Traction problems

[Sergio...]

Hi guys, I live in Panama in Central America and sand racing is a new sport here, most of the people usually do MX racing and 4x4. We have two Yamaha Banshee, one belongs to my brother and both of them have traction problems.

The first Banshee has the fallowing mods:

Toomey T6 pipes

Vforce3

Cool head with the biggest dome using regular gas, i dont remember the cc's

stock cilinders, stock pistons.

ported and polished

timing plate on +4

Hybrid transmission with longer gears.

front sproket 17, rear sproket stock

Stock carbs and 300 jets.

The air needle in the 3 clip.

full stock suspension.

the driver weght is 250 lb

and the sand is beach humid

 

this bike has sandstar 8x18 and on 300meter sand track ends up un 5th gear

 

The second banshee

FMF fatty pipes

38mm keihin carbs

twin petcok

ported and polished

403 Hotrod

Vforce3

timing plate +4

front sproket 17, rear stock

CDI Dinatec

A-Arms +2+1

stock swingarm

Elka shocks up front and rear shock stock

hybrid transmission with longer gears

the driver weight is 180lb

the sand conditions are the same

 

this bike is also doing the same on the sand.

We also do some street racing by the way obviously with hoosier tires.

Please tell me any mods that you would recomend.

[BansheeKid15]

try to get some scat track haulers with 8 paddles. i know people on here run them, as do i. they hook up real nice. do you guys have the stock swinger on the bikes?

[Sergio...]

try to get some scat track haulers with 8 paddles. i know people on here run them, as do i. they hook up real nice. do you guys have the stock swinger on the bikes?

 

if the swinger is the swingarm, yes we have stock swing arms, would a longer one help?

[XxMeltIcexX]

if the swinger is the swingarm, yes we have stock swing arms, would a longer one help?

 

It wont help with traction, a shorter swinger does that, but you dont need that, you need better paddle tires, and scat trac haulers are just what you need, 8 paddles will do the trick. A longer swing arm is so you can keep the front down (cause those haulers hook up).

 

Eric

[Sergio...]

It wont help with traction, a shorter swinger does that, but you dont need that, you need better paddle tires, and scat trac haulers are just what you need, 8 paddles will do the trick. A longer swing arm is so you can keep the front down (cause those haulers hook up).

 

Eric

what size tires do you recommend?

[MSBansheeDrags]

what size tires do you recommend?

 

 

try the 21" haulers or rippers with 8, 9, or 10 paddle....you can get them at www.rockymountainatv.com...dbr

[XxMeltIcexX]

try the 21" haulers or rippers with 8, 9, or 10 paddle....you can get them at www.rockymountainatv.com...dbr

 

I would run 21, 8 paddle if it were me, and rippers are too big for that bike, dont you think MS? I see they are ported, but with a 17 tooth holy shit man, you aint gonna pull those tires, id drop to a 15, maybe a stock 14, with a 42 rear.. Unless you pushing out 90+ hp that 17 is too much for that bike in sand... So:

15/42 maybe 14/41 gearing

21" 8 paddle haulers