2010 Marzocchi 888 Evo tuning thread

[gemini2k]

Said the toolbag who basically dry-humped my Evo 888 and now owns one as of today...

lies, all lies, and slander. Well actually libel in this case I suppose. There is evidence to support the fact that hacktastic is a sexual predator fyi. Don't trust what he says.

[Hacktastic]

If I really wanted to I could furnish a receipt. Don't listen to this bag of ass.

[ucsbMTBmember]

All are detented. I'll get a range count.



I'm guessing you're Veselin's (aka Weasel Greasers) friend with the DHR?

you would be correct. however he knows two of us with dhr's. Our forks came today though. look amazing. my evo ti came without the gold compression knob though lol. calling zocchi tommorow. initial impressions are that zocchi is back on top of their game

[gemini2k]

you would be correct. however he knows two of us with dhr's. Our forks came today though. look amazing. my evo ti came without the gold compression knob though lol. calling zocchi tommorow. initial impressions are that zocchi is back on top of their game

except the non-Ni stanchions are smoother :'(. What a crazy mixed up world. How'd mine look? I'm gonna go grab it from vessypoo tomorrow.

[Hacktastic]

you would be correct. however he knows two of us with dhr's. Our forks came today though. look amazing. my evo ti came without the gold compression knob though lol. calling zocchi tommorow. initial impressions are that zocchi is back on top of their game

Something worth noting here I guess, and that is that the gold knob on the bottom actually just snaps off. No set screw or anything holding it on. Take a second look through the box.

The other nice thing about this fork is that if you bash the adjuster cap, it's just the brass adjuster shaft that needs replacing in the base valve, and not an entire damper like previous 888's or 40's.

[ucsbMTBmember]

Something worth noting here I guess, and that is that the gold knob on the bottom actually just snaps off. No set screw or anything holding it on. Take a second look through the box.

The other nice thing about this fork is that if you bash the adjuster cap, it's just the brass adjuster shaft that needs replacing in the base valve, and not an entire damper like previous 888's or 40's.

yeah i checked the box. there is nothing there. everything was there except for the knob. the oring and everything were there. i find it interesting that the knob isnt held on by a screw as the brass fitting at the bottom is threaded

[Hacktastic]

It snaps on fairly tight. You gotta work a bit to remove it.

[ucsbMTBmember]

oh. yeah its not in the box. i figure it would take quite a bit for it to come off during shipping

[ucsbMTBmember]

except the non-Ni stanchions are smoother :'(. What a crazy mixed up world. How'd mine look? I'm gonna go grab it from vessypoo tomorrow.

yours is perfect just as vesselins was. im mounting mine up tonight.

[Jm_]

So does this actually have a real LSC adjuster? I know you are saying it's controlled by a needle valve, but it doesn't limit the total flow does it? Increasing the compression on my 888 RC3 would turn it into a jackhammer, as it affected the entire compression curve (so it was friggin useless). In contrast to the earlier posts asking about the "ultra-smooth" intial stroke, I'd like something I can dial in with LSC without turning it into a jackhammer when I open up during the high-speed stuff. Does the LSC work like before (where wasn't really LSC) or is it really what people are calling it?

[Hacktastic]

It's a low speed bleed to bypass a shimstack in the base valve. Totally different animal than the RC3 sh*t.

[eater]

where can i order this different shims?

[Hacktastic]

Marzocchi (well at least Marzocchi USA) will be offering a full shim kit. Not sure if they offer that through dealers or have any retailers stock it however.

[Craig Seekins]

where can i order this different shims?

www.racingsuspensionproducts.com sells shims

[acair422]

has anyone had a chance to get any trail time on one of these forks? Even though my 888 evo is all but purchased I'd still like to hear about it, one of my problems with my 888ata of last season was not only the ata (which like most had a tendency to wind down) but the compression adjustment and the difficulty in finding that sweet spot between clicks of compression, air pressure (which would change depending on the status of the current o-ring that was in there) etc....