DarkBuDDha Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 (edited) New to the board here and i hope this is in the right topic... Just got my banshee yesterday, and on half choke it rides like a beast... but when the chokes is off it tends to bog on 1st gear then it picks up like no other... My friend thinks it's the thors. Any information on this? Edited October 17, 2004 by DarkBuDDha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomey Banshee Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 tell us what you have done to it. Mods and the like. I can tell you right off though its not the T.O.R.S. Sounds like 1 of 2 things, air screw adjustment or needle clip position, maybe both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkBuDDha Posted October 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 it's a stock banshee. no mods whatsoever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotulMonsta Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Well, my first guess would be to check your slides and make shure they're in sync(not the band) after you enshure they are by watching the little windows while opening the throttle and seeing if the dot's line up at the same time. Then I'd move onto jetting. pull your plugs out, clean em up and have a run at it..full throttle after the engines warmed up and you've been through the gears, pull the plugs and see what color they are. If they are black and oily, your too rich...likewise if they are white..your too lean. You want to see a nice toasty brown or something pretty damn close...you don't want to spend all day to find that"perfect jet setting" close enough is good enough when you want to ride. Now if your still bogging after that..stock banshees always bog off idle. Genetic defect. Make shure your filter is clean and isn't over oiled. These are the simple things you can do. If you still don't like the bog, time to take shit apart. First check your spark..both plugs should fire at the same time every revolution of the motor. If it doesn't or is intermitten..you got electrical issues..could be simple could be complex..leave that alone for now. Let's say that it's good. Now pull your carbs out and check the float hieght..it should close off the valve at approximatly 10-15 deg angle from the top. if they close it at more then thay, fuel starvation could be causing a slight bog, any more and you'll get vapor lock in the bowl which will cause it to bog. Also check to make shue EVERYTHING is clean and the needles are straight. now put em back together slap em on and ride. You might also want to adjust your idle and air screws. Turn it out you can offset the pilot tricking the carb to think it's bigger, turning it in does the opposite. If your going in this deep, be patient as it will take some trial and error...check your reeds. A good set of reeds will make a world of diffrence in power and throttle response. They should sit flush on the cage with no gaps. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkBuDDha Posted October 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 thanks for the info bro. my friends going to do some maintenance check up for me. like looking at the plugs, cleaning the carbs, check intake, leaks and what not... get new dual stage reeds hopefully they come in this weekend so i can be ready for the dunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotulMonsta Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 You better learn fast how to work on your own machine...When that shit breaks down on you in the middle of nowhere..you gotx to be able to pull some mcguiver shit to get you back home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knight_ripper Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 True that. And with Banshee's they are a constant work in progress. If you ask my friends, they would tell you that Im working on her more than riding her. But thats because they require sooooo much maintenence. And if you dont keep up on it shee wont last. But Motul is right, I cant count how many times I have taken her out to ride and something happens.... Just a month ago, I was riding the dunes....when all of a sudden I had a stuck carb. I killed it quik....then after sitting there with no-one around for 20 minutes I decided to kick it over pound it into second and get my ass back to camp ..... in a hurry. lol. literally. I took apart the carbs and wa la. the slide guide had backed its way out of the carb. Luckily it was still there, so I pushed it back in and filled the hole with some sylicone. And off I went. I hope it holds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpeinkc Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 i got a banshee that never needs any maintenance, it is 1/12 scale and sits on my desk at work. how ever, it's big brother always needs some thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkBuDDha Posted October 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 got rid of the problem it was the old gas that the old owner had in her. ran a new take through and now she pulls like a beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIRST BANSHEE Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 got rid of the problem it was the old gas that the old owner had in her. ran a new take through and now she pulls like a beast you think it pulls now,just wait untill you start adding mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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