[supermoto]

Hey,

Here is my first dh bike. True 'budget' build i think... i am only $1300 into it and couldn't be any happier. The only thing giving me trouble is the fork (04 888r), the compression side doesn't work. Any suggestions? It probably has never been serviced. I will probably replace it after this summer with a boxxer to lighten it up. Currently it is at 40lb even and front heavy because of the fork. See you at northstar!

 

[ire]

damn good job! For $1300 you have a pro caliber bike

 

[davep]

The 'compression adjuster' only effects the last two or three inches of travel in those forks. There are bleed holes in the cartrage between about 1 and three inches from the bottom, so all the oil flows out the holes rather than through the compressoin piston until the piston is passed the last hole.

If you want more LSC and prevent the excessive dive that fork has, close up some of the bleed holes. Marz made a way overpriced sleeve for the purpose, or you can fab something with PVC or heavy duty shrink wrap.

go-ride had a good article on tuning this fork a while back. It might still be on thier site.


Hell of a ride for the $$....you should put the Paul Frank seat on your bike.....

 

[supermoto]

The paul frank seat is comfy! And thanks davep for the help. I'll open up the fork and see what i can do with some pvc.

 

[PatBranch]

That has such a good build for $1300!!

 

[davep]

The paul frank seat is comfy! And thanks davep for the help. I'll open up the fork and see what i can do with some pvc.

no problemo, here is the go-ride info:
http://www.go-ride.com/WSWrapper.jsp?mypage=RidingTips.htm
click 888 tuning.

Just flip the bike over and let the oil drain 'up' into the stanchions. Then pull the lowers to access the cartrages and see what you are dealing with (this way you do not loowe oil or need to deal with it at all).

I modded my sleeve to a setting not offered by the marz part. IIRC, I covered all holes on one side and left a progressively smaller set of holes open on the other side. Remember to back off the 'adjuster' when you do this, or the when you pass the last hole, the damping will REALLY kick in.

 

[Ringer]

That you victor? This is scott who had the r9. if you need help tuning the 888 lemmie know. ive done a few now. glad you got a bike.

 

[supermoto]

What's up scott! You'll have to pm me your number because i forgot to save it. And some help on the 888 would be great. Did you sell the r9?

 

[mattmatt86]

Holy Gusset Batman!


Awesome Build for the $$$

 

[DHS]

i like the racelite zipties

 

[supermoto]

Haha, ya gotta save those grams!

I ran out of regular sized ones and all i have are those tiny ones!

 

[haromtnbiker]

Nice bike! It looks like your chain might need to be shortened.

 

[dhmike]

pretty sweet chumba ! 1300 i think you got a good deal .

 

[skatetokil]

Always loved those frames.

Rotate that guide!

 

[bullcrew]

Smokin deal and a SMOKIN bike! Love that thing and for $1300 thats a race class machine! Congrats and enjoy!

 

[stoney]

Good job.

 

[Bulldog]

I've always loved that super compact layout of the F4, but dayum if a bike ever needed a chainslap guard that is it!!!!

Awesome work for $1300! How much did you pick that frame up for?

 

[CBJ]

Just look out for the bolt that always snaps and carry extra ones. Bike looks good.

 

[dh_newbie]

Enjoy the bike....and RIDE!!

 

[supermoto]

Thanks for the kind words and tips...

As for the chain guide, do i have it set up with too much tension?

Also, which bolt snaps? Is it the upper shock mount bolt? I'll be sure to carry spares.

 

[homepiece]

Thanks for the kind words and tips...

As for the chain guide, do i have it set up with too much tension?

Also, which bolt snaps? Is it the upper shock mount bolt? I'll be sure to carry spares.

Lower Dogbone linkage bolt. I have snapped 2 on my f4.

 

[supermoto]

my friend's not too budget f4

 

[.Pit Steelers.]

Looks good, i have always liked the angles of these frames. All the bent peices and what not ake.

 

[rockwool]

As nice new and expensive stuff is, they don't come close to the feeling of a few hard earned $ put very selectively on a nice budget build.

 

[Spunger]

As for the chain guide, do i have it set up with too much tension?

The guide needs to be rotated. The top part of the guide should point up at 12 o'clock. You can tweek it a little bit from that point but it's overly rotated.

As for the chain it looks like it needs to be shortened a bit. I know on Shimano/SRAM site there's some good info on this as well as Park tool's site. You'll want to get some sort of swing arm wrap on as soon as you can because at the current setup your chain will eat through the swing arm in no time.

Nice budget build! I just got done doing this for my brother and it's a good feeling to know that on such a limited amount of $$$ what can be built. As long as it works for you you're fine

 

[Horror Business]

Excellent bike, wonderful price. My DH bike was a budget build.

I also like your girlfriend's beach cruiser. My wife is buying me a cruiser for my birthday, I can't wait.