Hagon progressive springs

[steveg]

got 10w in my pointy as recommended by Hagon , did say I was about 15 stone but was told to use 10W as 15w would be too harsh

cheers Steve

[Dave20046]

hmm cheers steve will try the ten me thinks, I'm a bit lighter than you. how do yours feel?

[skeetly]

Ring them up, they definitely do them.
I think mine were about 67 including the oil.
Should be a thread about it somewhere here...

edit. I used the reccomended 10w in mine and I found them fine. 12 stone and a faired k3 pointy.

[Spanner Man]

Good evening all.

I've fitted hundreds of sets of Hagon springs, & not yet had a complaint. They're excellent!

One thing I would advise is that you use Hagons recommended oil weight, & most importantly their recommended oil level, which can differ quite a lot from standard on some models.


Cheers.


P.S. I give org members a 10% discount on Hagon stuff!

[steveg]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

hmm cheers steve will try the ten me thinks, I'm a bit lighter than you. how do yours feel?

Compared with original Hagons feel alot more controlled , less diving on brakes , I was really surprised when Hagon recommended 10 W however glad I went with their recommendation

Cheers Steve

dave i remember your forks of iron and my forks of water 10w oil with progressivesuspension springs. however i stuck 3 washers in it and its transformed the bike now!!! make sure you add a bit of preload!

[Nobbylad]

Originally Posted by Spanner Man

Good evening all.

I've fitted hundreds of sets of Hagon springs, & not yet had a complaint. They're excellent!

One thing I would advise is that you use Hagons recommended oil weight, & most importantly their recommended oil level, which can differ quite a lot from standard on some models.


Cheers.


P.S. I give org members a 10% discount on Hagon stuff!

That's interesting, when Flymo and I fitted my Hagons (with the oil they sent with them), the oil levels they were recommending were well higher than the stock levels and also the springs were slightly shorter (we considered cutting some metal tube as longer spacers). Do you really fill the oil to the level Hagon recommend?

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by AndyBrad

dave i remember your forks of iron and my forks of water 10w oil with progressivesuspension springs. however i stuck 3 washers in it and its transformed the bike now!!! make sure you add a bit of preload!

****e they felt like standard?!
I've just ordered some hagons with the recommended oil for £67.50 from hagon. Hope they'll be alright, they did give me the option for road or race but I went for race.
Would be interested to know levels I put the level recommended in the .org faqs in in my old curvy.

I worked out when doing a oil change that I have progressive springs, not sure of make.

I am ~ 14 stone, and the 8W oil that the previous midget/skeleton of a Lady put in was killing my cornering/general use.

I personally, if you are around my weight, use 15W, it doesn't feel too hard, and I can say that 10W would have been too soft.
Much improved with the new 15W oil over the 8W oil.

[Spanner Man]

Originally Posted by Nobbylad

That's interesting, when Flymo and I fitted my Hagons (with the oil they sent with them), the oil levels they were recommending were well higher than the stock levels and also the springs were slightly shorter (we considered cutting some metal tube as longer spacers). Do you really fill the oil to the level Hagon recommend?

Good evening all.

Indeed I always stick with Hagons recommended oil viscosity & oil level, & as I said, I haven't yet found anyone who didn't notice a considerable improvement in handling as compared to the stock springs.

Also as I do this repair lark professionaly, I have to be careful in these days of 'sue thy neighbour' should I deviate from any advice manufacturers of after market parts supply with their products.

Obviously Hagon design their springs to give an improvement in performance over the standard springs whilst taking a lot of averages into account, So it is possible to improve their perfomance still further by tailoring the spacing & oil viscosity to suit your particular needs. I.E. If you're a larger rider a touch of extra pre-load & a slight increase in oil weight may help.

But as I've said, if you're fitting them start with Hagons recomendations for oil level & viscosity, see how they fell & go from there.


Cheers.