badassbanshee479 Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 tryed riding my banshee this weekend but in two days I broke three reed pedals on my vf2's has anyone else had this problem? if so what did they end up doing?, also I can't get the damn screws to stay tight any ideas?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducman Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Are you using blue lock-tite on the screws and letting them sit for 24 hrs (to cure) before use? That may fix the problem if its just the screws backing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badassbanshee479 Posted September 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 I was using red loctite on mine, one time it broke one of the middle pedels on the left side, then the screws backed out twice on the right side and dropped the reeds out, so now I have to pull the top end and make sure it did not f up my brand new cylinders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesw Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 i had the same problem with my 2 i shit canned them and got the 3s no screws and no problems with them so im happy\ i tryed blue locite i was going to use jb weld adn really make them permant but Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssanddemon Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 The 2's have a problem with the screws backing out, without a doubt! I had the same problem with mine, finally threw them out and bought a new set. LATER I found out that Moto Tassini will warranty those 2's! Major bummer, I had pissed away $200. If nothing else, you can warranty them and sell 'em on ebay, then go buy a set of 3's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badassbanshee479 Posted September 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 i had the same problem with my 2 i shit canned them and got the 3s no screws and no problems with them so im happy\ i tryed blue locite i was going to use jb weld adn really make them permant but 412215[/snapback] yeah you shit canned them on me and it just destroyed my $2000.00 top end!!! I am sending them in and buying 3's for sure!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FASTOYS Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 QUOTE(wesw @ Sep 6 2005, 05:07 PM) i had the same problem with my 2 i shit canned them and got the 3s no screws and no problems with them so im happy\ i tryed blue locite i was going to use jb weld adn really make them permant but yeah you shit canned them on me and it just destroyed my $2000.00 top end!!! I am sending them in and buying 3's for sure!!! Dude that shiat aint right ! Damn sure shouldnt be sellin junk to another HQ member or anyone for that matter. Wesw, Sounds like you already knew they were junk and tried everything before shitcanning them. Now this poor ol sap has a brand new junk pair of Cubs AND junk v force. Nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badassbanshee479 Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Its gonna cost me right around 750.00 to fix my cylinders plus all the shipping back and forth. thanks wesw!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightrider Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 I've had mine since 02'.Changed out the reed petals twice and never had a problem with screws coming loose or breaking reed petals. Were you running spacers?Did you set the reed tension on low?Did you clean the cages before you reassembled them(loctite will not set if theres oil or fuel film present.)Could be installer error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboybanshee Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Damn, that's a raw deal....how could you know they were junk and still sell them to a fellow HQ'R? That's fucked up!!!! wesw will get what he deserves; if that is the case. I just installed some V-2's and haven't had an issue "yet". I did put loctite on them and they cured for at least a few days before I even fired it up. Hey, badassbanshee479...if you don't mind me asking, how did the reeds messing up cause 750 bucks worth of damage to your jugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 (edited) Damn, that's a raw deal....how could you know they were junk and still sell them to a fellow HQ'R? Edited September 9, 2005 by PUSH THE THROTTLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badassbanshee479 Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 its gonna cost me 750 cause I have to have my cubs sent out to be stripped and replated, which I found out you have to do both sides not just one, I then have to buy new pistions, a new dome for my noss head, gaskets, and shipping to and from. I was running reed spacers in front of the cages so the reeds were out of the turbulance, I had the tension set on high, and I made sure the cages were clean before using loctite on them. I could understand installer error on one pedel but for three two break one right after another I would have to say the cages were bad!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2twin350s Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 sounds to me like them things, v force reeds are high dollar pieces of crap. run boyesons. never broke any of mine.besides how can you justify 2 or 3 hundred dollars for reeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssanddemon Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 sounds to me like them things, v force reeds are high dollar pieces of crap. run boyesons. never broke any of mine.besides how can you justify 2 or 3 hundred dollars for reeds 413350[/snapback] Because they work REALLY good. If you ran Boysen then V-Force, you'd know why we use them despite the cost. And only a very small minority of us has had problems, like 5%; most times they run forever in any circumstance. For my part, I had them installed wrong, on the front side of the spacers. Found out thru testing that the spacers are unnecessary for my application anyway and pitched 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesw Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Atleast he suggested the red loctite. THE REST OF THE STORY I'd be pissed like you wouldn't believe. 413317[/snapback] ok when i sold them to him i told him there was one good block, the other needed replacement reeds cause the screw that held the 2 triangle blocks had vibrated loose. i told him if he wanted them, i would use blue or red loctite on it. i told him the details of them. and he still wanted them. if they were installed correctly, the blocks fit into a piece that is designed to keep all the stuff together and protect it. i told him upfront they needed some stuff for them to work. he still wanted them. i sorry, they damaged your stuff. but you pulled the tension bar screws out, which i didnt. and didnt install them correctly i would guess. "I was running reed spacers in front of the cages so the reeds were out of the turbulance, I had the tension set on high, and I made sure the cages were clean before using loctite on them. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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