Ikon Shocks

[Evil Rudy]

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

Any help apreciated.

ER

[JohnnyO]

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...

[LWC82PE]

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.

[matcho mick]

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

[Evil Rudy]

keep 'em comming?

[LWC82PE]

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.

[vmxken]

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

[shoey]

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

[JohnnyO]

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.

[bigk]

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

[shorelinemc]

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

[HL500]

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.