BansheeKid15 Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Im getting a dune port by kevin herr, and shoulld have my cylinder back next week sometime. I think my bike wasnt running quite right because some of the reeds dont seem to be sealing properly, that and the lack of compression... Two options, buy replacement reed pedals or buy some vforce 3 reeds. Any input will help, Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 vf3 fo sho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeRider71 Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Ya like Loco said VF3's all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 vf3s :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider1026 Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 yep vf3 foshizzle!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeKid15 Posted January 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Damn you guys, now im going to have to spend more money! :shoothead: Lol But hey, it will be worth it in the end. It wouldnt be right to make everything else new, and still have the stock reeds and cages. Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanYE west Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Ok.. for shits and giggles.. Boyessen Pro Series Carbon reeds... Probably not as good as the VF3's.. but depending on your budget they'll work great too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Ok.. for shits and giggles.. Boyessen Pro Series Carbon reeds... Probably not as good as the VF3's.. but depending on your budget they'll work great too.. VF3 or a Boyesen RAD valve in this application would probably be about the same........... :geek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanYE west Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 VF3 or a Boyesen RAD valve in this application would probably be about the same........... :geek: I know the rad valve I had didn't work with the larger carbs. So I got a set of Boyessen pro carbons and put them on the stock cages. Then I switched to some VF2's.. Honestly I didn't feel any difference.. I think the Higher HP drag bikes benefit more from the VF then the trail/dune motors. So from my experience for dune motors the stock cages with good set of reeds work good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 I know the rad valve I had didn't work with the larger carbs. So I got a set of Boyessen pro carbons and put them on the stock cages. Then I switched to some VF2's.. Honestly I didn't feel any difference.. I think the Higher HP drag bikes benefit more from the VF then the trail/dune motors. So from my experience for dune motors the stock cages with good set of reeds work good. Boyesen has a RAD Valve that will work up to 38mm carb I think............. Which is beside the point, that I have had the Boyesen RAD Valves and VF3's on an engine dyno and flow bench. They are pretty much the same performance-wise. There are some petal frequency reponse differences that I thought would be significant in relation to performance, but it doesn't seem to matter........... :geek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csrmel Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 the rad valves are made more for dirtbikes and single cylinder 2 strokes that have an intake boot that is angled to the left or right. the rad valve is designed to help airflow through that angle. think of a blaster for example. the carb is angles to the side and the airflow through the intake boot makes a sharp turn. since the banshee intake boots are pretty much a straight shot from the carb to the reeds i dont think a rad valve would be worthwhile on a banshee. as supporting evidence, look at pictures of drag bikes. how many do you see running rad valves? almost none. how many do you see running v force reeds? again, not many. a few do. but most drag motors i see are using stock reed cages. i wonder what kind of reeds they use with the stock cages. my guess is some aftermarket reed petals and ported stock cages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshee Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 VF3's. They are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawiking Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 i had my reed cages ported and i run boysen power reeds....... are vf3 that much better. 250 for reeds...damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeKid15 Posted January 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Boyesen has a RAD Valve that will work up to 38mm carb I think............. Which is beside the point, that I have had the Boyesen RAD Valves and VF3's on an engine dyno and flow bench. They are pretty much the same performance-wise. There are some petal frequency reponse differences that I thought would be significant in relation to performance, but it doesn't seem to matter........... :geek: If i was to go out and purchase a set of either (vf3's or boyesen) which would you prefer/buy? the rad valves are made more for dirtbikes and single cylinder 2 strokes that have an intake boot that is angled to the left or right. the rad valve is designed to help airflow through that angle. think of a blaster for example. the carb is angles to the side and the airflow through the intake boot makes a sharp turn. since the banshee intake boots are pretty much a straight shot from the carb to the reeds i dont think a rad valve would be worthwhile on a banshee. as supporting evidence, look at pictures of drag bikes. how many do you see running rad valves? almost none. how many do you see running v force reeds? again, not many. a few do. but most drag motors i see are using stock reed cages. i wonder what kind of reeds they use with the stock cages. my guess is some aftermarket reed petals and ported stock cages. I would like to know also, i was thinking of buying some vitos replacement reeds. But then again, for 50 bucks, im 1/4 of the way to vf3's and will probably buy them later on anyway... Are there any replacement reeds that are comparable to vf3's or boyesen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 the rad valves are made more for dirtbikes and single cylinder 2 strokes that have an intake boot that is angled to the left or right. the rad valve is designed to help airflow through that angle. think of a blaster for example. the carb is angles to the side and the airflow through the intake boot makes a sharp turn. since the banshee intake boots are pretty much a straight shot from the carb to the reeds i dont think a rad valve would be worthwhile on a banshee. as supporting evidence, look at pictures of drag bikes. how many do you see running rad valves? almost none. how many do you see running v force reeds? again, not many. a few do. but most drag motors i see are using stock reed cages. i wonder what kind of reeds they use with the stock cages. my guess is some aftermarket reed petals and ported stock cages. Come on..................Have you actually seen a RAD Valve for a Banshee? They're not the same thing as what you are talking about. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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