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And as for blown seals, if the seal blowes and you are riding hard, what happens next? Don't be dumb blueduce. I'll make sure you know my pic is orig. Trust me.

Ok let me reply to your jackass statements, I like to keep an eye on my shocks to look for problems, you fool. Also not running s.c. gives me instant access to adjustment. Powder coat can be abraised. I'm sure you know the world's best powder coater, go ask him. Shock covers get soaked with grit, mud, dirt, sand.............the fabric acts like sandpaper. Not a hard fact to realize. You must be running in the back of the pack to need such protection from open-air debris and all that GRIT you RACE in.

Don't talk shit about my bike. You haven't seen it. You might be settin yourself up to look stupid.

Stars shine like turds in a bowl? Good one.

Your list of parts is very pompus. Can you say penis extention?

I will run out to my Weekend Warrior and roll out my shee because blue duce commands it. He knows people. I will show you my bike on my terms banshee king(bluedook)

The orig. post was about a guy who bought some shock covers, and they quickly started getting holes in them. He wanted some opinions about shock covers. I GAVE MY OPINION. I am happy you know how to quote, but you are not Banshee GOD. I never clamed to be an expert, just sharing my experence with shock covers. But you flame like you are an expert so I guess you are right and everyone else is wrong. Get a grip, dickhead. You must be very busy being your own salsman and all.

I guess the next thing you are gonna tell me is pc can't be scuffed? Or do you know someone that will sell you extra tough pc for twice the cost?--SUCKER

HA HA you can get ELKAS on ebay for a grand-custom. I want to sell you some shit. You are a cash cow. Why are you typing when you have a championchip to win, speed racer?(blue duce) You are the one who opened their mouth and started spewing shit.

Blue duce, you gotta desert tank? I bet you ride with a camelback filled with bud light.

I'll post a pic. No problem. Never said I was an expert. All I know is what I have seen. Obviously you are a big time pro or somthing. I have no right to have an opinion aganst such a bad ass rider. 2 hours across the desert? WOW! Eat shit you prick. I don't care who you know at ELKA, they didn't give you ELKA shock covers. Some dude took your money, fool! 2200 bucks for elka shocks? Am I to be impressed? Are you a complete whore for any salesman that walks your way? HA HA HA you got took and now you try to pimp advice like you are a banshee engineer or somthing.

Let it happen. No four stroke will ever replace the Banshee. If they do stop making two strokes, we all win. We already have ours. Plenty of aftermarket stuff to keep us running FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you think someone with a mint post production ATV is gonna be sad? My buddy has a honda 250 that people have offered 10,000 for and it isn'nt modded at all, completely stock.

At least my Banshee Dosen't look like I ran it through autozone and equipped it with every usless piece of crap accessory I can get my hands on like Blueduce's. Blueduce, do you have curb feelers on your impala? Shock covers look like shit IN MY OPINION. Let me ask you this, why don't any aftermarket shock companys like Works or Elka sell shock covers? Because they are usless and are abrasive to the spring coating. And as for keeping all that grit off of the shaft, the shaft on a quality shock is so hard that dirt or sand isn't gonna hurt it. Also, the shocks have seals that are designed to keep out grit. Shock covers are just another way for a company to sell you a useless product. Go ahead and use em'. By the way, I have a cool lookin axle cover and some footpegwears I wanna sell you.

Fixitrod, All my buddies ran shock covers. They didn't know any better. I didn't run them because I like being able to easily see whats up with my shocks as I ride. After a while, my buddies decided to sell their shocks. Like most people, they didn't clean their shock covers after every ride. They removed their shock covers and to their dismay, the paint had been worn off the springs. One of my buddies had blown a seal and didn't know it until he bent his a-arm. Go on ebay and you will be able to tell which shocks had shock covers on them. They look like someone took sandpaper to the springs. Beat looking shocks don't sell well. Clean shocks are a work of art. Why hide/ruin them?

If you want to improve your trail Shee, yank your juggs and peep into the intakes. I am positive you will see some rice eating engineering in there. Great idea, poor execution. Imagine a couple of air/fuel molecules traveling through those intakes. Anything that would hinder their travel needs to be ground out. Look at where that sweat shop jap pressed those sleaves into those castings. They don't quite match up do they? Grind everything flush. Look down into those transfers, this is where you need to do alot of grinding. Check out those exaust ports, if you can't see your reflection in them, keep polishing. Don't polish the intakes, as they need a rough surface to help atomize the air fuel mixture. Go over the intakes with a round carbide cutter, they seem to give the perfect finish. You don't need the port kit to get better performance out of your Shee. All you have to do is let your engine suck air like it was designed to. All that said, The port kit sure made my Banshee alot faster/funner to ride . Good luck and use new gaskets.

You will not lose any bottom end power. The reason you would not want this type of port job if you ride trails/woods is because it puts your pb at a much higher rpm. But it seems to let your bike rev twice as high as before. Your pb will hit so hard that it will pull wheelies in 5th if you are not sitting on the tank. Very hard to control technically once you are in the pb. You must get 34 mm carbs if you want to feel the true benifit of this port kit. The shit is as clamed and then some. You will make your money back as soon as you smoke all your riding friends and they all come begging for a port job. 300 a pop, baby!

Ask him if you can take it for a ride. Open that bitch up in sixth and show her who's boss. Toss that dumb asswipe $4500, hook up and haul ass before I find him. Breaking in is done at the factory.

Once you go black......

Just drill as small a hole as possible. If you ride in wet areas, don't do it. Get a step bit, it is easer to control and you can drill progressively smaller holes as you work to the individual accessories on your bike. Make a new harness with higher quality wire. Eliminate all clips as they will become disconected as you pull through. Drill all holes on the bottom side of your frame. Also, drill tiny drain holes in all areas that water will collect. Rust sucks. Do not use silicone. Use rubber wiring loom grommets like the ones that are in the door seals of any newer vehicle. All auto parts stures carry a bunch of diffrent sizes. Yes, it is true that in frame wiring will pimp out your Shee, but it is a lot of work. You can accomplish the same look with some split loom, but the ooh factor is not as great as with in-frame.

Get a product called "ZOOPS SEAL". It is a permanant coating that you apply after a good polishing. It soaks in so you don't have to polish again. Works on all alum.

Shock covers are for people trying to cover up their crappy stock shocks. Shock covers will scuff your springs, hold in fine dirt, and get torn as soon as you hit a man sized jump (springs will pinch the fabric). Get works shocks ans go loud and proud.

HA HA HA, you guys are falling for the oldest sales trick in the book! I say stop making the Banshee tomorrow. I dare Yammy to do it. The quicker they stop making the Banshee, the quicker the depreciation on the 3 I already own will stop. We are all sitting on pots of gold. The tree huggers will have to crawl back into the cave they came from if we all vote for those who support the way we live and play. Reverse the damage Clinton inflicted on our sport. Vote Bush '04.

JL stuff just isn't worth the money. Buy a Pioneer head, Kenwood amps, Infinity mids/tweets,and Rockford Fosgate Power 10"S. You won't be disapointed.

I ported my jugs with the race logic kit. It really raises your intakes by quite a bit. It adds a bunch of rpms and power up top, but it seems to put your powerband in "lightswich" mode. Mild until you hit 3/4 throttle, then you get an amazing shot of power out of nowhere. You better be holding on. Get it if you already know how banshees like to be ridden--in the powerband. Forget it if you like technical riding or trails. Perfect for duning. As for method, I found that the Dremmel Flex Shaft with Carbide cutter heads work fast/ best. Discs and drums don't last. And plan on spending some quality time on it. If you can't put 10-15 hrs in it don't even attempt it. Also, plan on getting a bore job/pistons/34 mm carbs at least. You should really look into upgrading your shocks, too. Your bike will need extra suspension as you will be traveling at a much higher rate of speed.

I agree. learn to spell. Learn to punctuate. I am willing to bet that those who can't spell have poorly maintained Banshees. Also, they probably do not wash behind their balls, therefore, they get no head from the ladys.