I have an 06 888rc2x, but I have not gotten to mess with the adjustments much. How do you set up you rc2x?
Post how you set up your 888rc2x
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Hey Kanter, how much do you weigh??just curious,...Kanter said:
Im still playing with my 888rc2x adjustments and I want to change oil but I have no time!!!,...so I have no definitive settings for my fork...I will post when I find the right adjustments..BTW I weigh about 185lbs and its great for my weight...
make sure when you change the oil you let the Air out of the fork
Its always a good idea to change the oil after a few rides as it gets dirty very fast with tiny metal bits from the friction of the new parts of the fork....Kanter said:I weigh 180-185. Why are you changing the oil already? After the springs break in I will increase the preload. I only have a handful of rides on it so I am still tinkering.
bicycleman, what air are you referring to? this fork doesnt use air (apart from the preload..) but as far as I know
its not "a pumped air fork" as other forks in which you do have to be careful with the air pressure....
Anyone have any other tuning tips for this fork. I just put mine on and it makes a swooshing sound almost like it's an air fork? Weird, considering last years isn't like that. Seems like I can almost bottom it out riding down the road, I wonder if Zokes skimped on the oil.. What oil level do you guys recommend?
Ive played with mine a little more. I now run;
max high speed compression
middle low speed compression
3/4 preload.
This seems to be the best set up for me. I do ride a lot of slow FR stuff with 5-10 ft drops and I weigh 180.
For fast DH, all I do is run min preload.
Hope this helps. I have been playing with the fork a lot. It came with max oil level. It didnt need any oil. Zoke is getting a little better with oil heights on the 2006 stuff.
max high speed compression
middle low speed compression
3/4 preload.
This seems to be the best set up for me. I do ride a lot of slow FR stuff with 5-10 ft drops and I weigh 180.
For fast DH, all I do is run min preload.
Hope this helps. I have been playing with the fork a lot. It came with max oil level. It didnt need any oil. Zoke is getting a little better with oil heights on the 2006 stuff.
The swooshing doesn't seem to be related to the compression. I think I'm right at the cutoff for switching 1 spring. I weigh about 175-180Bicyclist said:
I'm going to go break it in tomorrow and see if it starts acting more like the 05 I have. Seems like a bit more stiction as well right now..
Are you guys noticing a clunk noise if you put in more than 12 clicks of rebound?? mine is doing a clunk when the fork rebounds slow as if the headset would have a little play; I contacted Marzocchi UK and they told me that they were trying to find a solution to this problem, so I suppose Im not the only one with this problem, I also notice a clunk noise when I go over small bumps, I dont know if both noises are related..
, but they are driving me crazy:redhot:
, but they are driving me crazy:redhot:
banrider said:Are you guys noticing a clunk noise if you put in more than 12 clicks of rebound?? mine is doing a clunk when the fork rebounds slow as if the headset would have a little play; I contacted Marzocchi UK and they told me that they were trying to find a solution to this problem, so I suppose Im not the only one with this problem, I also notice a clunk noise when I go over small bumps, I dont know if both noises are related..
cant say ive had that problem, mind you my forks a 4 runs old but i played with the settings and no clunking noises
Got mine out for a serious dh ride today and other than the fact it appears to have a little more stiction I am pleased. Only running 2 clicks of preload and have been playing around with the other settings. Seems to be tracking really well and I assume the very initial stiction will go away once the bushings are more polished. VERY HAPPY with my Sunday, corners like a demon on crack and with the flush headset, low crowns, lo-rise funn full on bar it's so much easier to keep the front end weighted. Bloody rips.
I have the same clunk when going over small bumps. Its annoying as hell, but it doesnt seem to be affecting the performance of the fork. Yet. I also lost the tiny ball bearing that sits under the rebound cap, so now I have no clicks on my adjustement. Again annoying, but overall I'm very pleased with the fork.banrider said:Are you guys noticing a clunk noise if you put in more than 12 clicks of rebound?? mine is doing a clunk when the fork rebounds slow as if the headset would have a little play; I contacted Marzocchi UK and they told me that they were trying to find a solution to this problem, so I suppose Im not the only one with this problem, I also notice a clunk noise when I go over small bumps, I dont know if both noises are related..
sayndesyn said:
sounds like we just got the same bike, i definately concur
enjoyin mine very much
I just got a used one, and I have some questions that the manual doesn't answer. I weigh 185, and have it on a medium VP-Free.
Erik
PS
Also, when I crank down the beg. travel compression versus letting it all out, it makes very little difference in the amount of travel I can get by jumping on it as hard as I can, maybe 1/4" diff. at most. Same goes for the end travel compression adjuster. What the heck is going on?
- What is the distance you have between the top of the seals and the bottom of the lower crown? Mine is under 8 inches, and this intuitively seems like a bad thing. Yes, I pull out all the sag when I measure.
- If you screw your preload out all the way, does it make any weird noises? Mine seems VERY loose when I do this.
- I have compression set at 6 clicks in (all measurements are from minimum), both low and high. I am still getting close to bottoming, but if you look at my first bullet, maybe it's not actually bottoming. Rebound is 15 clicks in. Preload is 2 clicks in on each.
- The person that I bought the fork from told me he put 10wt in the fork. To me, it feels just like there isn't enough oil in there, period.
- When you guys talk about oil heights, are you talking about the height from the top of the seal with springs out, cartridge in or out?
Erik
PS
Also, when I crank down the beg. travel compression versus letting it all out, it makes very little difference in the amount of travel I can get by jumping on it as hard as I can, maybe 1/4" diff. at most. Same goes for the end travel compression adjuster. What the heck is going on?
Help? I'm leaving for whistler in 11 hours...
Are they still there? I may just do that. I was thinking they'd be gone by now (post-Crankworx and all), but if not, I was planning on hitting them up anyway. I want to know how this bike can and should feel, and not how I'm adapting to unknown deficiencies in setup and functionality (possibly due to improper maintenance?).