mcaf29 Posted December 29, 2003 Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 Well, I flipped my Banshee pretty good today. I rolled it at about 40-50 mph so it was a pretty good roll. To my surprise the handle bars didn't bend but to my disappointment my brand new +1 LSR steering stem did!! . Does anyone have a clue what the warranty is on these, its only a few months old. The only other things that broke were the clutch lever (Magura so it a PITA) and one head light popped out. I cannot believe such an expensive product would bend before my handle bars did. How many people here wear knee pads and elbow pads? I'm thinking about getting some to wear under my shirt and pants. Just a helpful hint about riding in the winter. Even if its 50 degrees outside for 3 days, the ground is still very very solid. Again my being farely uninjured is a testament to my helmet and chest protector. We were ripping around this field making a circle track and I was hauling ass. My buddy on his Raptor had just cut across the field the to get behind me to race me, he said he was hauling ass trying to catch up then he saw me go instantly sideways and all hell broke loose from there. I went full sideways and instantly shee dug in and I was flying through the air then rolling and rolling and rolling. I just remember hearing my shee flipping and getting way too close to me. My shee came to rest upside down about a good 30 feet from where I stopped so that was good cause I just kept thinking I hope my banshee stops before I do. By knees and elbows are pretty banged up from the hard ground but thats about it. I guess even though I was going so fast my shee actually only flipped 1 1/2 times. It flipped one whole cycle when it bucked me off then it bounced around then finally flipped over upside down and came to rest (obviously this is my buddies account). So for only really flipping one whole time I'm pretty pissed I bent that steering stem. The clutch lever is kinda expected though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Posted December 29, 2003 Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 damn, glad your ok. bummer about the stem. Good luck, contact LoneStar and let us know what happens. Oh, get some pictures if you can....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcaf29 Posted December 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 Here are a few pics. BTW, the Tischler sticker came with my banshee. No clue if its a real company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Duece Posted December 29, 2003 Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 How many people here wear knee pads and elbow pads? I'm thinking about getting some to wear under my shirt and pants. most boots are setup for knee gaurds....they wont snug up other wise, they are about 20 bucks for a great set at any cycle house......i went out riding today in my sneakers and jeans after this nice rain we had on christmas i got about a mile away and came back and put all my shit on, even them pesky elbow gaurds on my chest protector i just feel naked with out all my gear......its gonna be ironic if you go out and fight wars only to come home and get taken out on your banshee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcaf29 Posted December 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 Yeah, but that's what the military has taught me. Wear your gear! You'll never see a pilot go up without a helmet, gloves, G-suit, boots, and survival gear, and i'm sure its the same motto for the ground pounders. Not wearing ALL your gear is the reason any of us ever saw (read) "Black Hawk Down". Those guys went out on a daylight raid without NVG's but Mr. Murphy popped up and they had to spend the night without the tactical advantage of NVG's. Had they all had them they would have escaped under the cover of darkness with far fewer casualties than they had. I know its off topic just a little history lesson for some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Duece Posted December 29, 2003 Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 mcgaf..glad you liked them domes.....i was just thinking something, look at this pic the shee on the right has a lsr stem but its the stock length i went for the +1 and my bars were like ape hangers on a harley, so i went with stock.....so if your not sure your pic looks like the stock length?.....and like meat said send it back its sposed to be covered.........post if it is..i have their arms axle and stem......id like to know if im covered....thanks.....jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Duece Posted December 29, 2003 Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 maybe a better shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcaf29 Posted December 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 Supposedly its a +1 but your right they look just like the stock length you posted. Either way I love the height they are at right now (or were). I was nailing some good sized jumps with ease, almost perfectly level landings with a little nose up. I was really seeing the huge difference between stock shocks and my Elkas. The reason I crashed is I should have studded my frickin tires. I got the studs but I haven't taken the time to do it cause the lakes aren't frozen over yet. Well the ground is frozen and even though it looked like a normal field it was basically ice disquised as ground (it had rained a few days ago so the water froze in the dirt). I should have known better too cause it happened to me the other day but not at such high speed so I just spun out gassed it brought it around and kept going. That brings me to another point. I'm kinda worried about having this thing ported. I mean right now I'm running vito's power pistons w/ 7mm deck and it rips. Even with my -1 LSR swingarm I can actually hear my tires spinning when I'm riding. I'm running pretty new Razr's and have most of my trouble when I'm riding on grass (which is quite often in my area). Shee wants to come out on me all the time but not the fun kind of power sliding but the kind of "Oh Shit" like today. I'm hoping its just cause the ground is frozen so maybe the studs will help. Anyone else have this problem? I'm gonna call LSR in the morning so i'll let you all know. I just wanted to know where I stand before I call them. I'm mainly concerned with the fact that I rolled it and it bent, wonder if this voids the warranty? I think if i had hit a jump and it bent that would be another story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcaf29 Posted December 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Well guess what!! Nothing nada! There is NO warranty against bending, only if a weld cracks. This has me seriously thinking about selling my banshee!! I have all LSR stuff on my shee and to think that if I hit a jump wrong I'm out $800 for arms or hubs or whatever. I've rolled my shee way harder with my stock stem with no bends. My buddy who is a sick nut rolls his 400EX ALL THE TIME without bending his steering stem. I've only ridden with this stem for a few rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 thats why i went with a roll stem, way stronger than the ls ones, a little more money but a way better product, just my opinion though. later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeJen Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Make sure its the stem that is tweeked and not the anti vibe bolts and such that are bent in the connecting area. had a friend that his looked tweeked and it was just the bolts that bent that go through the handlebar clamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Duece Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Well guess what!! Nothing nada! There is NO warranty against bending, only if a weld cracks. This has me seriously thinking about selling my banshee!! I have all LSR stuff on my shee and to think that if I hit a jump wrong I'm out $800 for arms or hubs or whatever. I've rolled my shee way harder with my stock stem with no bends. My buddy who is a sick nut rolls his 400EX ALL THE TIME without bending his steering stem. I've only ridden with this stem for a few rides. thats just what i fugured i have 1500 bucks worth of ther Shit on one of my bikes, thank god i straight line it across the desert....my race bike, stock stem, stock axle, they are cheap and will bend before my frame does, or swing arm....beat the liveing shit out of it till the weld breaks?...them fuckers...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee04le Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 i bent my stock stem about a month ago and replaced it with the lsr. i thought it would be bulletproof . its just a matter of time till i roll her again (but im gonna be extra careful w/her cause shees my baby ). at least i know that if i bend her i gotta crack a weld before i bitch to lsr (my 20 ton press at the shop should be able to supply enough opposing directional force on the steering knuckle to induce failure ) BHQ rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 best thing to do is straighten it as much as possible then try to crack it on the tab the tierods mount to. a friend of mine did the crack around the lower bar mount and they wouldnt replace it, they knew it was rolled and we tried to straighten it back out. lonestar can be a bunch of non supporting assholes at times, and im not bashing i have at least, if not more then 2 grand worth of stuff from them on my shee. just some food for thought on cracking it and trying to get it replaced. id hate to see someone go through all the trouble and hear umm sorry we cant replace it. later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcaf29 Posted January 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 I'm actually gonna see if I can get it straightened. Anyone have experience with this? I know it can reduce the strength of it but what the hell it will bend either way when I roll it next. Evil, I'm the same way I got almost two grand in LSR stuff on my shee and this kinda worries me. I got all the racing stuff to go all out but that's the catch. The racing stuff helps you go faster but the faster you go the more likely your gonna break stuff. The thing that has me really pissed off and on the verge of parting it out is it wasn't even a hard crash for my shee. You see quads on TV flip 4 or 5 times then the rider jumps on and rides away. When I spent this kinda money on a stem I was under the assumption it could take a beating. I was a click away on ebay for putting up my Elkas, and rear Custom Axis shocks, cause if those went (I'd say minimum $500) it'd get the ball rolling. I'm still BS aboout it but I think I got too much time and money to just sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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