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| | | stevew | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 02/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 477 | | Location | : | Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia |
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| | Posted : 07 Nov 2015 - 01:59 Post title : Bent Ikon Shock Absorber | | | Had a brilliant ride to the Brisbane Flocking with excellent roads and company for 2500 klms.
Had a slight clicking sound in the rear left shock and upon investigation it appeared to be bent.
When I got home I installed the triumph originals and inspected the IKON ....sure enough it has a bent shaft,has anyone else managed to bend a rear IKON .Chewed out the top eyelet mounting rubber.The bike still handled well ,don't know how the way I ride???.
Have rang the manufacturers in Albury and I have to post it down to be assessed and quoted on for rebuild.
cheers
steve 
| | Post edited by stevew on 07 Nov 2015 - 02:17 |
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| | | Leethal | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,589 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 07 Nov 2015 - 06:08 Post title : Re: Bent Ikon Shock Absorber (Re: stevew) | | | Too much beer and food Steve!!
Maybe the top bush bound up??
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it 
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Nitron R3 shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| | | fab | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,515 | | Location | : | wyong, nsw, Australia |
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| | Posted : 07 Nov 2015 - 06:09 Post title : Re: Bent Ikon Shock Absorber (Re: stevew) | | | I haven't herd or seen any bent ones maybe running to soft a spring
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Remember, soft cocks hang around all life long, hard ones come and go
ahh f**k im deep
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| | | GerPa | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,919 | | Location | : | Mackay, Central Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 07 Nov 2015 - 07:37 Post title : Re: Bent Ikon Shock Absorber (Re: fab) | | | I had a lower bush come out of one and the same on felt like it had no oil / dampening. They said it had to be put on the Shockie Dyno  to see what was going wrong, anyway and I had to send em both back and they did a complete overhaul on both of them . cant remember the exact price but it wasn't cheap. they did return all the old parts that they changed out.
Ask them for a repair price or will it be covered by Warranty.
| May-2011-1600, 20306 Tune, Mustang Vintage Solo Seat, Meerkat Cat Bypass, + Meerkat Modified Short TORS   ,K&N Air Cleaner,K&N Oil Filter, JBQ lifting system, Gold Plug Magnetic Sump Plug,Dart Fly screen, Rivco Risers, GiPro Gear Indicator, Breakaway Cruise Control, Avon ISO Grips, Scorpion Western Low Handlebars, Kury Switchblade Pegs, Garmin Zumo390LM,Michelin RC2 on Front RC 3 on ,Modified Rear Drive Pulley Hub Bearings (Mat1600/Alex4 Modification) Front Susp: Std & 7.5W Oil /126mm Air Gap & Rear:Hagon Nitro's with 26Kg/cm Springs + Lots of other "Bling" stuff.
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| | | Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,589 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 07 Nov 2015 - 12:49 Post title : Re: Bent Ikon Shock Absorber (Re: GerPa) | | | How many kms Gerry?
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Nitron R3 shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| | | GerPa | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 10/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,919 | | Location | : | Mackay, Central Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 07 Nov 2015 - 20:26 Post title : Re: Bent Ikon Shock Absorber (Re: Leethal) | | | Not sure Lee,
But it was not many. Maybe 5000 at the most with the dampening, The first time I found the lack of dampening scenario in the one shockie was when I was mucking around with the different springs, Then when we were up in the Gulf country I was adjusting the the ride tension when the LHS Shockie just turned off the bush instead of the spring tensioner ratcheting up, that was most probably at about the 15,000 mark. Geoff (at Ikon) told me that it was NOT uncommon to feel dampening ONLY in one direction in a Shockie, I said yes ok, BUT why only in one shockie, the other one had dampening in both directions. That when I sent them down and they overhauled them. When I got the back I slipped the springs off and checked and they both had dampening in bot directions.
| May-2011-1600, 20306 Tune, Mustang Vintage Solo Seat, Meerkat Cat Bypass, + Meerkat Modified Short TORS ,K&N Air Cleaner,K&N Oil Filter, JBQ lifting system, Gold Plug Magnetic Sump Plug,Dart Fly screen, Rivco Risers, GiPro Gear Indicator, Breakaway Cruise Control, Avon ISO Grips, Scorpion Western Low Handlebars, Kury Switchblade Pegs, Garmin Zumo390LM,Michelin RC2 on Front RC 3 on ,Modified Rear Drive Pulley Hub Bearings (Mat1600/Alex4 Modification) Front Susp: Std & 7.5W Oil /126mm Air Gap & Rear:Hagon Nitro's with 26Kg/cm Springs + Lots of other "Bling" stuff.
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| | | Smitty | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/10/2012 | | Posts | : | 996 | | Location | : | Hawkesbury, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 07 Nov 2015 - 20:44 Post title : Re: Bent Ikon Shock Absorber (Re: stevew) | | |
stevew wrote:
Had a brilliant ride to the Brisbane Flocking with excellent roads and company for 2500 klms.
Had a slight clicking sound in the rear left shock and upon investigation it appeared to be bent.
When I got home I installed the triumph originals and inspected the IKON ....sure enough it has a bent shaft,has anyone else managed to bend a rear IKON .Chewed out the top eyelet mounting rubber.The bike still handled well ,don't know how the way I ride???.
Have rang the manufacturers in Albury and I have to post it down to be assessed and quoted on for rebuild.
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Might have been that Dungog - Gresford road........ It was pretty ordinary........
| Cheers Smitty 
2013 Matt Graphite Storm, Foran Razorbacks, Hagon shocks & springs.
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| | | ThunderRat | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 08/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,056 | | Location | : | Castle Hill, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 10 Nov 2015 - 07:11 Post title : Re: Bent Ikon Shock Absorber (Re: Smitty) | | | Did you have those shock specifications to take over 120kg Steve???
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| | | tamboritha | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/08/2011 | | Posts | : | 366 | | Location | : | morwell, vic, Australia |
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| | Posted : 10 Nov 2015 - 08:24 Post title : Re: Bent Ikon Shock Absorber (Re: stevew) | | |
stevew wrote:
Had a brilliant ride to the Brisbane Flocking with excellent roads and company for 2500 klms.
Had a slight clicking sound in the rear left shock and upon investigation it appeared to be bent.
When I got home I installed the triumph originals and inspected the IKON ....sure enough it has a bent shaft,has anyone else managed to bend a rear IKON .Chewed out the top eyelet mounting rubber.The bike still handled well ,don't know how the way I ride???.
Have rang the manufacturers in Albury and I have to post it down to be assessed and quoted on for rebuild.
cheers
steve |
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bit of bad luck mate....do what I did,, go out and get the LT..the suspension on the thing is far far superior than the old model (2010) went up for a fang on my old favourite track up our way and it is a completely different bike...Allowing for being new,, the old one never absorbed the bumps as well as this one does...Triumph said that the suspension had been updated(if ya want to believe them)but it is a completely different handling bike and I am nothing but happy with it
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