May 18, 201511 yr My 303 sits low with the mudguard not far off the rear tyre. Now this is admittedly in part to my bulk but at 15 stone I'm surely not the biggest bloke to have piloted a 303. The shock on mine has no separate reservoir / adjuster but has a screw adjuster (presumably damping?) at the top and the two pre-load adjuster rings for c-spanner adjustment at the bottom. I have seen a few Marzocchi shockers for 303's on eBay and they have all had the connecting hose and separate reservoir. Is it worth fitting one of these to try to stiffen up and raise the ar$e end of my (otherwise) lovely 303?
May 18, 201511 yr Good looking bike , But I'd try adjusting the preload up a bit and then play with the dampening screw before I spent for a new shock , especially if the shock functions correctly ! Glenn Edited May 18, 201511 yr by axulsuv
May 19, 201511 yr Author Thanks Glenn. The pre-load is just about at the maximum and I don't think the damping screw is working. I have managed to source a really good condition replacement shock from a Series 2 (mine is actually a Series 2 but repainted in the imo nicer Series 1 colours). The next question is where the hell does the reservoir fit? There is nowhere obvious but I'm assuming it must be under the seat as it doesn't seem to be visible in photo's of these bikes from either side.
May 19, 201511 yr Author No, it's a Series 2. It was yellow and blue but was changed to the Series 1 colours when it was rebuilt.
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