XXDEF1ANTXX Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Posted in the events forum as well. I booked a lodge in Man WV for a few days to ride the Rockhouse trail system. What should I be expecting there and will my banshee do the job? Its all set up for riding east coast trails. Both machines I own are not the best to be using down there I'd bet but Im still gonna send it. My banshee has a stock motor with boyesen rad valves and T-6s, Roll Design A-arms with Fox Float 3s, stock rear sprung and valved for my weight and riding style, full skid plates and soon ill be buying a 6 pack rack to hold a gas can. I may need new tires soon as well. My other machine is a Honda XR650R with a CRF450 front that has ProAction valves and springs tuned for my weight and a revalved and sprung rear. I will need tires for that, right now it has DOT knobbies on it since it is street plated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 i went a year and a half ago with my banshee. Just be prepped it can be really wet there. otherwise it was great, as long as you stay off the black trails, they are a little too tight, I do recommend a gas can, some trails can be a long way, or an oversize tank. Only thing i experienced trouble with, is a flat tire. dont know if it was because of not enough ply in the sidewall or if it was just a fluke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXDEF1ANTXX Posted February 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 hour ago, ginger said: i went a year and a half ago with my banshee. Just be prepped it can be really wet there. otherwise it was great, as long as you stay off the black trails, they are a little too tight, I do recommend a gas can, some trails can be a long way, or an oversize tank. Only thing i experienced trouble with, is a flat tire. dont know if it was because of not enough ply in the sidewall or if it was just a fluke I have some things yet to buy, like tires. I just bought a 6 pack rack to carry spare gas so thats covered. I still need to get tires for my bike too. Is it hard pack and rocks mostly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 for the most part the it isnt bad unless you go to the really hard trails, they arent groomed nearly as nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2004LEBanshee Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Blacks are fine. It's the extremes or black and red I think. Stay away from those. You need a 4x4 and winch for some of them. 6ply tires and fuel. Carry premix as well. You can get fuel at man and Gilbert. I plan on hitting them everytime to fill up for the return. Usually a good 70 mile round trip day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 I brought 55 gallons of av gas when i went down, so i could fuel up every time i was at camp, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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