PhilMoore

My 01 Banshee has stock pistons, stock porting, 19cc coolhead, +4 timing, 15t front sprocket and stock tires. I can do a 90 foot tabletop pinned in 4th gear. I also have Elka shocks and +2 arms. I am not sure I would try that big of a jump with a bone stock Banshee though.

The Car Quest part number is ES419R It says "Moog" on it.

Oh, and I can get you the CarQuest part number off my new one when I get home if that helps. You don't have to get them online, your local car parts store probably has them (mine did)

I have Burgards home-made crappy arms and I am literally taking them in to the machine shop today to have them fitted with the RickyStator ball joints. I am also having them fitted with stock banshee bushings and sleeves. Note, these arms with the VW ball joints require the stock banshee spindle be reamed out for the stud to fit. This destroys the stock spindle. That said, I have four straight used ball joints and one brand new one in the box, plus used bushings and sleeves. I don't think your Arms are Burgards but the parts might work. If you can send me a $10 check to cover shipping, I will UPS them to you. Send me a PM and I will give you my address there. I was going to wait until I get my arms back and working then list the parts with pictures in the for sale section. So, I don't have a picture at this moment. Phil

I have been using Yamalube 2s in my 2001 Banshee since it was new. I am still running the original pistons and rings. I don't ride it much though. I might average 10 gallons of gas a year.

I have a Graydon 2 into 1 carb manifold, aluminum airbox and K&N filter. I can't remember the size of the carb that came with it. It works awesome, and I would not go back to two carbs, unless I was a serious drag racer/tuner. The sole reason I got this kit, is I hated messing with jetting (summer/winter and altitude changes for dune trips) on the stock carbs, and I figured if I am replacing them I may as well go with one carb to make it as simple as possible. I am more than happy with my Graydon setup and would not go back to two carbs.

I finally cut my fronts last weekend. I borrowed my dad's "Dremel Multi-Max" cutter and it worked awesome! I got a new half-round blade for it before I started. I used a carpenter hand-planer (Block Plane) to finish the edge and it turned out really well. The rears need to be done too, but I want that lifted look like on the fullbore Banshee in "Pure", but I don't even know where to start.

If you haven't ruined your spindles yet, don't do it! Ricky Stator makes replacement ball joints that fit the stock spindles. You will need to bore and tap out the arms, but that is better than ruining the spindles. Besides those VW ball joints just bend easy anyway. Or, sell those arms and get some that are made right and not cobbled! LoL

LoL! We get sink holes out in the mines around here, but nothing like that. It can be nasty though if you are not expecting it, because there can be a three foot deep hole right in the middle of the trail where it was normal the last time you went through.

A young lady visiting the city for the weekend attempted to recycle the recycle bin on her boyfriends windows desktop with catastrophic results.... http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/06/guatemala-sinkhole-2010.jpg http://gizmodo.com/5551916/the-gates-of-hell-just-opened-in-guatemala

Well guys, I got my droid on Monday. I am using it to post thizs right now. I gotta say this is the coolest computer since the c=64. lol I have been trying to resist these phone gizmos, but you gotta have the tech if u wanna shag the hotties. Even the cougars are jumpin' on the bandwagon yo.

I been around a while. It seems like I had to create a new user account for some reason years ago. I got my 2001 shee in september 2001, but I think was on here before that.

Step One: Obtain medical insurance. Start with a table top jump, not a gap jump. Keep the throttle steady, don't blip it and DO NOT LET OFF. Keep loose and relaxed, but don't let go! Don't go for height, don't "preload" Just go for a smooth straight clean jump with only enough air to make the landing. Flat landing = rear wheels first, punch the throttle right before you land, and keep it on. Sloped landing = all four touch at the same time if possible (the front end will be "downward"), also, use throttle right as you land. As you approach the face of the jump, keep a steady speed and just "ride over it". Do not let off the throttle do not wick the throttle. Lean back slightly so you feel your weight pulling back against the handlebars (not too much). Right as you land, give more throttle, but not WFO.

Do you have the time or patience to go through this kind of bullshit? I know I don't. Be careful with that file sharing software. Minnesota Court Awards RIAA $1.92M for Theft of 24 Songs By Michael Saba on June 22, 2009 4:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) Court is adjourned in the high-profile RIAA case against Jammie Thomas-Rasset for the download of two-dozen songs: a Minnesota jury awarded the Recording Industry Association of America $1.92 million in their suit against Rasset for sharing 24 songs on the Kazaa P2P network. Rasset is ordered to pay the fine to four major labels for damage compensation. Aspiring mathemagicians among you might note that this amounts to $80,000 a song, far more than than the $9,250 the RIAA originally sued Rasset for in 2007 before the case was dismissed as a mistrial. "There's no way they're going to get that," Rasset is reported to have said, calling the figure "kind of ridiculous." The $1.92 million figure might indeed seem a little ridiculous, but keep in mind that the RIAA likely pushed for a high fine to make a statement in their ongoing war against music piracy. The RIAA has stopped suing individuals for music piracy, and has shifted their strategy to target Internet Service Providers, but there are still about 10 unresolved cases against users accused of music piracy. Is this the beginning of the long-rumored backlash against the RIAA? Moby seems to think so. And radio maven Jerry Del Colliano mused that the only way to end illegal downloading is to "sue everybody under 30. Everybody." As Billboard reports, the huge claim could actually backfire against the RIAA; a Sony BMG exec who testified at the trial even admitted he was "shocked" by the verdict. Related links: RIAA.com ZDNet: High drama and low points in RIAA trial CSMonitor.com: If file-sharing is piracy, what about aggregators?