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Offline Laverda Dave

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Re: CB750 F1 Shocking news. (photos)
« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2018, 06:36:59 PM »
Fitted TECs to both my 400/4 and CB250RSA. Good quality and a very helpful company when I had a problem with a mounting bush that was the wrong size. Two replacements arrived the next morning.
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Re: CB750 F1 Shocking news. (photos)
« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2018, 06:40:32 PM »
I bought a set of TEC shocks for my modern Bonneville 2 or 3 years ago. They stopped damping and were like pogo sticks after about 9 months. They were replaced under warranty but the replacements lasted about the same amount of time before they too lost all damping. Needles to say I replaced them with a different make. Not sure whether I’d try them again.

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« Reply #17 on: August 10, 2018, 08:05:28 PM »
I have fitted a Hagon mono shock  to my dads Triumph Trophy 1200 and it has totally transformed it.
Before committing to buying it I phoned to make sure it was the right one for my application. After talking with them giving weights and riding style info. I was recommended there cheapest shock and told many people buy there most expensive assuming it means better. It is important to talk to them and have them made to each individual.
I also have Tec shocks on the 750 no complaints yet apart from my pannier bags scuffing the chrome.
I will be fitting them on the 550 as well in the near future as the original ones start to loose it after riding an hour or so
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Re: CB750 F1 Shocking news. (photos)
« Reply #18 on: August 12, 2018, 05:36:08 PM »
I bought the tecs on recommendation from this forum. Ive only done 20 odd miles so too early to comment. Although when first fitted they were like pogosticks and the instructions say to fully compress them when first fitting to get them working ok.. well this is not easy unless you are built like arnold schwarzenneger.... so i fitted them one at a time and bounced on them... they seem ok at the mo. Hagons would usually be my first choice as the quality is unquestioned, but the tecs are a good match to the originals and half the price so worth a try i felt.

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Re: CB750 F1 Shocking news. (photos)
« Reply #19 on: August 12, 2018, 05:48:11 PM »
I bought the tecs on recommendation from this forum. Ive only done 20 odd miles so too early to comment. Although when first fitted they were like pogosticks and the instructions say to fully compress them when first fitting to get them working ok.. well this is not easy unless you are built like arnold schwarzenneger.... so i fitted them one at a time and bounced on them... they seem ok at the mo. Hagons would usually be my first choice as the quality is unquestioned, but the tecs are a good match to the originals and half the price so worth a try i felt.

Half the price ! Not sure were you see them at £100. The last set of OEM  NOS pair i bought were £278 and they were as bad as they were all those years ago  ;)

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Re: CB750 F1 Shocking news. (photos)
« Reply #20 on: August 12, 2018, 10:28:48 PM »
I have a lovely set of FVQ shocks on my project 750. They are as good today as they were 40 years ago ......

rubbish.

Reading this with interest with regard to my choice of replacement. I was looking at Ikon, Hagon, TEC..... but not sure what is good these days. Last twin shocks I bought were Marzocchi remote reservoirs...
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Re: CB750 F1 Shocking news. (photos)
« Reply #21 on: August 13, 2018, 12:54:53 PM »
I bought the tecs on recommendation from this forum. Ive only done 20 odd miles so too early to comment. Although when first fitted they were like pogosticks and the instructions say to fully compress them when first fitting to get them working ok.. well this is not easy unless you are built like arnold schwarzenneger.... so i fitted them one at a time and bounced on them... they seem ok at the mo. Hagons would usually be my first choice as the quality is unquestioned, but the tecs are a good match to the originals and half the price so worth a try i felt.

Half the price ! Not sure were you see them at £100. The last set of OEM  NOS pair i bought were £278 and they were as bad as they were all those years ago  ;)

Half the price of Hagons..... or slightly less than half even.

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Re: CB750 F1 Shocking news. (photos)
« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2018, 09:13:55 AM »
Gents, where would you recommend to buy TEC shoks discussed here?
I'm looking to replace my stock shocks on my K7 750. I want to keep original stock look as much as possible
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Re: CB750 F1 Shocking news. (photos)
« Reply #23 on: August 18, 2018, 09:52:21 AM »
I have a pair of gas shocks the same as the ones that failed in the Triumph picture. These shocks are adjustable in length with a maximum clearly stated. The ones that failed there look to be way beyond that length (although to be fair it is hard to be absolutely certain from that picture). If you need to go longer (as I did) TEC supplied me (free of charge) a longer mounting clevis that was perfect. That guys shock appears to have failed because he maybe couldn't be bothered to read the instructions? Is that really the fault of TEC? My 750F2 is fitted with the shrouded TEC shocks and they transformed the previous bad handling for the better.
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Re: CB750 F1 Shocking news. (photos)
« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2018, 10:03:11 AM »
Erny, look up TEC bike parts on Google. They mainly sell go faster parts for Triumph Hinckley Bonnie's but the TEC shocks part of the business is for all bikes. They are very helpful.
1976 Honda 400/4
1977 Rickman Honda CR750
1999 Honda VFR 800FX
1955 750 Dresda Triton
1978 Moto Morini 350 Sport
1978 Honda CB400/4 'Rat' bike
1982 Laverda 120 Jota

 

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