NN2 Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 So it's about F'ing time I got to ride this thing. I have been held up two months to find out that Zeeltronic's PCDI-10V WILL NOT WORK WITH THE BANSHEE STATOR! I had replaced every electrical part and even though I was told the banshee stator would work with zeeltronic, I couldn't get it to work. So long story short, bought an RZ stator and flywheel, bolted on, and it started first kick. Here are some pictures before it's maiden voyage. Nice and clean but it got dirty. I was real scared something catastrophic would happen just because that's how I am but came out ok. No major issues but there are some bugs to work out. The difference in bottom end power is night and day compared to a banshee. With the powervalves adjusted, the powerband is smooth and keeps coming. We rode some trails in NE MI and there were a few times I needed a taller gear. I had a 14/37 with 18" tires and I just hit the top end too fast with this motor. I think top speed was around 70-75. I thought the YFZ chassis handled so much better than the Banshee. Much smoother ride and when you hit the gas, the rear end just squats and takes off instead of coming up on a wheelie. I'm sure it's helped a bit from the 4" longer swingarm. The break in is done so I'll tweak the jetting and play with the ignition and powervalve curve settings to see what I like. I think with that and some pipes built for the motor I should have another 8hp left to get out of it. Sucks that it's so late in the year to finally get it going though. It didn't have the pipes on in the "clean" pictures. No rear brake yet either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickisGod Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 very cool, great job man. i wanna see a video of this thing run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogs Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Damn dude that is a work of art. Looks amazing. I bet it was a pain in the ass but I'm sure it paid off once you've finally ridden it. :biggrin: I know the markets bad but i'm sure someone would offer you a ridiculous amount on that thing. I'm sure someones gonna ask so I might as well, you got receipts or a total of everything from start to finish? Once again nice quad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAVAGE420 Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Ya thats sweet dude. Good job. Seen a couple rippin on you-tube and they look fun as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGDub Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Greatness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06specialedition Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 What a work of art! good job man :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSHEE400 Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 that looks killer :thumbsup: you happy with the end result? worth the effort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamaboybv Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 That looks like FUN! If you can post some more pics of the exhaust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NN2 Posted July 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 I kept most of my receipts but there are still a lot of odds and ends. I used a lot of parts from my previous banshee but with all this has I would guess around $7-8K. One day I started adding up all the engine mods and I started to get sick when I got to over $3500. But the time and headache, priceless. The next one would go much faster but don't want to put myself through that anytime soon. And to think I was going to build a sandrail from scratch. So far I'm happy with the results. Worth it? Absolutely, because it's different and gave me a challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmegill727 Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 looks awesome man! great to see it finally running! good job. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZBansheeMan Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 That thing is awesome, "the 8th world wonder" ! So it looks like you have a battery mounted down in the front of the frame, are you planing on running a battery eliminator ? What all do you have done to the motor exactly ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiftdT4R Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Awesome man, that thing came out great!!!! Looks like a super fun bike. I'm not crazy about the look of the pipes, but on all the hybrid banshees Ive seen, that's just how it looks. Sweet though bro, I still wanna do an RZ build sooo bad. Where did you pick up all the RZ stuff at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
278 Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 That's awsome. looks great man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragbanshee Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Nice work! I would love to see the look on dudes faces when they heard that yfz coming. I want one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 looks awesome man. ive seriously thought about doing this swap before. then i thought id skip using a banshee motor and use an h2 triple. maybe one of these days. got anymore pics of the pipe setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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