hagon F+R so I can form a more intelligent review.