I really find your comments regarding the standard Hagons quite confusing. For instance you say you tried the standard and heavy duty springs to no avail yet Hagons offer 4 different options regarding spring rates being 10 through to 35 KG/CM. Your also didn't mention the soft through to extra hard damping choices.
My reason for being curious is that when buying the Nitros, the Aussie distributor asked me a fair few questions so that my shocks were suited to me and my weight etc For instance the Hagon website mentions "These British-made shocks are offered in a variety of configurations to match any size rider (i.e.: height & weight), riding style (i.e.: touring, sport, race) etc so I guess my question is whether Bellacourse actually asked you the right questions so that you were given the right shocks to match
Also you never mentioned adjusting the pre-load for when your pillion jumped on the back and how much adjustment you made. So I am not saying the standard shocks that Hagon make are exceptional because as you say, you only get what you pay for which is why I bought the Nitros and not the cheaper progressives. What I am saying is that if these shocks are as bad as you say, then Hagon would be finding themselves in a lot of trouble, market wise as everyone would be returning them for a refund. It really just doesn't add up which makes me think Bellacourse may have really stuffed up here
