YSS or Hagon rear shocks

[DTTW]

Found out that the right rear shock had seized and it soon started to leak on my K5 (60k). Tried to fix the thing with instructions found here, but with no luck. First it seemed to hold, but soon started to leak during a track day.

Read the forum and decided that instead of sending the shocks for an overhaul, maybe a pair of new shocks might be the better choice.

I'm tempted to go for the YSS YSS due to better quality (?) but also as they are adjustable.

Any arguments to go for the cheaper Hagons Hagon other than the price? I do mostly solo riding with some luggage and track days maybe once a year. I weigh around 80 kilos if that makes any difference.

[Notty]

Had my Hagon Nitro's on for 6 years and still look like new 

[KiwiCol]

"Had my Hagon Nitro's on for 6 years and still look like new" 


Wait for it . . .  

[Mick_J]

Okay Col I'll play, that's cos they are Notty. 

[Irish in Oz]

Take them out of the box Notty.

[Hooli]

But then they'd get dusty!

[GSXKING]

Show them a pic of them fitted @Notty that'll shut them up 🙄

[Notty]

They are not in the box !!!    well ok , the originals are still in a box

[Hooli]

Photoshop! that looks like your bike is outside! 

[grog]

Think theyre picking on you Notty, have a rant.

[grog]

Ikon would be my choice. Koni. Made in Australia. Even with freight to north very cost affective. Just another choice. https://www.ikonsuspension.com/product/7610-1636/ They are good to talk to, rebuildable,i dont need replacements, my stockers been rebuilt. Just an option over stupid other brand prices. 

[gsxbarmy]

@DTTW Depends which YSS Shocks you are looking at, as they do a range compared to the Nitro's. Both are good shocks for sure, and the Nitro is a tried and tested shock with many owners, however, the YSS G-Series gets excellent reviews and look much more "standard" as well. Mind you, a few more pennies to purchase.

At the end of the day I think it comes down to how deep your pockets are, there's really not much between Hagon and YSS IMO. I suppose with Hagon you can custom order them for length and your weight so they are suited to you personally.

Before you do anything though, have a word with the guys at FTR - these are suspension specialists and their service is bar none - they cover a range of shocks including Öhlins, K-tech, WP, Showa, KYB, Nitron, TracTive and Andreani.

https://ftrsuspension.co.uk/

[DTTW]

Cheers gents. I've contacted both Ikon and FTR. Good comment re the freight costs Grog. Also fast delivery would be bonus, as I'm heading for a trip on 24th. If it proves to be too tight schedule, I'll probably gonna give the shock some.. err shock treatment to make it hold for some 2000k's.

Dave, nice to see you still active here. It seems I've created a habit to be more or less active here only during the "driving season", so thru May to September.

I see that I manage to hid some links in my original post. The YSS that I was considering are either RZ362-335TRL-07-88 or the RG362-335TRCL-07. Hagons model is 33048TTSA.

I'm not looking for high performance shocks, but rather good quality and reliability. Probably the G series are bit too expensive, given that they do got the looks though.

[GSXKING]

They are not in the box !!!    well ok , the originals are still in a box

I do like the all chrome look it's a little old school.
If I ever replace my original ones (serviced regularly) I'd go with those.

[Irish in Oz]

I have been looking at Hagon's but those shiny one's look more like the higher end of their range being SN stainless steel.