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ok, i posted a message on here before about my banshee not starting. i tried spraying carb cleaner around the intakes and the rpm's picked up which should mean an air leak so i bought new gaskets thinkin that was the problem. well, i put the gaskets in and it didn't start.... at all. i checked spark and did a compression test and both cylinders held at 122 psi. but that was then when the problem first occurred. i'm thinkin i might have to do it again. well, later i then tried to double up the gaskets and that still didn't work. i even tried putting the stock intakes back on just incase if the billet intakes were bad and that didn't work. i'm sure this isn't a good thing to do but i put a very little bit of gas in the cylinders and tried to fire it up and it did but only for a second and the rpm's were kinda high and then it just shut off right away and it still won't start. my mods to the engine are billet intakes, v-force 3, advanced timing 4 degrees, twist throttle and removed the torrs, k&n airfilters and pre-filters, toomey t5's. the only mods that were done to the engine when i bought it was the t5's and jetting. the jetting can't be off cuz i rode it for about 6 monts before i put it up for the winter. i'm new to the banshee even though i've had it for a little over a year so i don't have a clue as to how to fix this or what else could be wrong.

i went to start it today, and i got nothin. kicked it at least 10 times and not a damn thing. i tried your advice but i sprayed carb cleaner directly at the pilots and the rpms went up. i didn't spray it on the choke pull, forgot about that. however, when i put new gas in the tank, i didn't flush out all the old gas after i dumped it out. could that be the reason why the pilots are getting clogged cuz it will idle good at first and when i give it gas, it hesitates at the bottom of the throttle but after the rpms pick up at about 1/4 to 1/2 throttle it will hit perfect but lags or hesitates at bottom throttle

well, i just got done cleaning the carbs and all the internals. it fired right up. its hittin perfect. no hesitation. its screamin again. thanks for all the advice. next time i get a problem, i'll just come right here to banshee hq

i haven't had the chance to clean the carbs yet but thats next on my list. i know for a fact that the float bowls are on the right carbs that they should be on. the choke tube is connected. i had a problem with that when i first put my billet intakes and v-force 3 on becuz i didn't even know that tube was there in the first place. took like a day to notice that problem so ever since, i've been makin sure the tube is connected. i'll post a reply with the news and let you guys know the results after i clean the pilots. thanks

ok, i've got a big mystery problem. the cylinders aren't gettin gas. well, here's how it all started. last time i rode was late september 2006. put the banshee in the garage so i could start on installin the new lonestar swingarm. went to start it up about a week ago and it took a good amount of kicks to get it started. went to start it 2 days later and it fired up a little easier. went to fire it up 2 days later and got nothing out of it. i did a compression test and both cylinders held at 122 psi. hopefully thats good. i cleaned the carbs 3 times. still nothin. i made sure the gaskets in between the intakes and v-force and cylinders are all good and they are. checked to make sure the reed petals aren't cracked and they aren't. the floats are operating correctly. i'm gettin real good spark and gettin fuel to the carbs but no fuel to the cylinders. i tried to put not even a cap full of gas in the cylinders and it fires up on first kick, i don't know if thats good but after it fires up, it bogs down and shuts off. i turned the choke on and it hits perfectly with no hesitation and will continue to idle perfectly but with the choke off, it hesitates real bad and then shuts off. if i wait till the next day to start it, it won't start at all. i checked the rubber boots on the billet intakes and they don't appear to be torn. however, i didn't empty the gas tank over the winter and the oil more than likely settled at the bottom of the tank and is probably preventing it from starting but it still started on the first day i tried to start it. i got new gas, 93 octane (thats what i've always used), mixed at 40:1 and drained out the old gas, still got nothin even with new gas, but i didn't clean the carbs AGAIN. i hope the crank seals aren't bad. the cylinders aren't ported and the heads aren't milled. someone told me it could be electrical but i don't see that being the case. my next option is to clean the carbs again, then try to start it. i'll order some new gaskets for the v-force and intakes and some new rubber boots for the intakes just to make sure they aren't torn. until then, help would be very much appreciated becuz i have a score to settle with some chump who thinks he's faster than me after he bought new tires when i've bought damn near a whole new rear end suspension and new bearings all around and a new sprocket and i've already smoked him by at least 10 bike lengths on more than one occasion and oh yeah, he has a banshee with all the same mods except he also has his ported, milled and 34 kehin pwk's. my banshee is a real screamer and i'd like to have it that way again but this little mystery problem is really pissin me off. thanks for the help