Bansherydr

Thanks, looks like I need a rebuild.

My rear shock would make a good pogo stick. It's not bent, doesn't leak, and the rebounds obviously not working properly. Can I just get it recharged, or does it need a rebuild? Any idea what it costs, and where's a good place to have this done? Thanks. 1999 Banshee.

When I read about everyone's problems in the forums I get real paranoid that my shee may have some of the same issues. But it's just paranoia.........

32:1 If you ask your dealer that's probably what he'll tell you as well. I assume you were reading the owners manual?

I run the B8EV, Bronco I think these are the gold ones. They don't foul and seem to run better than the BR8EG, and BR8ES. These may be hard to find. I'm guessing NGK is replacing them with the Iridium plug, cause I don't see the golds listed on NGK's web site.

You should be able to go to the hardware store and buy replacement stainless steel allen head bolts to replace all those worthless OEM screws. Take the screws to the store if your not sure what to buy and thread them into the thread sizers (most hardward stores have these). They're metric, i forgot the thread pattern. Determine what thread pattern you need with the sizers. Then all you need to do is find the stainless allen heads with that thread pattern and match up the lenghts. Much cheaper than the kits and you can do screws that some of the kits don't provide bolts for. I actually had trouble finding the right size stainless bolts on the stator side (the long ones I couldn't find) and landed up buying chrome ones that were 5mm longer than OEM and they fit.

hmmm. Long Island's pretty flat isn't it? I mean I've been there many times and bout the biggest hill I can remember was the landfill. I guess that makes sense though with all the trash talk. I'm betting PA has much bigger hillclimbs.

Ator... I've owned many a honda, kawi, suzuki, and yamaha. It's absolutely impossible for someone to own a 91 banshee and have no problem's, with just pipes, stock, whatever. Maybe your buddy should try riding his banshee. Just to clarify, when I say bulletproof, I don't mean indestructable, these quads are just built very tough, yes they can break eventually, but odds are they other mfg'r is going to break first.

I haven't seen the review of the new 450, nor had a chance to get an upclose look at it, but here are my comments. I think what bitchenbanshee is trying to say is that Honda has build their sport quads simple, smart and bulletproof. (the honda round style carrier for instance). Back in the 80's there was the 250R, the Banshee, and the quadracers. 250R's have stood the test of time considering Honda hasn't made them in 14years. Try and find a quadracer in good shape, there's not too many of them. Banshee's are a dime a dozen, they've been making them forever. Think about it, all the R's out there, winning races and they haven't been in production for 14years, that's a pretty impressive track record. All the guys I ride with have 400ex's. These things are all tight, build solid. They handle well, fly well, and are very reliable. Nowhere near as fast as my shee, but definately the best built (not fastest or most powerful) 4 stroke out there. You need to look at the little detail in the bike. The quality of the paint, welds, design. Look at the diameter of the bolts, placement of parts, and how the overall design works. We all could go on and on with the horrible designs built into the Banshee, the swingarm, the airbox, tors, the kickstarter, etc. I know it pisses us all off that Yamasuck doesn't fix these items. They don't want to spend the $ on new tooling costs and R&D, etc. The Banshee is a cash cow for Yamaha. They don't spend a dime on updates and still sell a boatload of bikes every year. Check out the way Honda builds theirs. And as far as the 250R frame braking, I don't think Honda had 30' high jumps in mind when they built the thing, not to mention the frames are 14yrs old at best. So, if Honda comes out with a more powerful bike, you bet they be all over the track taking 1st, 2nd and 3rd. I doubt they'll build the bike to be king of the dunes, it be the MX track and gncc they're after.

why don't you just race and find out

maybe we should create a forum just for hipfish. A place for him to ask rediculus questions, and where we can reply and laugh. Something like "Newbie's Corner". Why don't you solicit names for this form and we can vote on them. Everytime we see a post by him in another forum just tell him to post in the Newbie forum.

His questions are very outrageous, and I become fustrated with his stupidity as I read his posts, but goddamm I laugh. Keep him.