What a bummer! There I was, looking forward to constantly admiring my new (expensive) Hagon shock, complete with red spring and shiny body, when I realised it's hidden away in the bowels of the bike and will never be seen again. The attached poor-excuse-of a photo shows a final glimpse of it. On the positive side, the bike now goes over bumps with a gentle rising motion rather than the shuddering crash of before.
Thanks must go to young Nick of Revolution Bike Tech in Kingston, who not only fitted it in double-quick time, but bled the front brake, cleaned up the pads and brought the braking up to an almost adequate standard. We'll be back there for more improvements quite soon.
I just fitted a new Hagon shock to Mrs N's girly 650, had to pivot up the whole rear frame on a hoist to keyhole surgery insert the thing in - won't be doing that again in a hurry with my my old back playing up!
ReplyDeleteNikos - that's why I don't do it myself; well, that and failing eyesight and arthritis and ....
ReplyDeleteAnthing that helps with those bone crushing, butt busting bumps is a plus, even if you don't get to admire it everyday. You can look fondly at the photo.
ReplyDeleteIn one of life's ironies, I don't believe Alf Hagon's bikes (neither grasstrackers nor sprinters) actually had shock absorbers.....but they are darn good and I have one on my Suzuki!
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