phx450

Heading out Friday Halloween and back on monday. Camp in wash 10 and ride south of everyone. we ride for hours without crossing more then 3 or 4 people. When you ride at olds and gecko it will be a zoo. But plenty of area to ride.

I love these topics. I will probably catch a little crap for this but....... I have owned both, will continue to buy both. My yfz 450 is the bike i ride at the cinders, mx track, even the dunes. I dont ever break anything, its got electric start, i can use pump gas on long rides (crown king). My banshee is a hill monster and can smoke 98% of the four strokes. BUT...... I need to work on it a bunch. And its only used at the dunes. I know that you can work on the banshee and fix it for the type of riding you do, but if you take a stock banshee vs a stock 450 from any manufacture it will get destroyed at an mx track and majority of the trail races. Fire away boys!

True...........But thats why i have the hill bike. 70-80 hp and you might be able to wheelie, but with you wont be passing me, you will have a good view of my back!!! I never thought about building another 4 mil for a duner but now I need to rethink my strategy. I planned on a 370, but im not so sure now. I already have the suspension in the garage, just need the bike to throw it on....

I finished the 4mil hill shooter. And after thousands i want to build a duner banshee now. I sold the YFZ450 and plan to build a nice duner. My first goal is reliability. I have the 4mil that i get to work on and tinker with. I'm looking for suggestions from the guys who have built reliable bikes for the dunes. I say this becuase many a banshee are not reliable! I'm thinking 370 long rod, Toomey pipes, V-force Reeds and intakes, possibly some pwk's. +2+1 arms and +2 axle, Not sure on the swinger length. At most +2. I'd like to ad 3 lights 2 in the stock with flood and 1 handle bar spot. so a stator rewind is due. Shoot me some ideas!

Go on Craigslist and buy some cheap set of paddles. If you had a four stroke its not so bad. My 450 does just fine in the sand without paddles, but i wouldnt ride my banshee without them. You will spin and spin and spin. Dont forget this will create more heat.

I need to find my camera and upload my pics. did you guys see the tow truck with the rotating stage on it? Yes it was very hot out. Im surprised some of the ladies dresses with so much clothes!

Any of you guys Hill race? Im assuming flat drags and hill will have a tremendous difference in sprocket size. i have a 15 front and 45 rear and thiking of putting on a 46.

I noticed the ring around the moon too! Crazy looking. We were camped in Wash 4-5 and it was a ghost town. We had some friends camp at Gecko and it was the usual crowded gecko, however i did see plenty of open parking on the street. Day time was hot as hell though. I wasnt ready for that. I bet this weekend has the same amount of people.

We were out this weekend Thursday Night through monday. Camped in Wash 5 rather then our usual wash 10. It was a ghost town. Not a camp closer then 2-300 feet. I couldnt even hear generators running. The hill and drags was pretty crowded especially Saturday at olds. We got tons of riding in. It was pretty strange camping out by the fire and it being dead silent. Most of the vendors were not even set up until saturday morning. Great trip though. Looking to see if anyone got any pics? I dont know how to post mine.

did any of you guys need to add some more gear when you switched. I went up one tooth, and i dont believe that was enough.

Just got back from glamis. Wow Alky! I will never change the bike back to gas. I need to add another tooth to the rear sprocket. Up the hill i could use one more now with the change. Now if only i could lose about a 100 pounds i could actually compete with the 135 jockeys at the hill. What about reading the plugs? I ran about 7 gallons through it, and it ran great. I would like to know what im looking for in the plugs. Anyone have any good tips on purging? Easy kits etc.

Im down to one set. 21x12x8 6 paddle. douglass blue label, no scratchs, no dents. Perfect Condition. If you give me emails i can send them right now. I have a set of 20X10X8 10 paddles haulers that i would probably trade for a nice set of V paddles or something.

Nobody needs any banshee parts? Well at least stop by and grab a beer!!!!

I had my shop who built the motor make the conversion for me. They setup the domes and the jetting, so it should be close! I hope!

Just finished swapping over to alky. I will be in glamis this weekend racing the hill. I would like to see some other folks 4mil setups. Gearing, tires, carbs, etc. First time on Alky as well! Should be fun until i break it! Feel free to post your setups that have worked. I need some comparisions to see where im at compared to everyone else. I have a white Duramax with a Texas longhorn flag!

I have a set of Chrome J-arms and some 6 paddle 21x8 paddles. And some other random parts. I will be at the hill all day saturday! Bring some cash, beer, parts? White DURAMAX CHEVY with a Texas longhorn flag off of the back. Right side of the hill drag racing!

i have some chrome ones off of my 89. I'm going to glamis on saturday night for the drags and can bring if you are near by.

I bet i would have a ton of responses if i would have titled it "stock banshee vs 400ex vs 450" I figured the same.

I guess nobody has drag axles on this site?

I have a drag axle on my banshee and currently the wheels are set out as far as they can go. Its a lonestar drag axle, the kind that has 3 grooves you can choose from. My question is should i move them in as far as i can? In theory i believe that the closer the wheels are the more traction you will get. Right? 2nd part to the question is that we are hill shooting (glamis olds). Its not the smoothest of hills as you guys understand, but it will be groomed. Basically im looking for every advantage i can get when racing all the skinny kids on bikes! Any thoughts?

you can ride till at least midnight the way i see it!

Im not sure which weekend some of you went last year for Halloween but last year it was packed. After speaking with the rangers off of the wash road they confirmed it. They sold more passes the thursday before halloweeen weekend then they have in any past year. I know we always go the weekend before, this year that would be 26, 27, 28. I guarantee it will be packed!

coming from a guy who has a 4 mil banshee that says a lot! Whats done to it? Normally they need a ton of nos and an 80 pound kid to ride to run with the banshees. I remember last year at the night drags they had that gray YFZ with the turbo, but he would throw his chain every 3 or 4th race. Should be a great time.

a couple of us from phoenix are heading out about 3:00. I need to get my gearing down, so any of you with 4 mils going i need to see how your bike runs and what gearing you have. This is a tuning session for Halloween. But if you guys head out i have a White Duramx chevy lifted. Normally i have a texas longhorn flag out the back of it. Stop by and grab a beer.

I have a set of shearer SB in frames with silencers. All chrome. I used them for one weekend no prez day this year. I want some shear out of frames. They have no dents, nothing, perfect condition. No blueing on the pipes anyplace. I paid 575 you can have them for 500+shipping. Where do you live?