Hagon Nitros just arrived!

[Ishrub]

you men a ni dont you?
BTW the red and gold is very royal.

Sorry 'Simple African lad with a Rocket' you need to consider other options and spelling to make a good verbal quip, just like a good salad is not just Rocket, which could not even be called a 'Simple SALad' .

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

Sorry call me thick But that is What I wrote, I got them in a gold finish, the reason being that the Gold compliments the Claret Red
How do you get goldfish from gold finish

With 2 days without sleep, that's how.

 

[Claviger]

Please post impressions both handling and comfort when your comfortable doing so and feel you've evaluated them thoroughly.

 

[Allan S]

So Happy I could sh*t.
Ordered Black anodized/black spring 340 mm Nitros (20 over stock) from UK on Monday - shipped from Hagon on Wednesday in my sweaty hands on Thursday. Awesome service. Fitting them first thing and really interested to see what sort of difference they make.

Install took an hour as the bushings on the Hagons are super tight and bit tricky to get on while holding the bike up to line up the mounting points to create enough space for the length of the shock. Look great and after only a short test ride the bike does feel "tighter" in a bend like circular onramp to a highway. Certainly seems to track better and quicker ( maybe due to the increase in length?). Going on a 500 KM ride on Sunday so I'll have a much better idea then.

 

[joesoap]

I have the golds too..great shocks but a little hard riding solo on mine. I bought mine used so dont know what springs mine have

 

[Allan S]

I have the golds too..great shocks but a little hard riding solo on mine. I bought mine used so dont know what springs mine have

The box for mine says 35 kg next to spring type. Not sure what that means though.

 

[Claviger]

77lb springs. That's pretty high, but based on your weight, passenger frequency, and luggage requirements it will be tailored to you.

My Wilber's are 65lbs, but I'm on the lighter side of R3 owners, never carry a pillion and my bikes allergic to luggage so they work perfectly.

The trick is matching the damping rate to the spring rates, which they no doubt did, resulting in what is im sure, a smoother yet firmer ride than stock, that soaks up bumps better while using less travel to do so.

The suspension bible basically suggests having as little damping as possible while maintaining the damping required to control the spring. This results in a bike that will move up and down, soak bumps, but doesn't wallow in turns. That's exactly how I would describe my Wilber's, I'm sure the Hagons are much the same.

The alternative is too much damping and not enough spring, creating a ride that can be smooth, supple, and confidence inspiring, yet wallows in turns, resulting in lower cornering limits.

The stock stuff combines a too low spring rate with a too low compression damping rate and virtually non-existent rebound damping, pretty much a triple threat.

 

[Allan S]

77lb springs. That's pretty high, but based on your weight, passenger frequency, and luggage requirements it will be tailored to you.

My Wilber's are 65lbs, but I'm on the lighter side of R3 owners, never carry a pillion and my bikes allergic to luggage so they work perfectly.

The trick is matching the damping rate to the spring rates, which they no doubt did, resulting in what is im sure, a smoother yet firmer ride than stock, that soaks up bumps better while using less travel to do so.

The suspension bible basically suggests having as little damping as possible while maintaining the damping required to control the spring. This results in a bike that will move up and down, soak bumps, but doesn't wallow in turns. That's exactly how I would describe my Wilber's, I'm sure the Hagons are much the same.

The alternative is too much damping and not enough spring, creating a ride that can be smooth, supple, and confidence inspiring, yet wallows in turns, resulting in lower cornering limits.

The stock stuff combines a too low spring rate with a too low compression damping rate and virtually non-existent rebound damping, pretty much a triple threat.

Good info. I weigh 205 and rarely carry a passenger or luggage, but I told them that on the phone so I presume they took that into account. I rode only briefly and halfway through the ride I reduced the damping from 5 ( midpoint factory setting) to 1. i didnt feel much difference but i read somewhere that Nitros require a bit of riding and movement before the set damping takes effect. Hopefully have a better idea after I ride on the weekend.

Happy Canada Day to all the Canadians on here and happy 4th of July to our Southern cousins. have a great weekend and if you are riding, ride safe- Lot of crazies out there this weekend.

 

[R3noob]

Would love to get a set of piggy back's. I think they look trick as feck!