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I cant say they didn't offer good support, I did receive my new spring today so they shipped it out fast with like 2 day shipping. I just didn't like the fact he forwarded my email to some one i didn't even name in my email to notify them obviously i was inquiring about their honesty. I was definitely glad to find out everything i was told was true but i think it was completely unprofessional of them to forward my inquiries on the subject. Yann Guilbeault Sales Representative was the email contact curious if they will update my shock serial # to show its for a +4. That question he did not answer. And now to figure out a way to switch springs with out completely scratching up any of it.. Assuming i will use a spring compressor, maybe i can find one with a rubber coating on the arms or just use a rag to protect it from scratching the paint.

The movie New jack city was based on a real Detroit street gang in the 80's "The Chambers Brothers" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambers_Brothers_%28gang%29 Wich funny enough this gang basically put the "Best friends gang" which was founded in the 70's and revolved around herion sales and murder, out of bussiness wich have a documentery on gangland devoted to them. Even till today you can buy Tshirts that have their logo on them in small party stores and local shops as if they were heros or something.. talk about fucked up values.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9RXKQFOws4

plug that has a black and red wire edit guess i was too slow!

Tors unplugged? Check on off switch/ key switch. If keyswitch is deleted make sure its spliced correctly Harness plugs/connectors Make sure pickup hasn't come loose Were all the replacements done after issue happened? Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

No offence, but possibly growing up there may have desensitized you. I mean its one thing if your trying to sugar coat it cause you "grew up there" but you cant really believe its "not that bad"? I've lived in Michigan my whole life and I'm ashamed of Detroit, its a wasteland. I live 30 miles from Detroit and its another world compared to here. I am constantly defending Michigan because of Detroit as its all any one ever hears about. there's 100's of sites of Detroit "ruin porn". Once a great city with amazing architecture and history, now a cesspool of vagrants, abandoned buildings and one of the highest crime rates in the country. I worked in Detroit for one summer daily i was solicited prostitution, drugs and begged for money, And i mean DAILY. Several attempts at robbing me and the only reason I wasn't robbed was 2 of my workers were off duty police officers who had to pull their weapons. Had all my tools and equipment stolen with 20 people with in 30 feet and no one saw anything. I could go on and on about how bad detroit is. Police wont even go into some areas period with out lots of backup. Hell a couple months ago they shut down a whole apartment building, arrested over 35 people and had 125 officers there. It has a 50% illiteracy rate and a 75% drop out rate, that's insane! Over 20,000 homeless. Of coarse this is the surrounding areas not right downtown, which is full of thriving businesses, restaurants, theaters and stadiums. Just don't wander too far or you'll most likely be mugged and or assaulted. http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Detroit-Michigan.html https://www.google.com/search?q=detroit+ruin+porn&client=firefox-a&hs=WWv&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=g_jhUoiXHbLQsATOkIHwCA&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAg&biw=1920&bih=908 http://zfein.com/photography/detroit/ http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1882089_1850973,00.html http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/5080/mark_jacobs_officials_turn_blind_eye_to_detroit_s_growing_homeless_crisis http://www.nbcnews.com/id/36665950/ns/dateline_nbc-the_hansen_files_with_chris_hansen/t/america-now-city-heartbreak-hope/#.UuH86bQo6Uk

Apparently The sales rep at Elka is somewhat of a douche-bag...I got a statement from the dealer about my shock issue. He told me that the only difference was the spring and he would send one out to me. Well being that in our original conversations he told me that i couldn't use my new shock on a stock swinger cause it was LONGER. I would have to use the stock shock until i got my new swinger. Being the skeptical person i am when the dealer told me in a later message the only difference was the spring rate. So i sent Elka a message asking them a couple questions, if this was true? What should be the spring preload for new spring +4 swinger and if they could update the serial # in there database to reflect that it was set up for a +4. Also I didn't name the dealer or try and throw any one under the bus i just wanted to make sure i wasn't being lied to as i paid a hefty amount for these shocks. (more then i paid for the Banshee itself). There reply was short and sweet and he didnt even answer all my questions he was too busy Tattling on me to read the whole message i sent i guess. Hi thank you for contacting us. This dealers name wouldn't happen to be (insert dealers name) Yes this is correct we have shipped out your new spring this is your tracking #.. I look at the email and noticed they forwarded all of the conversation to said dealer ( the original inquiry about if the dealer was being honest about shock or not). I feel like that was super unprofessional as i was basically asking Elka if the dealer was lying to me. Last time i buy an Elka product ever. On the other hand i was glad to find out the dealer was honest and i will do business with them again. I will be putting fox Shox on later builds!

Dont believe so, Jeffs making mine a 421 serval and he made no mention of it being a dune port. think its ports are very conservative as cast. Edit: I stand corrected.

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cool saved me some time! Guess this is were i will start on mine as well. still waiting on engine to be shipped back but i got some 35's pwk's sitting here to put on mine as well. I've Become very familiar with the stock carbs and jetting but id like to have a descent starting point to save some time with the new carbs. My yz 250 uses a keihin carb so im no stranger to keihins and i have some spare jets. iirc i have a 55/180 in the YZ but it doesn't have quite the same needs as the shee obviously as its a single cylinder/carb. this is a good starting point atleast thanks.

lol atleast it was only 4 pages this time! before the op actually looked into anything he was told to check.

Cops used to never show up and if they did they just watched for a few and left. But over the years there's been many bad accidents and a death or 2 i beleive now occasionally they will shut it down from what im told. i havnt been in like 10 years myself and all the big boys would show up at like 1-2am to have grudge matches placing bets, even racing title for title. ahh the good ole days!

I agree thats a descent deal. Unfortunately Ray/Minkia38/motorcity atv http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/for/4214590518.html lives like 15miles from me and he buys every good deal banshee around me to part out. He has several adds posted on CL acting like diffrent people. I believe its also him who posts diffrent banshees often for an extremely low price and leaves no contact at all to drive the local market down.

First bike i bought was an 89 i overpaid admittedly for 1700 but it was nice looking with some bolt ons. Added new pipes, put in a new clutch, refreshened top end, bought some paddles and i was at 2500 2 months later. just depends if stock is good enough for ya. I Also bought a 2000 for a great price. $1000 cause the owner thought it needed a trans. it was a smoked clutch. Also it was bone stock not a single aftermarket part on it but excellent condition. Now after making it a 421 with shearer's. +4 swinger durablue extended axle, new tires all the way around. long travel a arms and elkas all the way around ive got $5800 into it and thats being very conservative on numbers and that wasnt even all brand new parts nor have i finished. i see 4 mills all the time in the 2800 to 4000 range and Ive seen alot of nice bikes go for much less then what i have into mine. But to each they're own every ones entitled to their opinion. Alot of the fun for me is researching what i need and buying the parts to make it all work right.

Agree with most of the other posters. even if you can get it cheap it will be a money pit. If i had to do it over again and definitely from now on, no more "cheap banshee's" your better served to find a bike for $3000-$5000 that has many aftermarket parts and the owner has $5000-$10000 invested wihch he would never get back as a whole bike and just wants what he can get for it. Unless you just cant come up with that sort of money and want something as a starter but just assume that your going to put a ton of money into it 2x what ever high dollar amount your thinking of throwing at it really. Always cheaper to by some one else's baby then build your own. i learned that the hardway myself, now $5000 into mine ive seen several bikes prettier and built better for less then what i have into my own by far. edit $5000 was an off the cuff answer, i hadnt really added it up but this post made me do so unfortunately. I quit looking for money spent once i hit $5800 and im sure i could find a few $100's in miscellaneous items i didnt add in there.

Humidity also effects jetting. Assuming Ireland is usually pretty humid due to all the friggin rain. Buddy lives in Dublin ireland, according to him its raining like daily!

Really like that look, they look great! As always, Top notch work!

For shits and giggles I inquired about a shipping quote from another site. They quoted me 700 from Washington to Michigan

Try the shipping wars site?

at 32:1 always!! Ive been told not to run a benol or caster in cold temps only synthetics, i guess it turns to sludge and gels in cold weather. Dont ride in the cold personally so i cant confirm this. Klotz benol does say something on the bottle about it iirc

no actual gasket between the cases just a liquid gasket sealant like Three bond 1211 or yamabond or hondabond. from factory its yamabond but i have heard of people using all three of those to seal the cases. If you feel that the crankcase seal has been compromised i would do a leak-down test immediately to avoid ruining your engine due to an air leak

Haven't been down there in ages but used to see alot of after hour grudge match street racing with cars down there years ago, those guys got pretty hostile at times with all the shit talking about each other! Then it seemed like the crotch rockets scene kinda took over. Again though its been years since i been down there now like a decade.

hope you get your money back as well. sorry to hear this bud.

Gifted payment of $106 sent

And Detroit sucks its a total clusterfuck and just an eyesore. I avoid that city when ever possible and i live in michigan.. City is just saddening

its next to the first picture, on the left. $125 shipped