"I bought a pair of Hagon shocks -the cheap ones- just to get the bike through its test. The old Marzocchis had been leaking for quite a long time and presumably had little oil left in them and I could by this time no longer get through he test by giving them a wipe just before putting the bike in. Anyway these brand new Hagons were worse than my ancient Marzocchis with no oil! Very cheap though, but you pay for it in other ways like the amount of effort you need to keep rust at bay.  If you're stuck for cash get something half decent second hand but don't buy these. Nitros look good though." Dominic Snow toppancake>at<hotmail.com "I put a pair of Hagons on my '97 Cali 1100i. Good points: cheap (less than £100 GBP) and they keep the wheel off the mudguard.  Bad points: came with too soft a spring for me (I weigh 90 kilos). Only three spring preload positions and no damping adjustment.  The chrome falls off. Hagon did sell me some higher rate springs but I wish I'd spent more money on something else." Roger Shufflebottom rshuff<at>ntlworld.com "I've just purchased a pair of HAGON NITRO rear suspension units for my California Special.  I placed the order over the 'phone  although you can use email.  The units are custom assembled so you'll need to have the details of your bike, the mounting lug  sizes and eye to eye measurement, your weight, your usual pillion load, how often you carry a pillion etc so they can make up the  right units for your requirements.  This is fairly common among aftermarket suppliers but the difference with the Nitro's is that they're made of stainless steel. Chromed or painted units are doomed to deteriorate eventually, especially if you live in a wet climate i.e.. the UK, like me.  There's also a choice of colours for the end fittings.  There are a variety of bushes to enable the units to be fitted to virtually any bike. Larger bushes (14mm diameter) are solid  rubber. Smaller bushes come metal lined because on some bikes there is no mounting lug, the shock being secured purely on a bolt. The units are also completely rebuildable unlike the OEM Sachs shocks which had to be scrapped. Fitting the units to models like the Special, with 'shrouded' top mountings is no problem as the body of the shock is reasonably  slim & the preload collar sits just below, but well clear of the 'goosehead' shroud. The shocks are adjustable for preload & also feature dial-in compression & rebound damping.  I was informed by Hagon that preload  would probably only need to be adjusted in extreme circumstances i.e..a. two up touring holiday.  Occasional extra payloads could  be compensated for by winding up the damping a little. The units arrived in about a week, well packaged, with all necessary tools, mounting instructions and setting up instructions. If  you're fairly lucky, they'll even have got the setting up right when they assemble the units at the factory. Certainly I found  the ride was initially so much better than the OEM units that I didn't even bother experimenting for days.  Ride comfort and  stability are much improved... AND I no longer have the awkward task of cleaning & polishing!. I'd recommend them." Picture links HERE. Nigel Lichfield, UK '99 California Special I recently installed a set of Hagon Nitro shocks on my 2002 Moto Guzzi California Special Sport.  I purchased them through Hagon's USA distributor: www.davequinnmotorcycles.com - I purchased the 340mm with 20kg spring which Dave had in stock and I received the following day.  Excellent service.  I weigh 210 pounds and they work perfectly.  I did not have to touch the preload and the dampening adjustment I have set on the third position. I could not be happier with the construction, looks and performance of these shocks.  Great improvement over stock and they are constructed from stainless steel and fully rebuildable. I have included two pictures of the mounted shocks. Mike Capurso