Which Shock, Hagon or Nitron?

Hello,

I'm looking into upgrading my K9's suspension.
Since I'm not really mechanically inclined, I'd like to use off-the-shelf parts.

My research has uncovered the following shocks:

http://www.nitron.co.uk/shop/product...rt-shock-1-way

http://www.hagon-shocks.co.uk/catalo...?partno=M63066

So, which shock would your recommend for somebody who's going to use his bike exclusively on the road (seeing as there are no tracks in Romania)?

Mihai

[yorkie_chris]

Nitron all day long.


Ride and handling is no contest, the nitron trumps the hagons over-comped, under-rebounded setup all day long.
Surface finish... cheap bright zinc (or similar) passivated on the hagon that looks crap after about 3 miles... versus fairly decent anodising on the nitron.

Hagon are very much behind the curve on this stuff.

[andrewsmith]

Nitron or hunt ebay for a used Penske, Ohlins, Elka. The latter is a rocking horse **** affair!

Anyways you can get a 10% Discount via SV650Racer on Nitron

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Nitron all day long.


Ride and handling is no contest, the nitron trumps the hagons over-comped, under-rebounded setup all day long.
Surface finish... cheap bright zinc (or similar) passivated on the hagon that looks crap after about 3 miles... versus fairly decent anodising on the nitron.

Hagon are very much behind the curve on this stuff.

What he says.

Although I've got a Hagon & its much better than OEM

Hagon is a budget shock, not the same quality as the Nitron, which are lovely

Definitely Nitron, by far the best bit of kit I have purchased for the SV.

[rictus01]

the Nitron is a nice bit of kit no doubt (although the spring colour is an acquired taste),if you have money to burn or want something to show off; that's fine, but for an sv I'd go for the Hagon (I've seen them cheaper than that), they don't rot away and are a useful replacement for OEM, I've fitted several over the years and all have been fine, the SV isn't nor was ment to be a top flight race bike, if however you're planning to upgrade the front as well, then......buy a SS6 instead...it'll work better...

[NedSVS]

In my experience Hagon is very poor finish quality with un-anodised low grade aluminium parts that corrode away relatively quickly (a few winters on my TZR125 commuting bike). Also when I enquired about a rebuild it only included the hydraulic/damping side of the unit - no refinishing! The damping was the only thing that was OK on my shock - it looked terrible.

[squirrel_hunter]

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Anyways you can get a 10% Discount via SV650Racer on Nitron

Why didn't you tell me this earlier?

Not ridden a bike with a Hagon to compare, however I can confirm that both companies have very good customer service.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by rictus01

the Nitron is a nice bit of kit no doubt (although the spring colour is an acquired taste),if you have money to burn or want something to show off; that's fine, but for an sv I'd go for the Hagon (I've seen them cheaper than that), they don't rot away and are a useful replacement for OEM, I've fitted several over the years and all have been fine, the SV isn't nor was ment to be a top flight race bike, if however you're planning to upgrade the front as well, then......buy a SS6 instead...it'll work better...

They don't rot away? You kidding? They are steel with a cheap zinc plate over them. They look scabby as fast as stock one!
A useful replacement for OEM (at near top-flight prices) is what they are...

I would even go so far as to say the damping on the SV model is out far enough that the stock shock is more rideable. At least that is somewhat balanced.

I don't agree about the buy an SS6 part either. The SV's are lovely to ride with decent suspension and on a reasonable budget too.

[21QUEST]

Hagon would be good enough for 99.99% of folks. Didn't Tim Nurburgring have one on his SV and seemed to work well enough.

Initial price is only one factor anyway. How much do they charge for a service...if and when you decide to have it serviced of it needs one.

Another thing that I look at is resale....the Nitron might still end up costing less all told.

Anyway, personally, if I had the money to spend on the Nitron, I'd get that. It's well bling like...and we all know how important that is