Hagon, maxton or nitron rear shock

Rockmonster · Post by **Rockmonster** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:17 pm

Anyone tried or got a hagon or nitron or maxton rear shock in their exup. Been told the original can't be rebuilt coz of the age of the shock and the un availability of new parts for them. Can anyone shed some light on this one?

Post by **nuggitt** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:29 pm

Well you've been told wrong. I had my 22 year old shock serviced by Brooks suspension in Bradford. I had a new rod fitted and new seals. It's like a brand new shock now.

Fatdog · Post by **Fatdog** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:32 pm

When my original stock shock spewed it's guts all over my garage floor, I replaced it with a Hagon unit.
I fell into that trap by going off what was said in the Haynes manual, that the original Yamaha shock could not be rebuilt and so should look for a replacement item.
That said, I have no complaints with the Hagon unit and they can be fully rebuilt.
Maxton units are top quality, so either one is a good buy.

robertcains · Post by **robertcains** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:51 am

I've just ordered a Nitron on advice from my Mechy, the spring is a horrible baby blue colour but that will get sorted before it goes on the bike, I've upgraded the fork oil to 15w too which has helped.