Ynotsmith69 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 So I bought a 2000 banshee for 2000 cash running and I get home to find all the crap that was rigged and decide to to a top end all gaskets because its leaking oil everywhere. So in the process of tear down I realize how bad its been wrecked I buy new +1lsr steering stem fatbars lsr +2 long travel a-arms stage3 Elka's new plastics and custom cut decepticon grill new tires rims pro circuit exhaust new protapwr clutch lever and cascade polished master cylinder cause mines stripped and leaking so the totals getting high well I find out during assembly my cylinder studs are stripped so I replace them and find out its the stud sleeves that are fudged so dumb me order a deal on eBay of the Athena 392 kit after I get it and put them on I find out pistons jump out of the cylinders and after days of work and research I find out I have a stock stroke long rod banshee also neither of my heads would go back on the bike with out a mallet so that's a no go it had a chariot head ..anyways talk to Vito's and get talked into longrod 68mm pistons then thinking its gonna work I order a noss machine head and love that guy he refunded my money the first time when I wasn't ready then when I though I was he still hooked me up with a refund for saying I found him on banshee HQ anyways great customer service but now these new pistons will not go into my Athena cylinders the clips that came with the wsm forged 68mm looks too big for the piston after its compressed it still sticks out on certain sides and I got them into the bottom of the cylinder but its so tough now I feel it needs a hammer to go down more and I know I have the clips in the right spot and I'm ready to remove this motor shipping it off and pay what ever to have it done right I've been screwing with this for a few months and too much money to not be running and I impatient so I'm ready to send it off also I live in north Texas so if there's any builders near I can drive to I'll bring to them ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2otoofast4u Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 I can't read it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave5.0 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 A thousand words and around 7 periods. That was a fun read. Sounds like maybe you shoulda done a bit of research. Prob coulda searched around on here and saved yourself a TON of money. When's the partout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynotsmith69 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Also I have never ridden the bike except for the test ride so I wanna frickin ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98_sheester Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Did you lube everything up with the type of oil your gonna run....what do the rings look like when pressed against the oil hole on the pistons....post some pics so we can help...also i feel like i heard athena doesnt make cylinders anymore unless thats Vitos version...but anyway what do your rods say are they 115 rods...pictures can say 1000 words sometime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98_sheester Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 But you should prolly sell that athena set and get some serval cylinders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
do-work-son Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Sounds like he is just looking for a builder in north Texas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynotsmith69 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Got the hotrods long rods. It was stock bore before my screw up with some porting. also its a full Athena kit off eBay heads cylinders pistons gaskets but ya I'm ready to just literally buy a new legit top end and also I have a cascade clutch cover and lock out that will be here in a few days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynotsmith69 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 On top of all this crap I have had my motor half stripped in my garage for weeks and all the rain has had the air too moist and it took all my 300lbs of weight to get it to turn over so I could get one side a top dead center.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigweav81 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 This shit just gave me a headache. sent from yo mammy house 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigweav81 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 You screwed up your porting? You ported it? Sounds like it's a complete mess. sent from yo mammy house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98_sheester Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 You screwed up your porting? You ported it? Sounds like it's a complete mess. sent from yo mammy house I think what he was saying is it was stock bore and was ported before he went and got this athena kit....I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynotsmith69 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 To Everyone who reads and helps me thanks and sorry for the run on sentences I am on a cell phone and never use punctuation... And I am pretty much down with up to another $2k if I can get this thing setup right full build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98_sheester Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 So where are the cylinders and pistons that came with the bike do you still have them? If they were stock with porting and a good head i would've bored em .10 over and called it a day with some new gaskets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigweav81 Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 I don't think he knows what he's trying to say. I'm guessing the clips you're referring to are the rings? sent from yo mammy house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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