champ6966 Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 i just bought my first banshee last week and ive only rode it five times, actually once if you count long and hard on the throttle. what i do know is i love it already with the comfort and right now power that seems to never end that ive been looking for in a bike. anyways what im worred about is the cylenders dont seem to be hitting quite the same and the side w/ the choke lever on it is smoking more then the other. they just dont seem to sound in senc with one anouther at idle. it dosnt cut out or have a noticable miss when riding, as far as i can tell it seems to run great, it starts right up cold or hot, has great power,idles w/o dieing. i changed plugs even though neither of the old ones were fouled (they both looked good and the same as one anouther) but the one cylender still smokes more then the other its not alot of smoke but is defintlly noticable, is this normal and how do i know if the idle is set the same or correctly on the two carbs? any help or info i can get would be great, were gettin ready for a hard ride at the coast and i dont want anything to happen to my bike due to lack of knowledge or experence w/ the double cylender powerplant that i already love but have alot to learn about thanks champ6966 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sredish Posted January 29, 2004 Report Share Posted January 29, 2004 I'd start with taking both plugs out and have someone kick over the machine to ensure your getting spark at both plugs. How old is the gas? If its old, put fresh gas in. If you have the fresh gas and good spark they both should be hitting. I generally put my hand behind the muffler for a real generic way to feel if they are firing. You'll feel a good push of air hit out of both pipes if they are both hitting, if one hits and one is weak or nonexistent then it may not be firing. You can check the jetting in both carbs and check that they are both working properly. You might let a Yamaha tech look at the carbs if your still concerned with it firing or not. If one isn't firing and you run it, you can potentially break the crankshaft in two. Not a good thing. Good idea on installing the fresh plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justintoxicated Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 you could have a small piece of sand stuck in the pilot jet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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