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| | | jason0019 | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 26/10/2010 | | Posts | : | 63 | | Location | : | Beverly, North of Boston, MA, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Sep 2012 - 15:15 Post title : Hagon Shocks: For Dummies...At least one, anyway. | | | My first bike was a V-Star 1300. Monoshock. Problem free. Easy.
The Thunderbird surpasses that bike in so many ways, however, the suspension was not one of them. I replaced the stock shocks with the HAGON 2810s. Now, I have them on the bike, and I understand how I adjust them, but am looking for a more thorough explanation of what each adjust point actually adjusts. You guys have been full of knowledge in the past, so, as Michael Scott woudl say, Explain it to me like I'm an 8 year old.
The top is the preload, right? 3 settings and increases in firmness as you turn clockwise?
And the bottom is rebound dampening? You bounce back slower the tighter you turn it?
Thanks for your input.
Jason
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| | | mjgt | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/09/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,201 | | Location | : | North Somerset, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 29 Sep 2012 - 16:19 Post title : Re: Hagon Shocks: For Dummies...At least one, anyway. (Re: jason0019) | | | You have the answer already, although I have not seen them mounted upsidedown before they should still work the same.
The preload compresses the spring more to firm up the ride or put the spring under greater tension so it will not sag as much with a pillion.
The damping restricts the flow of oil through a valve so it does not spring back too quickly and fire you out of the seat after a big bump.
Basically if you add preload add rebound damping, once you have a basic setting for preload and you are happy with you can fine tune the rebound to suit you riding style and comfort.
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| | | jason0019 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/10/2010 | | Posts | : | 63 | | Location | : | Beverly, North of Boston, MA, United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Oct 2012 - 15:37 Post title : Re: Hagon Shocks: For Dummies...At least one, anyway. (Re: mjgt) | | | Thanks, Mjgt
I will adjust accordingly.
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| | | KingOfFleece | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/09/2009 | | Posts | : | 304 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Oct 2012 - 15:41 Post title : Re: Hagon Shocks: For Dummies...At least one, anyway. (Re: jason0019) | | | Use pre-load to set rear sag-about 30% of total travel.
Pre-load does not make a spring harder or softer. It simply changes the point where it kicks in. This is a simplified answer.
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| | | daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,709 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Oct 2012 - 18:03 Post title : Re: Hagon Shocks: For Dummies...At least one, anyway. (Re: mjgt) | | |
mjgt wrote:
You have the answer already, although I have not seen them mounted upsidedown before they should still work the same.
The preload compresses the spring more to firm up the ride or put the spring under greater tension so it will not sag as much with a pillion.
The damping restricts the flow of oil through a valve so it does not spring back too quickly and fire you out of the seat after a big bump.
Basically if you add preload add rebound damping, once you have a basic setting for preload and you are happy with you can fine tune the rebound to suit you riding style and comfort. |
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Are you sure they aren't suppose to be mounted like that? after all, the sticker would be opposite if not, right? I have seen shocks that appear to be upside down on manufacturer sites, so i think thats the way they are suppose to be. Whether or not it makes a diff, i don't know but i hope not because if i get those (been considering them) i'd prefer the other way around as it looks more right to my eye.
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| | | Thatch | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Oct 2012 - 18:25 Post title : Re: Hagon Shocks: For Dummies...At least one, anyway. (Re: daz) | | | They can mount either way. Even Olins (or any reservoir shock for that matter) can be mounted reservoir down and if any shock would have an issue with being transverse mounted it would be them. My Bilstein shocks on my truck are mounted different end up on the front and the rear simply because they fit better that way.
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| | | daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,709 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Oct 2012 - 18:38 Post title : Re: Hagon Shocks: For Dummies...At least one, anyway. (Re: Thatch) | | | Good 2 know, thanks. I have seen various models that i liked the looks of but thought they did NOT look particularly good the way they were mounted. Still kinda wonder tho why they put the hagon logo that way. I suppose they look more right to them that way...who knows. Or maybe just easier to access the adjuster that way.
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| | Post edited by daz on 29 Oct 2012 - 18:38 |
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| | | Thatch | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Oct 2012 - 18:49 Post title : Re: Hagon Shocks: For Dummies...At least one, anyway. (Re: daz) | | | Probably because they want their branding both as large and as high up on the product as possible.
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