crbanshee Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 i noticed this weekend that in the sand im boggy in 6th..1-5 hit hard but the second i hit 6th its like it just quits and falls out of the band? im running a stock motor with fmf pipes and a 310 main good paddles with 3lbs air, dune tracker fronts. gas is pump gas but im burnin 91 octain 32:1 mix with yamalube new plugs..im stumped? any ideas whats going on..its like the power band just turns off in 6th it gets slugish like it is loading up and about to foul the plugs but dosnt but the second i down shift to 5th its off like a rocket again... i put up as much as i could think of to get you guys an idea of whats going on any help ar suggestions would help alot....thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeBrian Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Gearing a little too fat?When youre compression is shot that will happen as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANDSTAR Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 What is your tire size/paddle count. What sprockets are you running. Also, where the hell are you finding a strech of sand long enough to think about 6th??? If it is a hill and you are good in 5th, I would say you are fine. How does it run on dirt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blue Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 What is your tire size/paddle count. What sprockets are you running. How does it run on dirt? 407523[/snapback] That is what i was thinking your paddles may be dragging your motor down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crbanshee Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 (edited) What is your tire size/paddle count. What sprockets are you running.Also, where the hell are you finding a strech of sand long enough to think about 6th??? If it is a hill and you are good in 5th, I would say you are fine. How does it run on dirt? 407523[/snapback] the sand highway from glamis to gordens well 27 miles of straight sand road..its smoothe fast and straight.you can keep it pinned in 6th untill you are so scared you have to slow down or untill it blows up..as far as paddle count im not positive im running the sand geko paddle with 13/41 gearing i know its on my stock rims. thing is it never bogged like this before?? could my reeds have something to do with it? i know they are shot they are the stock reeds with close over 200 hrs on the bike? and on hard dirt it runs great..we rode from plaster city to occotillo wells on a long straight road and it was pulling hard in all gears and in 6th it was perfect i keept trying to shift thinking it was tapped out 5th..but there is no 7th gear so i couldnt get any shift out of it? i will try to find an areal photo of the sand highwaty to post here for you guys to get a feel for the area im talking about Edited August 23, 2005 by crbanshee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crbanshee Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 (edited) here is a good link to see the area...the canal is the thick black line running north the sand highway runs just 1/4 mile east of the canal right at the base of the dunes.. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Brawley,CA&l...26350&t=k&hl=en you can move the map its fun to play with you see the 2 canalls cross follow the canal to the east and you will find test hill just 100 yrs north of the canal..and if you follow the canal that goes to the north you end up in glamis and the dunes are cool looking from these shots. you can realy tell the difference between glamis and gordens well..glamis is rolling and smoothe gordens well is a bit taller and more technical dunes Edited August 23, 2005 by crbanshee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wielandr Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 i would also like to know i have the same problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odaen Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 could also be a size or 2 off on your mains, it's tuff to say which because they both can behave similar. really only shows like that when you're under a very heavy load, which 6th gear can bring in the sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEKO Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I personally think its your jetting... I could be wrong but i think 310 mains for sst on a stock motor is just to big if a jet you might just be drowning your carbs with gas by the time you hit 6th have you tried a plug chop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05.Banshee.SE Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 Sounds to me like you're running rich. When I run a fat jet (350 main), I get the same thing. @ 310-330 main it was non-existant. Reeds would cause a horrible bottom end-1/4 throttle through all gears, and it would run smooth around WOT (where the integrity of your reeds aren't as important,) so it's not that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtfreak Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 (edited) from what im reading seems like he was saying used to run fine but now bogging in 6th.didnt hear about changing jetting.sounds to me like someone needs to do a compression test and go from there.also 13 tooth front sprocket and bogging,im running a 15 tooth and seems like i could pull a 16 tooth.i have no prob running out of gear looking for 7th gear with a 15 tooth Edited October 26, 2008 by dirtfreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS1Inferno Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 the steep gearing of 6th would be where wrong mains would show theri ugly face. and get some good reeds, and up top a motor will just about run without reeds at WFO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0blumz Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 the steep gearing of 6th would be where wrong mains would show theri ugly face. and get some good reeds, and up top a motor will just about run without reeds at WFO. The title of this tread reminds me of the time when my cousin took his Banshee to the local Banshee guru with the same problem. The dude charged $100 to clean the filter. WTF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS1Inferno Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 The title of this tread reminds me of the time when my cousin took his Banshee to the local Banshee guru with the same problem. The dude charged $100 to clean the filter. WTF! yeah that'll do it too, but a filter that bad would be noticable in every gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittss1c Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 any chance bowls are going dry or low? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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