BANJO Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 .. well.. i can ride alomst any 4 stroke on its wheels for ever... but when it comes to my banshee.. i can wheelie it in all gears to 4th.. but i cant keep it up.. i want to slow it down and do sweet ones. you guyts have any tips.. i just hate doing wheelies when going 80mph.. peace devin.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98bonerSTOCKshee Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 if you figure it out let me know... check this out...fixitrod's wheelie video maybe he can help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decon Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 a -2 swingarm would help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee~ Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 A hella lot of practice. The balance point on the banshee is way back so you have to get some balls to do it. I have probley praticed wheeling for about 25 hours or so, and can now just shift from 2nd to 3rd . Get to know your back brake also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANJO Posted April 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 those videos arent working for me... i really want to see them.. peace devin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iexpedite1 Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 My wheelies always seem to come unexpectidely. Like when I am drag racing and it finds the only spot of solid ground on the hole strip. I usually pass the balance point on my way to falling on my a**. Last time it happened my shee ended up rolling over the edge of a field row and into a ditch. I know where the balance point is but I don't have the nuts to keep her there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03bansheeLE Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 I have a 2003 limited edition banshee that only has a k & n air filter and boyesen reeds. I can wheelie it in every gear to 4th aswell, sometimes even 5th if i pull up real hard. Pulling a good wheelie depends on what way you want to do it, if you want to pull a long one going the same speed, then what i do is stand up, put my left knee on the seat and hook my left foot against the rear grab bar and my right foot over the brack pedal. Bring the shee up to the balance point which is almost touching the back rack to the ground and then try to give it constant throttle rather then letting the lightswitch power band of the shee act up and jerk it back and hit the ground, ive done this a couple of times. This will take a lot of practice. If you want to start slow and then go through the gears, then just bring it up until it is almost straight up and try to shift at the balance point rather than when is starts going down on you, so you dont have to use to much throttle and it slams the rack into the ground. Some times i can ride it from 1st all the way to 5th but not very often, i prefer long slow wheelies. I like to put my knee on the seat as explained before and i have practiced a lot so i can almost always keep it up until i run out of road, field or just start to turn off the road. The main secret is to use the balance point to your advantage instead of just hammering the throttle, and you know the banshees power band - on, off- this will cause it to jerk the bike back very fast and either hit the grab bar very hard or you will hit the brake very hard and slam the front end down. don't worry, the bike will not flip right over, the rack will stop it, you can tip it up and let it sit there even but just remember to feather the throttle and the brake to keep it balanced, no slamming the throttle or brakes. Hope this helps, Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeBob Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 (edited) .. well.. i can ride alomst any 4 stroke on its wheels for ever...but when it comes to my banshee.. i can wheelie it in all gears to 4th.. but i cant keep it up.. i want to slow it down and do sweet ones. Edited April 30, 2005 by BansheeBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyguy71 Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 I have never ridden a fourwheeler that is harder to do wheelies on than a Shee If you can ride a long wheelie on a banshee, then i really respect you....Im sure i would be able to if i could keep mine runnin long enough to try.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeBob Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 I have never ridden a fourwheeler that is harder to do wheelies on than a Shee If you can ride a long wheelie on a banshee, then i really respect you....Im sure i would be able to if i could keep mine runnin long enough to try.... 362584[/snapback] I agree with you about the shee being the toughest sport quad to wheelie, but it's really a matter of getting to the balance point. Once there you are actually better off going a little too far back becuase a tap of the rear berake will bring it back to the balance point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Just saw this post. First thing is learn the balance point. Help a friend lift the front end (turn the gas off) when it's not running. Have him hold it up at that balance point while you get on it. Sounds dorky but you will not ride a slow wheelie until you know this point. I learned the hard way... two grab bars later. Then, get use to popping it up real fast and using the rear brake to stop you before scrapping the grab bar... also practice hanging on when you do hit the grab bar. You'll get really good at popping it up before you know it, then you'll be really good at controlling the back brake. .... then you'll have it. Then you'll have to start using the clutch (which I'm still working on) to keep it running when you are going to slow. The reason the banshee is so hard is because you can't rely on the motor as much, you have to find the balance point and keep it there. When you want to slow a wheelie down you have to bring the front end a little higher than the balance point and just the opposite if you want to speed it up. Have fun and be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheeryder_69 Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 .. well.. i can ride alomst any 4 stroke on its wheels for ever...but when it comes to my banshee.. i can wheelie it in all gears to 4th.. but i cant keep it up.. i want to slow it down and do sweet ones. you guyts have any tips.. i just hate doing wheelies when going 80mph.. 362306[/snapback] I can't get out of 2nd on my friends z cause I always hit the rev limiter stupid 4 strokes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixitrod Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 I can't get out of 2nd on my friends z cause I always hit the rev limiter stupid 4 strokes 363122[/snapback] If you're hitting the rev limiter you aren't high enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03LE Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 practice practice practice and balance balance balance and to be honest I had a hard time riding good wheelies too till I got my Vforce reeds in and rejeted. This was a second gear pop up I rode the lenght and out of the arena Also I think haveing your rear shock set up just right helps too. When I started tryin to ride wheelies I had my rear shock adj turned all the way toward hard, as I got better I started softing it up to where it is now (about in the middle) also might try the one foot on the grab bar, one on the brake, I know alot of people have learned that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee~ Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 practice practice practice and balance balance balanceand to be honest I had a hard time riding good wheelies too till I got my Vforce reeds in and rejeted. This was a second gear pop up I rode the lenght and out of the arena Also I think haveing your rear shock set up just right helps too. When I started tryin to ride wheelies I had my rear shock adj turned all the way toward hard, as I got better I started softing it up to where it is now (about in the middle) also might try the one foot on the grab bar, one on the brake, I know alot of people have learned that way. 363398[/snapback] 03LE, I installed a vforce2 reed cages on my friends blaster with a B-1 pipe. When the powerband hit it hit hard, but now you can hardly feel it. Does it do the same with the shee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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