midnightventure Posted October 10, 2015 Share #1 Posted October 10, 2015 At 106000 miles my second shock has a puddle of oil right under the shock again. The first one was replaced under warranty but I am going aftermarket for this one. I believe I am going with the Hagon. Have very many had negative experiences with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowrollwv Posted October 10, 2015 Share #2 Posted October 10, 2015 That is why I put a works shock on mine when the stock one puked. I haven't heard any bad complaints from anyone with a Hagon shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zzyzx Posted October 11, 2015 Share #3 Posted October 11, 2015 My stock shock gave up the ghost while on a 7K ride and one day out from arriving at the International Rally in St. Charles MO. Replaced it with Hagon's HD shock. Called Hagon on Monday morning and the new shock arrived at my friends house in Knoxville on Friday. We replace it on Saturday and after riding with it now for more than 6K miles over mountains, highways, and on both straight and winding roads I highly recommend it. I choose the Hagon but have heard the Works shock is just a good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert2006 Posted October 11, 2015 Share #4 Posted October 11, 2015 Question for those whose shock failed...were you running any air pressure in them when they failed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightventure Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted October 11, 2015 About 35 unless it had bled down. Both times for me there was big puddle under the shock on the garage floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zzyzx Posted October 11, 2015 Share #6 Posted October 11, 2015 About 35 unless it had bled down. Both times for me there was big puddle under the shock on the garage floor. Ran 40lbs all the time but that didn't have anything to do with failure. I heard the chrome on the outer shaft isn't very good and after running thru rain, salt, sand, etc. it starts to pit and wear off rubbing on the seals causing the shock to start eaking. When mine failed I was in Kansas on hwy 50 east and had to put 80lbs in the shock to keep the bike from bucking. That got me to where I did the replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_wells Posted October 11, 2015 Share #7 Posted October 11, 2015 I ran 40 psi in my shock it failed. It was a slow death . I replaced it with a Hagan heavy duty shock. It was an easy install and I like it. My RSTD shock failed at around the 20 replaced it unelder warranty At 51 k still going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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