bigboybanshee Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I always had a blast on the blacktop back in the day. IMO it was much more fun than the sand/ dirt is. Just as Bigboy says, there is no competition. No fun racing raptors and stock banshees!!! I always got a kick out of the guys with huge dollar cars stop what they are doing to watch us fast drag bikes run. Then back in the pits people always huddled around asking a million questions, because they have never seen anything like that before. I would like to play on the asphault again.....maybe this time on a snowmobile!!!!!! That's exactly how it was too, only a few other quads, mainly stock raptors, 400ex, etc. My biggest competition was the motorcycles, and its fun for a minute but sometimes they get pissy when you whoop them, lol. They never said anything directly to us, but I'd hear about it later through the grapevine. I got sucked into the 300' scene because the competition is much better, but I love the rush of running 1/8 mile on the banshee...the way it hooks, pulls, and how you're flat out flyin by the time you cross the line. The crowd's reactions were always a big plus too :biggrin: Gotta take care of my boys Dave! This guy has been a great friend for a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trex banshee Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Running it the first part of the year in the drag chassis till I get the 10mil, then I'm building a bike for my good friend and I'm gonna start him off right with the 4mil. :biggrin: oh i see, i was thinkin you were gonna have two seperate bikes...cause i knew you sold all your stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboybanshee Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 oh i see, i was thinkin you were gonna have two seperate bikes...cause i knew you sold all your stuff. It'll be his but I'll still have a small piece of ownership in it :ninja: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trex banshee Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 It'll be his but I'll still have a small piece of ownership in it :ninja: haha oh i see! :biggrin: Travis, you ready for the upcoming season yet?? I know i am, my bike isn't but i am. Ive changed a couple things here lately and stuff started showing up in the mail :beer: im excited to see if they make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilarious Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 haha oh i see! :biggrin: Travis, you ready for the upcoming season yet?? I know i am, my bike isn't but i am. Ive changed a couple things here lately and stuff started showing up in the mail :beer: im excited to see if they make a difference. Sorry to take away from the thread. What happened with those hubs that you had lightened? Did you ever run them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trex banshee Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Sorry to take away from the thread. What happened with those hubs that you had lightened? Did you ever run them? oh yeah, i have not cut the other one yet...ill be running them this year though. Ill be sure to post pics when they are 100% complete and let everyone know if they held up. :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badassbanshee479 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Alot of the mi biys around here run the cut stock hubs like that with no problems. you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trex banshee Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Alot of the mi biys around here run the cut stock hubs like that with no problems. you should be fine. cool, having a wheelie bar this year im not that worried at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowerThanYou Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Why is it more fun? When have you ever run asphalt on a banshee to know the difference in which is better? Just because you like 300' doesn't mean that everyone should do as you...people are allowed to form their own opinions. I think if you're new to asphalt, you should start running 1/8 mile first, on gas. Master your 60' times, familiarize yourself with the surface you run on, practice tuning the shorter passes before you step up to 1/4 mile. It's real easy to burn up a bike on 1/4 mile if you don't know exactly what you're doing. Once you get to where you're running consistent in the 1/8, change your gearing and move up to the quarter mile. Once you feel that you've got that under control, switch to alcohol. That'll give you more time to learn about it too, and what you'll need to run it successfully. These are just my opinions, I've run asphalt several times before, it's a lot of fun, if more people would run it I'd be out there every weekend instead of on the dirt. bigboybanshee always has some good advice and he pretty much hit the nail on the head on this thread. I hope we can meet up sometime! I'm planning on travelling for the Wicked Motorsports race in Oct. in Albany, GA. We got our new motor together and tested it this past weekend. It makes the other motor look like a slug! LOL, Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawiking Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 travis does throw down some good advice.... he also builds some pretty sick banshee's. if i need some info, travis is the first perso i e-mail. thanks again travis for all the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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