CoolRaptor2001 Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 This post has no point realy, just thought i'd give you all a update on finally getting the 'shee fixed. Just picked it up this morning from the shop, has new hotrod crank, new left carb body, TORS removal kit, now bored .60 over, vitos pistons (cast ) and some misc electrical trouble was fixed. They said it was pretty much broken in but they recommended I start it and let it get hot then shut it off and let it cool a few times anyway. After doing that once it started smoking a little out the right side pipe untill its good and hot, but it runs perfectly so it cant be anything too serious lol. I think the shop killed my rear shock when they had it because now i can press it all the way down with one hand and its realy realy squishy. The little knob on the res. has no affect now either. Other than that iam happy havin' it back and cant wait to log some more hours tomorrow. Supposed to be in the 70s the weather channel said. PERFECT riding weather. Maybe now I can start buying go-fasteER stuff for it instead of rebuilds I brought all the spare parts home, mostly junk like messed up TORS, stripped carb body, and the old pistons. The shop said the crank was useless and they didnt think it could be rebuilt, but iam gonna keep it anyway incase I find out it can be or maybe use it as core or something. This has been a BNN news update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomey Banshee Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 Hey congrats. Sounds like its gonna be a fast shee. Is there a reason you went cast instead of forged? I want to rebuild my sons shee and from all the reading and research I have done, all on this site, they say forged is usually more durable. Just asking, I want to get all the info I can before I start his. Good luck with your "new" shee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolRaptor2001 Posted April 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 When I asked what pistons they were gonna use they just said Vitos so I assumed they would be there forged pistons. My mistake, its fine by me though since its still stock its not like its gonna be a 80horsepower motor or anything. Ill probably check and see if I can have forged pistons put in whenever I have it re-ringed(1-maybe2 years). I was more concerned about the crank that was in it, and sure enough it was replaced. Goodluck on rebuilding your sons shee I would have tried to do this myself but ive never even messed with a banshee motor so I thought it would be best to let a pro do it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomey Banshee Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 I've never done it either. Thats why I'm trying to read everything out there before I do. It gets confusing, believe me. Good luck with the shee. The Vitos pistons are supposed to add a noticible performance gain. Let us know how much of a gain you notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolRaptor2001 Posted April 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 I only had about 5 hours ride time on it before I did a compression check and found out it needed rebuilt so I cant say for sure about the gains from the vitos pistons compared to stock since I dont have much experience with either. It has more power everywere compared to before it was rebuilt. Its not a night-and-day difference, but its very noticable. It revs alot quicker and gets into the powerband almost instantly. Its also alot easier to ride since theres more power. I had it in some tight technical trails this evening and it did great, even though banshees arent none for there trail riding ability. My grand dad on his trailboss250 jokingly acted like he was gonna drag race so I went WOT and almost soon as I did I hit a gravel patch....sadly, he became a victim of banshee roost, bigtime I changed the tranny oil before I went riding today and put a case saver that I got for christmas on it. I had to grind off a part inside of the stator cover in order for it to go back on after the case saver was installed, is this normal? Iam gonna miss riding tomorrow though, me and a friend from church are gonna go play some paintball. Be sure to keep us informed on how your rebuild goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tithead Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 my shee is away for a rebuild just now, dont get it back till late next week at least i miss her!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolRaptor2001 Posted April 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 (edited) I feel your pain, just try and hold on, all the pain will be worth it when your shee is back on its wheels Mine was gone for over a month. The shop was a man short and its that time of the year thats why it took so long. Also wasted a week because they were calling the wrong phone number, I wrote a 4 but it looked more like a 9, my fault Edited April 18, 2004 by CoolRaptor2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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