How to replace your rear shocks - Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 - A must do upgrade ! 

Nice. Try putting a 5 to 100mm mat under your rear tyre also. Raises the bike enough to make the whole operation so much easier if you are on original length shocks.

You are welcome. I hope you find them as comfort changing as I do. A future comment after fitting would be welcomed 🙏

@@Teacher-T-Thailand I have sent you an email asking for a favor Teacher.

Hopefully you get a prompt response from Hitchcocks. Emailing Hagon direct is another solution. They are very responsive. You only have 3 preload settings using the spanner. Damper adjustment t with the Allen key. Hope you figure it out soon. 🙏

@@Teacher-T-Thailand here is itchy cocks reply 😜…..I am sorry that you think the Hagon instructions are somewhat lacking. I do agree that the instructions are limited, but there are only a couple of basic adjustments to be made and this needs to be fine-tuned to your favoured riding style. There is no standard here as it is not only the riders weight (and or passenger) that needs to be considered but every rider will have their own individual riding style that mean that what is good for one rider in not for the next. The leaflet refers to the side of the box, but Hagon have updated their boxes in the last few weeks and as you say, there is nothing on the side. However, this is also very basic, so probably not much help. I have attached a photo of the old box (2810 and 2820 follow the same adjustment). The Hagon 2820 has adjustable compression and rebound, which allows you to control the speed at which the shock absorbs and returns. You can adjust these setting using the 4mm Allen screw on the damper. I would try a ride with the bike as it is and then adjust this screw a few turns either way which should give you a noticeable difference so that you can feel your preferred set up. Once you know which way you prefer, you can find tune it in smaller turns. The spring preload is adjusted with the C spanner in the box. This is normally set on the softest setting and there are 2 harder settings. Adjusting this will give a harder ride and I would expect you to need this soft setting or the middle one.

You are welcome Doug. I’m only 5’8’’ with an inside leg of 28’’. So I doubt you need the lowering version of the shock. But you certainly need preload set to 2 you big boy you 😂🙏

The same thing happened to me. Setting 1 night and day. The cushion rubber was pushed to the top, but never felt it bottom out like the originals did constantly on bumps. When put on 2 the ride was stiffer, but the cushion runner never made it to the top. Yesterday I tried setting 3, as saddle bags fitted and wife as pillion. Far too hard a ride. Back to 2 I go. 1 was good, but after a few months they wore in I suppose. Hope that helps 🙏

@@Teacher-T-Thailand by the way if I were you I would get a piece of the centre stand cut out of the middle of each leg 20mm or what ever the lowering shocks were then re welded up. I had a friend who did that to his interceptor and it worked brilliantly. Obviously being under the bike the welds will be hidden and then painted black. First I would enquire how much it would cost at your local garage. Also a good subject for another video and the garage might let you film it. Or buy a welder and use an angle grinder with a cut off disc. Mr TT

@@Lostoldman I just carry a 25mm wedge in my panniers. Roll the back wheel onto it, and no problem to use the centre stand. And if I ever sell in the future (which I doubt) I can put standard length shocks back on if a taller person wants to buy 😂🙏

The production run was not hard anodised. The process happened when I was in UK for 1 month. I have had my bike stripped 4 times, and on and off 2 times. This is the final time. 🙏

If you turn the Allen key total one direction and then count the clicks back 7, that should put you in the middle of the damping range. Then play a couple of clicks in either direction until you are happy. If I recall correctly there are 14 different settings. Took me a while to dial it in 🙏

Got to think outside the box sometimes 😂🙏

@@Teacher-T-Thailand It's my favorite NASA saying, "Work the problem" 🙂

No, not direct from RE.But from another source. It does sound low, but I think it’s right. I will try and do more research on it 🙏

No I haven't. Should I make one?

@@Teacher-T-Thailand A technical features and ride comparison would be great. I have yet to get suppliers quotes for either, but have followed your and Moz 42 installation and initial rides with interest.

I chose the shorter length to lower the bike, so that I could flat foot it instead of being on tip toes. If you have longer legs than 30 inch inside seam, then the standard 310mm choice will be fine 🙏

It’s a personal choice. And it works for me. But original length shocks are available 🙏

13ft lbs and a bit of loctite will sort it ;-)

Thank you so much 🙏

I’m sure it”s possible, but why would you want to?

@@Teacher-T-Thailand I was just curious as it would also be a way of lowering the height of the bike along with the Hagon shocks thereby making the bike a lot more stable.

@@simonshylla9739 Depends on tyre size thereafter. It would affect RPM and Speedo. So probably not a good idea 🙏

If lowering, the Chian may need slackening rather than tightening. I got away with it. My chain was a bit lose, and was perfect afterwards. Needs checking though. 🙏.

Thanks for the quick reply. The rear shocks are awful and need replacing . 👍

@@pete147 they really are awful. I gave mine 6 months and tried all the preload settings. Nothing I was true.y happy with until I changed the shocks. Good luck with it. A worthy upgrade 🙏

I’m 5’8’’ or 172 cm and weight 80kg. But my inside leg is only 28’’ which is why a struggle for height on all motorcycles. But not on the Meteor anymore 🙏

@@Teacher-T-Thailand, thank you for your answer, it halps me!

@@mihaelamocanu6417 no problem. Good luck.

I will look into it for you 🙏

I would say no. It's too heavy and too powerful for a first motorcycle. But the Meteor 350 however is a perfect choice. I had one for 2.5 years before upgrading to the 650 and to be honest I still miss it. I made a video about it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lYvHfEHD-28.htmlsi=dGChOR0gpgLEs5kQ

@@Teacher-T-Thailand Thanks for responding and I appreciate your advice.

All info and review is in this video ; Hagon Shocks for the Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650. Are they any good? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1h1J09k1xww.html

£220 plus UK tax (20%) plus postage. I think if you order from out side UK, UK tax is not applied. Not 100% sure, but I think that’s the case 🙏

Pair 😂🙏

I’ll give you 50 000 for it 😂🙏