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Title: Ikon Shocks
Post by: Evil Rudy on May 03, 2010, 09:21:23 pm

Anyone got the skinny on Ikon shocks? Got a pair? Happy? Sad? Indiffernt? Value for $?

Any help apreciated.

ER

Title: Re: Ikon Shocks
Post by: JohnnyO on May 03, 2010, 10:36:22 pm

The ones i've seen have been crap.
No rebound damping, wrong spring rates and were supposedly built to suit that particular bike.
Buy something else...

Title: Re: Ikon Shocks
Post by: LWC82PE on May 03, 2010, 10:42:28 pm

Im pretty sure the editor of VMX mag has them. i guess it really depends on what bike they are going on. i wouldnt use them on anything that has long travel suspension with shocks angled forwards.

Title: Re: Ikon Shocks
Post by: matcho mick on May 03, 2010, 10:43:31 pm

got them on 4 of my bikes,i'm pretty happy with them, :P
oops,they're konis,but arn't they the same, ::)

Title: Re: Ikon Shocks
Post by: Evil Rudy on May 03, 2010, 11:11:36 pm

keep 'em comming?

Title: Re: Ikon Shocks
Post by: LWC82PE on May 03, 2010, 11:24:45 pm

I put some on a leading link i built for a road bike sidecar a few years ago. Hasnt been any complaints. Their sales/service is very good.

Title: Re: Ikon Shocks
Post by: vmxken on May 04, 2010, 06:31:05 am

Yes, I have a pair I've used on both my KX450 and KX125.  They are the alloy-bodied, gas-charged units, with the threaded preload adjustment.  In short, I've found them to work well.  They are quite expensive (high $600 if I recall correctly) but they are a quality unit.  The spring rate I received was perfect.  Their other advantage is that despite being alloy-bodied, gas-charged etc, they still look right on a pre '75 bike, mounted in the conventional 'right way up' position.

Regards

Ken

Title: Re: Ikon Shocks
Post by: shoey on May 04, 2010, 07:35:03 am

I had a set on my 79 440 maico a few years back and they worked well.

Title: Re: Ikon Shocks
Post by: JohnnyO on May 04, 2010, 08:11:00 am

Both the guys i know that had Ikons have since bought better shocks. They were fitted to evo bikes and didn't work as well as they should've.

Title: Re: Ikon Shocks
Post by: bigk on May 04, 2010, 08:39:07 am

Had the steel bodied model with adjustable rebound  on a couple of pre'75 bikes and they were good. Would but them again no problems.
Cheers,
K

Title: Re: Ikon Shocks
Post by: shorelinemc on May 04, 2010, 09:00:20 am

i run a set on the back of my wasp mx outfit runs a gs1000,with bike rider,passenger weighs around 400kg
and have had no probs i am going to put a set on the front as well hope this helps

Title: Re: Ikon Shocks
Post by: HL500 on May 04, 2010, 10:10:46 am

I have them on the back of my PE400.  He build them to the same dimensions as the originals.  They seem to work well.  The only issue I have is a cosmetic one.  You cannot mount them with the shock body upwards as the rebound fails.