I Need cheap shocks for my 2003 Stone please.

[mtwillyman]

My orange turd is 14 years old and needs some cheap shocks. I don't want to pay a lot since the bike is only worth a couple bucks, haha! Thanks for your wisdom, peace.

[bad Chad]

There not cheap but they are reasonable, Ikon. 

[MMRanch]

I have Sportster shocks off ebay on one of my bikes ,  Some folks put lower (shorter) shocks on new bikes ???     Some of those Sportster come with 14" shocks.

[sidecarnutz]

I have a set taken off a Jackal when it was new. They're just sitting in a drawer in my shop. No weeping and chrome is great. $100 shipped in the USA. Contact me if interested. I'll be out of town much of tomorrow but home late tomorrow evening.

[mtwillyman]

Will Sportster shocks bolt up to the 2003 Stone? Thanx for the replies, peace.

[fotoguzzi]

Harley big twin air shocks are pretty easy to adapt.. I think you just need different bushings? $50-75 on ebay if you watch.

[rodekyll]

Progressive 412 series is a common Harley shock.  About $300 new, shipped.  Harley bushings are often 5/8 v the half-inch of the Guzzi.  Also, some of their eyelets are wider than the Guzzi lug is long.  So if you buy them blind you might have a poor fit.

[pete roper]

The Ikons are a good budget shock and with the current exchange rate I'd think they'd be a bargain.

Pete

[cwiseman]

I like to call Dave Quinn Motorcyles for a pair of Hagon shocks set up for you. He’ll ask a few questions like your weight, if you have luggage & how much stuff you normally pack, how often you have a passenger & so on. Plus they are cheaper than most shocks. I’m thinking around $250.00 delivered.

[kingoffleece]

Quinn has closed shop.

[Kev m]

I'll second the progressive 412's or Harley FLH take off shocks.

IIRC Harpers used to sell the Progressives.

As a matter of fact I have a set on my Sportster right now from Harper's that started life on my Jackal.

Progressives came with an assortment of replaceable brass bushings to size the eyelets appropriately. Yes the Harley stuff is not otherwise a direct bolt on, but it's close an can be made to work.

[kidsmoke]

I'll second the progressive 412's or Harley FLH take off shocks.

IIRC Harpers used to sell the Progressives.

As a matter of fact I have a set on my Sportster right now from Harper's that started life on my Jackal.

Progressives came with an assortment of replaceable brass bushings to size the eyelets appropriately. Yes the Harley stuff is not otherwise a direct bolt on, but it's close an can be made to work.

http://www.harpermoto.com/main-data-base/suspension-progressive/shocks.html

[Kev m]

http://www.harpermoto.com/main-data-base/suspension-progressive/shocks.html

I should have added "and they might still".

Hard to argue with the price.

[Rough Edge racing]

Quinn has closed shop.

  Yes ,and Hagon LLC USA has closed up...You can buy Hagons from the their UK website, they are about 200 bucks with springs....shipping about 30 bucks I believe...Hagons are nitrogen filled and good value for the money, provided you pay less than $250  total... Progressive may or may not be better for a slightly higher price...

[kidsmoke]

I should have added "and they might still".

Hard to argue with the price.

or your testimony that they've been acceptable to you on a Jackal and a Sportster. I'm eyeing them.

Having said ALL that... to the OP, if what you need is to freshen the ride for as little output as possible and still do it 'right', I can't imagine you can beat this offer. OEM and ready to bolt on, not great shocks, but they keep you riding.

I have a set taken off a Jackal when it was new. They're just sitting in a drawer in my shop. No weeping and chrome is great. $100 shipped in the USA. Contact me if interested. I'll be out of town much of tomorrow but home late tomorrow evening.

[aschem]

I vote for IKONs.

[John Croucher]

It took 5,000 miles of riding before the Dave Quinn Hagon came close to resembling a shock.  The stiction would hold prevent smooth operations even with to much preload.  I sprayed chain lube on them before every ride.  They are finally rebounding.  I use ball eye swivel in place of the rubber bushing to prevent binding at the mounting points.  I would go with the H.D. shocks.  Go Guzzi owner cheap. 

[kidsmoke]

I use ball eye swivel in place of the rubber bushing to prevent binding at the mounting points. 

where would a mortal find this swivel of which you speak, Mr. Sourcing Guru, sir?

[John Croucher]

where would a mortal find this swivel of which you speak, Mr. Sourcing Guru, sir?

/www.vxb.com/GE5E-Bushings-Plain-5x14x6-Miniature-Spherical-p/Kit11964.htm?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIu7TC-7b03AIVCF6GCh0ehgJpEAYYASABEgJ9LfD_BwE

I used the oem washers as spacers.  I had to sand the shoulder down on a belt sander to get the right stack height.  On my set up (Magni swingarm), I needed two different I.D.'s because the bottom mounts are different o.d. from gear box side compared to left swing arm side.  Your may be different. 

The usual rubber bushing does not allow a shock to swivel around the mounting stud freely and adds resistances to the shock movement.  The swivel balls allow the shock to move freely.  This is a common set up on many high end shocks.  I occasionally spray a shot of chain lube on the shock eyes. 

[mtwillyman]

Thanks to everyone for all the helpful advice. I just ordered a pair of Progressive shocks from Curtis at Harpers, in black. I
'll post a review on them in a couple of weeks, peace.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

It took 5,000 miles of riding before the Dave Quinn IKON's came close to resembling a shock. 

Dave Quinn sold Hagon shocks, not Ikon.

http://www.harpermoto.com/main-data-base/suspension-progressive/shocks.html

Not so cheap by time you buy the "springs sold separately".

[twowheeladdict]

Harley big twin air shocks are pretty easy to adapt.. I think you just need different bushings? $50-75 on ebay if you watch.

Why would you put something on your bike that people are getting rid of because they believe it to be junk?

[twowheeladdict]

I should have added "and they might still".

Hard to argue with the price.

That is the without springs price.

[Kev m]

or your testimony that they've been acceptable to you on a Jackal and a Sportster. I'm eyeing them.

They have been "acceptable" for sure, especially on the Sporty (think how bad the OEM's were).

But full disclosure. When I took them off the Jackal and replaced them with a set of YSS's for more money I was kicking myself for not doing it sooner.

So the Progressive's MIGHT be worth it in the cheap, but if the Hagons are cheaper i might go that way.

I wouldn't go for the OEM take offs, they were truly useless.

[Curtis Harper]

Dave Quinn sold Hagon shocks, not Ikon.

Not so cheap by time you buy the "springs sold separately".

OP just ordered for $288.40 with springs installed. Pretty dern reasonable if you ask me.

[Kev m]

Why would you put something on your bike that people are getting rid of because they believe it to be junk?

Because some people are Divas, one man's junk is another man's treasure. Also they're coming off of 800-900# beasts, maybe they're a little under sprung to some, but match better on a 600# beast.

[twowheeladdict]

Because some people are Divas, one man's junk is another man's treasure. Also they're coming off of 800-900# beasts, maybe they're a little under sprung to some, but match better on a 600# beast.

Or some people are cheap and don't know any better. 

[Kev m]

Or some people are cheap and don't know any better.

Well I guess it depends on perspective.

If you think you're smarter than everyone else, that's probably a tempting thing to say to yourself.

But if you realize that there's a giant sliding scale of things people want from their bikes, of balancing comfort and performance, cost and ability, that what works for one person and bike might not physically work for the next person and bike etc. You might realize that one size doesn't fit all or conversely doesn't not fit all.

[pete roper]

Can't argue with that. Lots of folks seem to think the suspension on V7's is acceptable. I find it diabolically awful! Who's right? Well, the happy people one would think.......

Pete

[kingoffleece]

If the "Like" button was still around I'd have hit it for kevm and Pete just now.
How anybody can live with cheap crap shocks is beyond me.