Michael Jackson
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So I'm going about getting my banshee back on the trail and I need a new air filter.
I currently have the k&n with the metal adapter plate, it's an oval shaped opening.
Can I buy one of those Pro Design Pro Flow double layer foam filters and use it with the same adapter plate?
In some of the ads they look like they have a circle opening http://i.ebayimg.com/19/!CCGqr3!EWk~$(KGrHqN,!mEEz+2VpU04BNKGhObtrg~~_35.JPG
others they look oval like the k&n.
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MjUwWDUwMA==/z/DaUAAOSwd4tUKwoJ/$_12.JPG
Anyone know the deal here?
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I might be interested in the stock exhaust system, if it's in great shape.
I've developed mild tinnitus (permanent ringing in ears) and hyperacusis (extreme sensitivty to noise) over the past few years and really don't give a shit about the few horsepower loss going back to stock pipes.
Any pics ?
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Can't believe I put that not many shepherds rustle cows! Lol
Never had one with a roux or garlic, may have to try it.
By roux do you mean the traditional term White sauce? Or do you mean it as your sauce/gravy?
As far as the white sauce, I think I know what you're talking about, but I've never used it like that as a sauce in itself.
The roux is essential in the meat/vege mix, it makes a nice "sauce" out of all of it.
It not only brings all the flavors together, but it also kind of holds it together, rather than just a pile of loose meat and veges.
It's used in all sorts of recipes, another I use it in is homemade mac n cheese. I saute onions in butter and garlic then add flour (making a 'roux) until at the desired thickness, then I add heavy cream and all the cheese.
I guess the "real" way to make a roux is to mix equal parts flour and fat (butter) in a separate pot on low heat, then add slowly to whatever you're using it in, but I don't see many people do it that way.
In the shepards pie I cook the lamb in one pan and drain well a couple times, lamb is much fattier than beef.
Then in the other pan I get all the veges and garlic going in butter. Cook them for min or two , add some more butter than sprinkle flour in a little bit at a time until it's at the thickness I want, then add the meat.
Assuming the meat was drained well, and you let it sit for 10-15 mins after pulling out of the oven, you can take a scoop of the shepards pie and the remainder won't "run" into the void. It kind of stands on its own, like a pie. Without the roux for the veges and meat, I imagine it would kind of crumble apart rather than being a nice thick mixture.
You should really try it with some fresh garlic, especially in the mashed potatoes. I always use redskins and leave the skin on, tastes good, looks good, and the skins are full of good shit.
Saute some chopped garlic in butter or olive oil and then you can add it to anything you're cooking. You can even make up a bunch, strain the garlic out, and then you have garlic oil. I do the same thing with fresh herbs that I grow as well.
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I think you're forgetting to take into account just how many stickers are included in the price of that bike.
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Have you had the variant called cottage pie which uses lamb instead of beef, or Lancanshire hotpot which has sliced potatoes instead of mashed
Traditional Shepards pie is made with lamb.
Cottage pie is made with beef.
American's love to make greasy disgusting casseroles with ground beef and mashed potatoes and call them shepards pie, its embarrassing.
The key to making either version good is to get the carrots, onions, celery and fresh garlic sauteed in a bunch of butter, then add your roux.
I just add flour straight into the mixture until I get the thickness I like, then add the meat
Saute the veges too long and they are mush by the time it's done baking.
You must drain the meat well before adding, or by the time you bake in the casserole dish the whole thing is swimming in grease on bottom.
I like to add a layer of sweet corn on top of the meat/vege mix, under the mashed potatoes.
Also set aside some of the sauteed garlic and butter and mix it in the potatoes while you mash them.
Pull top off for 10 mins at end of baking to make a nice crust on top.
Cooking is one of the few things I'm good at.
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Saying that weed has never killed anyone is the same as alcohol has never actually killed anyone. People die from liver failure, stomach cancer and other things associated to drinking. Well actually the same happens with weed. As a gateway drug pot has been found in many OD patients, suicides and even cancer. Pot smoke is actually MORE harmful than tobacco smoke. Fact is there are more chenilles in a joint once it's lit than a cigarette.
Pot also like alcohol also impares your judgement and ability to drive, it is a depressant and slows reaction time.
Alcohol is deemed legal and used by more people than pot. This alone adds to more deaths per capita. While it is true that alcohol is so addictive that it can kill you from stopping the fact is, it is legal. So, if a cop shows up to your house and you have a joint in your tool box, stand by because you deserve what's coming to you. Same as if you are under age and have cigarettes or alcohol.
Do a little more reading on your wonder drug, the effects on the body and how it relates to the subject. Mayoclinc online is a good source of factual medical information and I reference them in this posting.
Adam
Adam - get the fuck off the internet please.
It's amazing that ignorance like this still exists in fucking 2012.
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Most of you should have a look at this before continuing your crusade
Strawman seems to be one of the more popular choices for some of you
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My post wasn't an attack on Yamahaman/Griggs personally.
He doesn't seem like the type of cop that would harass a guy over a half smoked joint on his toolbox, after just catching a burglar inside his workshop, in the first place.
I was simply offering up an alternative to how the cop in Op's fictional story could have handled the situation.
Rather than harass someone for a law it seems that he himself (yamahaman123) feels is as unjust as most of us do, (only assuming by his statement of "if you got a little weed hide that shit") I was just commenting that the cop can, and should, just look the other way, especially in the circumstances of Op's little story.
I understand they are just doing their job, but at the same time it's totally within their rights, as a human being, to look the other way, arrest the burglar, and leave the guy and his half smoked joint alone.
As a country we already have the most human beings, by far, locked in cages with corrupt men profiting off of their incarceration with the everyday joe paying for it. We really don't need anymore, especially over small time personal use pot possession, its ridiculous.
Imagine being viewed as a criminal and a threat to society for drinking a couple beers in your garage while wrenching in your banshee? Insane isn't it?
I don't think Griggs took my post personally, but if he did, sorry.
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If you got a little weed on your toolbox, put the shit away so its not in the open.
Or perhaps don't impose your will onto another human by enforcing insanely unjust laws that there are no explanations for in the first place ?
The sooner this "just doing my job" mentality is eliminated, the sooner more people will stat viewing cops as humans and not just robots doing their masters bidding for a paycheck.
Nothing personal.
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Some of my best friends are cops. They are just like other people.
Seriously? Tell me more.
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Any normal law abiding citizen has no problem with cops.
AMEN!
If you have nothing to hide - you have nothing to worry about!
These guys put their lives on the line every day to protect ours!
Also, I think it'd be fair to note that the guy who posted that pic is a cop.
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My banshee goes great when I do hill climbs it would be better if I put a swing arm on it but the tires help a lot I run mud blaster's they grip great and the ride height is good so u don't bottom out on stupid things
Awesome.
Are these the tires you're talking about?
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MJ is in love with me.
You know it.. plus its always fun to a do a little fishing.
Does working out make your hair fall out?
A religious zealot and a douche bag - theres a combo you dont often see.
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OP please make your signature pic smaller
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While you're talking shit, I have a sidearm on and I don't want to use it but try me. Who the fuck goes around communicating threats?
Apparently the Internet is just a place for people to threaten you too.
ohhh the irony
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if you ever want to come toward scranton i can show you around some trails and a few coal hills as well nothing like trevorton). i need a few things b4 i can go (rotor, skidplate"mine was stolen", gasket) but when it starts warming up a lil bit im all for it. zach you still planning on coming up?
i used to ride at Jessup all the time before we found out about trevorton years ago
been to carbondale as well
havnt been up that way in years.. we did quite a bit of riding at at jessup/olyphant
maybe ill head up this spring to checkout some new territory
thanks for the invite
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just do that sweet ass hillclimb. i pass that shit on the train all the time.
what train?
what county?
what state?
what hillclimb?
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theres a place we call yellowcreek, its in ohio and its an anything goes place kinda like the coal hills but lots of dirt hillclimbs.
thanks for the info but thats a looong way away
if i was to do a weekend trip - its trevorton , i cant imagine a better place to trail ride and explore
im lookin for a place thats close enough to do day trips
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by easton?
yes , im about ~15 miles from Easton PA
im not looking for anything better, or that would even come close to shamokin/trevorton area - thatd be tough
im just lookin for somewhere else thats closer (and legal) to ride around and have some fun
even if its a bit of a drive from easton, no big deal, its just that 110 miles each way to trevorton is a bit much to do every time you wana go riding
shit i just realized it was you zach, after i posted that.
where you been riding these days ?
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Anyone have any decent, legal/legit, places to ride in any of these Pennsylvania counties?
I've been out to coal country area (trev/shamokin) many times in the past, but at ~220 mile round trip, its a bit much for a day trip when you just wana do a little riding.
My banshee has been severely neglected this past year and is dying to have the shit beatin out of it.
Thank you for reading.
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I'm pretty sure i've used worse oils than this in other bikes. i currently have two bottles of this and my plugs look fine plenty of power and some smoking but deff not excessive. I see most use castor in their banshee i think this oil is Viscosity at 100C CST: 7.2 , Flash Point: 210F
you asked for opinions, you got em..
also not sure what the appearance of your plugs has to do with anything ?
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24:1 and only $5.97 20 oz at Walmart? what do you think? any issues burning cheapo synthetic oil?
thats not even a good price to be honest, $.30 an ounce for "poulan 2 cycle oil"
you can get a quart (32oz) of one of klotz oils for $12-13, about $.40 per ounce
run the klotz at 32:1 or 40:1, and its cheaper than running poulan at 24;1 and obviously much better quality oil for your banshee..
no brainer
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the quality of construction, and it even seems like materials, are just much better on PRM products, they really are
there are tons of companies that make 1/4" skidplates, but it seems most of them use shitty soft aluminum , ive had skidplates that said they were the same grade of alum. but some are noticeably softer than others, the biggest problems with most of them are that the eyelets where the bolts hold it to the swingarm, tear out, then youre screwed, i have re-inforced the eyelets on skidplates of mine in the past with steel brackets, stopping the eyelets from blolwing out when you hit something hard, and they last much longer, but the PRM just seems to be built better than any ive seen, and uses a very hard/tough grade of alum. as far as the linkage coverage, your linkage is already there, the 1/4" skidplate hanging over it might lose you 1/2" of ground clearance, but riding on rough terrain, anyone should be used to putting their tires on the big rocks, you never run over large objects in the center of your frame unless its an accident, the skidplate is there as a last resort.
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Air filter adapter plate question
in General Banshee Discussion
Posted · Edited by Michael Jackson
Thanks for the replies
Just snagged this off ebay for $25 shipped
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-Banshee-Pro-Design-air-filter-with-Pro-Flow-adapter-plate-/111494531155?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=HFkdfROKfQ8tJ8x7JsBOcGBK%252BIg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
filter looks in decent shape and if nothing else I'll have the adapter plate and just get a new pro flow for $40. Still cheaper than buying the package new