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Z1 Enterprises

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Caliper pistons, impressive. We haven't been able to get those for a long time! As well the airbox hose rings, nice.
 
Another vote of confidence for Z1. I ordered new carb boots on a sunday. They were shipped monday morning, delivered wednesday. I'm really happy a place like that exists for NEW vintage bike parts.

I'll definitely order from them again!
 
Z1 has crazy fast shipping. I ordered parts Friday before 3pm and I had them at my house Monday. Parts are if good quality as well.
 
Up in Canada here. I have ordered from Z1 several times and always have my order within a week, with no hassles crossing the border. They have the cross border shipping down to a T, unlike some other American shipments that I received. The "Old motorcycle parts" on the lading bill seems to expedite the shipping every time.
 
Yeah I use that "old motorcycle parts" thing when I ship stuff to the US,thanks Jeff.
 
Another big thumbs up for Z1. They are now carrying Hagon shocks, and check out the price. The only thing missing is eye to clevis but I bet you anything in time we'll see that as well. Nicely done Z1!
 
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We are selling the Suzuki clevis shocks made by Hagon. Initially we have just their Road Series and Classic 1 shocks on our web site, but we'll add more over time - including their mono-shocks for some of the 80's era bikes. We can order any of the Hagon range if needed.

Hagon is the old Girling shocks - they have been made for years and often found on good handling British bikes. We were selling the Ikon (was Koni) range, but the prices skyrocketed, so we dropped Ikon and picked up Hagon as a much more cost effective shock. A little cheaper than Progressive, they have more of a period look to the shocks.
 
I'm using both Progessives and Hagons and find the Hagons are far superior.
 
Oh, I put one on each side, then I just lean my butt to one side or the other to test the difference.....
 
azr said:
Oh, I put one on each side, then I just lean my butt to one side or the other to test the difference.....
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Duh, why didn't I think of that. Plus, you'd be able to see if the bike turns better left or right ...*
 
jeff.saunders said:
We are selling the Suzuki clevis shocks made by Hagon. Initially we have just their Road Series and Classic 1 shocks on our web site, but we'll add more over time - including their mono-shocks for some of the 80's era bikes. We can order any of the Hagon range if needed.

Hagon is the old Girling shocks - they have been made for years and often found on good handling British bikes. We were selling the Ikon (was Koni) range, but the prices skyrocketed, so we dropped Ikon and picked up Hagon as a much more cost effective shock. A little cheaper than Progressive, they have more of a period look to the shocks.
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Jeff,
Do we have to guess at the kind of spring rate we want or will you do the same as Dave Quinn in setting them up based on what we tell you?
 
They've got a pretty detailed way of picking your springs out on the site. When you select the Hagon shock it takes you right to it.
 
cowboyup3371 said:
Jeff,
Do we have to guess at the kind of spring rate we want or will you do the same as Dave Quinn in setting them up based on what we tell you?
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Quinn unfortunately wasn't a good place to work with. We tried previously and gave up - so have Hagon. Hagon now has a USA warehouse / distribution center owned and managed by Hagon employees as Quinn was a disaster representing Hagon.

Hagon offers 10+ spring rates, 5 damping rates, different lengths and a mix of cosmetic looks. We've spent considerable time distilling this down to what makes sense for everyone.

Our web site has the typical setup for each bike. Select the shock, and based on the bike, we tell you the spring rate for a rider in the average range, and give you the adjustment factors for passengers, etc.

You can always call us to confirm if in doubt - especially if the bike is heavily modified. Weight changes, swing arm length, angle of shocks, etc. - these all impact handling. Even to an extent does changing handlebars - ape hangers versus clip-ons modify the weight distribution between front and back.

Both Mike and Rob who work for me raced motorcycles, so they understand spring rates, sag and more. Mike just finished configuring a set for a clubman racer this week.
 
850 Combat said:
I have had a lot of Girlings. Hagons are less harsh, I think.
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Hagon bought out the Girling tooling, so the shocks themselves are the same. Having said that, the damping rates on the shocks may have changed a little as the knowledge on the various bikes has improved. I suspect there was much more 'one-size-fits-all' damping years ago. Now it's customized for each bike and spring rate combination.
 
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