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Ahh well I took my bike to Trinity like 6 years ago. Before they moved to where they are now. I never had a problem with them before, but I only had it's dyno'd there. They didn't do anything else. I'll have to look up how to do the tests you are talking about....again, I'm a newbie when it comes to actually working on my bike. =( Did you have a bad experience at Trinity?? Now you have me curious. Thx

Thanks for all of the replies guys. I ended up taking my bike to my friends house just so I could watch him do it and I could learn. I'm definately a visual learner. Anyways, after draining the gas, and cleaning out the tank which was really clean, we decided to change the plugs and start it up. Started right up. What bummed me out was how boggy it is. I let it warm up and gased it some more and still boggy. No matter how much I was on the gas it was boggy. So we shut down the bike and my friend pulled out the carbs and took them apart. They are currently sitting in gas to be cleaned up. There wasn't much in there. They looked pretty clean, but maybe there was enough residue in there to create a problem. No clue, I guess we will find out today. I took my bike to Trinity Racing after I put my pipes on it and had it dyno'd. It's ran awesome since then. If after cleaning up the carbs, it still runs like shit, then I'll probably take it back there and maybe have them rejet it and dyno it again.....but I wouldn't think it would need that because nothing has changed on the bike....it's just been sitting. Thoughts??

Hell yea!!! I'm going to Pismo next week. I don't know anywhere else you can camp right on the beach and ride. Sure, Pismo dunes aren't very big.....some razorbacks....Comp turned into a small hill.....but it's still a fun place to go and mess around. Especially with the bon fires at night. Are the 'drags' there still bumpy? A word of caution though.....the dune police there are on your ass if you don't follow the rules. Must have a helmet, can't ride double, must obey the speed limit on the beach, etc....but once you get out to the dunes, it's free-for-all....as long as you don't go into the 'restricted areas'.

Hi everyone, I'm new to these forums so go easy on me. hahaha. Anyways, I have a '00 Banshee. Pretty much stock, minus a few things here and there but nothing crazy (FMF Pipes, K&N air filters, 1 size down small sprocket, etc, and a whole bunch of other things that don't really need to be mentioned for this topic). I haven't been riding in close to 3 years (some friends have moved away, etc etc) and my bike has been sitting with fluids this whole time...BUT....we are going out in a week and a half. I'm not a very mechanical guy (oh how I wish I would have taken an auto class in high school) but I know how to do the basics to keep my bike running good. The question I have is this.... I'm not going to start up the bike until I do all of the maintanence work on it. But besides draining the gas & gear oil, cleaing the air filter, changing the plugs, tire pressure, greasing the joints, lube the chain......what else should I do? My friends mentioned and will help me take out the gas tank and clean that out, along with the carbs. Does that pretty much cover it? I changed out my coolent before my last trip 3 years ago. Oh...and if I have pre-mix oil that's been sitting for 7 years sealed up....is it still good to use? Or should I just buy new stuff? I have been using YamaLube and still have a case of the stuff. Thanks for any help you all can offer. -Eager to get back to the sand!!!!