HOG D1 First Stage Discontinued

[tech3324]

Just noticed this from the HOG site:

This product was retired January 2017 and is no longer available. Please consider one of our other fine first stages as a replacment to meeet your needs.

 

[rhwestfall]

@Jim Lapenta

 

[Jim Lapenta]

Yep, still going to support it with kits though for many years. I still own 9 of them myself.

 

[WarrenZ]

For what its worth there are some advantages to the D3s especially if you are using them as a stage reg as in pressurize and turn off (D3 is better sealed Not a major issue but it could happen) but I will continue to run my D1s until I have to replace them.

 

[Pao]

There is is till the DGX-D6 1st stage though

 

[wKkaY]

I wonder if this is the reason why the D1 service kit is sold much more expensively than the D3 where I live.

 

[buddhasummer]

Is it just me or have HOG prices risen substantially over the past few years? I'm sure I recall HOG gear being priced at the budget end of the scale, I could be mistaken.

 

[guruboy]

They have

 

[tech3324]

I bought a D1 DIN (unsealed) 1st and Classic 2nd in March for $170 from one of the big online shops. Haven't check HOG prices recently.

 

[rhwestfall]

they have escalated in price, but at least they are available without having to play the "cloak and dagger game"....