Author Topic: New 857, actually turns out to be an 856 Bike is now finished, see page 3 (Read 20937 times)

sammydog · « **Reply #30 on:** January 23, 2010, 08:05:42 pm »

It took long enough, but finally the bike is complete. Pretty happy with how it has turned out, but I haven't had a chance to get out for a spin yet, that will happen on Australia Day.

The disc tab that Grip put on is a work of art (well I think so). It looks like it has always been there.

A few photos though.....

orange · « **Reply #31 on:** January 24, 2010, 01:11:56 am »

wow - that brings it bang up to date - what does it weigh all in?

sammydog · « **Reply #32 on:** January 24, 2010, 02:32:43 am »

Just weighed it, 11.1kg's all up. I think that's about 24.4 pounds.

Willie_B · « **Reply #33 on:** January 24, 2010, 02:38:14 am »

That looks GREAT. The swingarm turned out real nice. Hope it rides as sweat as it looks.

sammydog · « **Reply #34 on:** January 24, 2010, 02:42:25 am »

Quote from: Willie_B on January 24, 2010, 02:38:14 am

That looks GREAT. The swingarm turned out real nice. Hope it rides as sweat as it looks.

Thankyou for getting the swingarm for me, it wouldn't have happened if you hadn't bought it for me.

shovelon · « **Reply #35 on:** January 24, 2010, 03:25:50 pm »

Quote from: sammydog on January 24, 2010, 02:32:43 am

Just weighed it, 11.1kg's all up. I think that's about 24.4 pounds.

Rocketship!!!!

sammydog · « **Reply #36 on:** January 30, 2010, 08:38:13 pm »

Quote from: shovelon on January 24, 2010, 03:25:50 pm

Rocketship!!!!

Got out and raced it today for the first time, in absolutely horrendous conditions. Bike did well, but with the pilot today it was anything but a rocketship.

1x9 worked awesome, although I did catch myself going for the left hand shifter on a few occasions. Still need to sort the pressure out on the rear shock, seems to be very easy to have too much or too little air in the shock.

DugB · « **Reply #37 on:** February 01, 2010, 01:21:10 pm »

Wow, very nice! This group has to get a production run going of those rear shock adaptors...Callum, do I remember you saying that was something that's in the works for RDS?

- Doug :-)

sammydog · « **Reply #38 on:** February 01, 2010, 04:42:38 pm »

Here is a question for everyone.

I am periodically getting a knocking sound through the rear end. Sounds like the swingarm but I am not sure. It reminds me of the sounds my old monocoque norco dh bike made.

Any one got any suggestions as to it's cause? Does anyone else get the same noise?

orange · « **Reply #39 on:** February 01, 2010, 11:42:44 pm »

When I have had this it was the top of the shock rattling against the bolt that holds it i.e. the bolt was too narrow a diameter or the bushes were worn.

shovelon · « **Reply #40 on:** February 02, 2010, 07:02:05 am »

Main Swingarm bolt loose? Bushings not seated yet?

I get a creak in my strut every once in a while when I don't have the shock tight.

Terry

sammydog · « **Reply #41 on:** February 02, 2010, 05:37:18 pm »

First thing I checked was the main swingarm bolt.

The loose bush makes sense. The bush on the shock is new but the main pin the bolt runs through is old. May need to check that. Mind you there doesn't feel like there is Ny slop or play in the rear end.

Colin · « **Reply #42 on:** February 03, 2010, 11:29:51 am »

maybe it's a Top-Out "Knock" on the shock? i.e it's fully extending without enough damping,

and as previuosly stated, check the shock top and bottom fixings, I had a knock on the cone end collet fixing on my XP-X when it was a bit loose.

Col.

Thunderchild · « **Reply #43 on:** February 03, 2010, 11:40:39 am »

Very nice. Makes me think I want to do a 1x9 set-up. What is the tooth count on your chainring?

Thunderchild

sammydog · « **Reply #44 on:** February 03, 2010, 11:55:21 am »

I'm running 32 teeth up front and the cassette is an 11/34. One of the new 11/36 cassettes would be nice.

Eventually I think I will run a 34 chainring on the front.

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