The point here is that you can build a very fast trail bike using what everyone considers to be bottom end parts and it will still keep up with a top end built bike. There is nothing wrong with this guys bike, it runs rather well, my bike is built to do what I want it to do. I spent some time on the dyno and put parts on it that made a difference and made it quick. I actually took some parts off that didn't do much (reed spacers).
If you go with twins on a trail bike I recommend pwk 28's or mikuni tm 28's. Max absolute size I would go on a stock stroke banshee is 32mm, but I dont recommend those for this bike. What has to be realized here is this. He is building a bottom-mid bike. Its not going to peak at a very high rpm and its gonna build power quick. One of the keys to this is velocity, and you cant get a whole lot of velocity with gigantic carburetors bolted on the thing. Just cause most people do something, doesn't necessarily mean its the optimal thing for everyone to be doing.