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looks great! I cant believe after market plastics still come with those crappy warning stickers.....boo.

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My headlights are getting power, but just enough to make the filament glow, but not put out any light. What else could be causing this besides the voltage regulator? thanks

My headlights are getting power, but just enough to make the filiment glow, but not put out any light. What else could be causing this besides the voltage regulator? thanks

Tors is unplugged, and I have it running now. I actually rode it around the yard last night, jetting is still off I need to check all that later today. It hits the pipes hard though, ripped my arms off. but my headlights still dont work, just enough power to make them glow but not produce light. Could this just be the voltage regulator? They are getting power so its not like somethings unplugged. thanks

Yeah I never really thought about when it got dirty, it would be pretty tough though.

Man, I wish I could just edit my old posts, it would keep it from being so long winded. Anyway, unplugged the TORS and now it will recieve gas. So it does rev pretty well, but the exhaust smells horrific, it smells like I have been sitting behind and old 70's hoopty in a tunnel. BUT I still dont have any headlights so I cant take it for a run tonight...I dont know whats up with that. I really dont know enough about this, so I am a little nervous I am running lean, but I have a 320 main, stock 25 pilot and needle is in the middle, so there really shouldnt be any chance of me melting it down should there? and airscrews are 2 out I think. please let me know what you guys think, I will run it tomorrow after work in the daylight. thanks Terry

Ok here is the newest progress report. So, got some jets today, unfortunately they sent me only 1! pilot jet, even though the order was for 2. 27.5's. So I just through in some 320 mains since I was at 340's before and Im trying to make sure Im not to rich. Anyway, it will now start on almost first kick. It will idle just fine, not a high idle at all, but seems about normal. Both cylinders are firing but the right seems a little weak compared to the left but I think its ok, probably just me being paranoid. BUT it still totally bogs down with any throttle, wont rev up with at. It does rev a lot higher when I pull out the choke and does not die. Im not sure what that means. oh and another wierd thing, I dont remember how the lights looked when the banshee was idling but I cant see them at all. If I get down and look inside I can see the filament glowing, but not doing anything but that. So do you guys think its electrical? I do have spark at idle but I dont know how to check how strong it is when throttle is put down. Thanks for all the help guys.

Anyone ever rhino lined a frame before? I think that might look pretty good.

ok great, I have taken the pilots out and cleaned them but its still a no go. I looked through them and they seemed clean, but I am still having idling problems. I have new ones coming along with mains so I will take it all apart and clean it all again. This is getting old, I just want to ride the damn thing. thanks for the help

Thanks! thats my next project!

Its a stock CDI, I can get the numbers off of it if I need too. I know is said denso and also have yamaha sticker on it. but yeah, I am waiting on new jets and I am gonna rework the carbs and try that first. I have a thread going in the jetting section about all this, but I was just thinking about my cdi and whether it could have any impact on this. Its not like the cpu on my truck were if controls everything, so I was just kinda wondering how much of an impact it has on the idle. I get a really strong blue spark from the plugs. The jets will be here today so that is my next task.

How hard is it to do? Does the ball bearing have to be pressed in or anything? Ive never opened one up. Thanks

Sorry about the dumb question but Im pretty new to the internal workings of banshees. They seem so simple, is why I am asking I guess. Cause I am having some serious problems getting mine to idle and the last thing that was done was put a new cdi box on it. It plugged right in so it has to be the same as the stock one right? Also, I noticed that I dont have headlights now, havent checked the bulbs though. Do they ever start crapping out a little at a time or do they usually just die all together? thanks guys Im just thinking everything through with this thing trying to get it running. Terry

Hello, I just got one of these for like 2 bucks off ebay but I cant find anywhere online that tells me what jets come with it. I am wanting to buy some other jets but dont want to buy them twice. I tried calling them earlier but they were all busy forever. Got ahold of them but they dont know, and said to call dynajet but they were closeed. anyone? thanks

ok yeah, that is what I think I am gonna try next. I dont have any other jets at the moment, so I will have to order some. I have a fmf jet kit I got off of ebay for like 2 bucks coming but I cant find anywhere what comes in it. I will also order some from jetsrus as well. I switched the plug wires and it is all the same, I really think its just crazy off on the jetting which is wierd since I was running it for so long like that, it was always running rich though. I will have to check out the slide, Im not 100% about what you are talking about but Ill give a look. thanks again for all your help

ok lets see, I started out with the air screws 1.5 to 2 at the beginning but I couldnt get it to take any gas, but as soon as I put them all the way in it would idle and take some gas. I do think the carbs are synced, they move at the same time and stop at the same time. I will switch the boots to see what that does, but it had really strong spark on both cylinders. I have only FMF gold series pipes and a K&N filter with no top on the air box. Stock everything else. I did have a small break through, while it was idling on only the left cylinder I stuck my hand where the airfilter clamps on and restricted the air and it made the right cylinder start up, but then it died right after that. I couldnt keep it running. Does it sound like the jetting is just Way off, cause I always thought 340s were too big but thats what came with it. thakns

OK! I got it idling pretty good. Not perfect but alright. First thing I noticed is that the left side has way more exhaust coming out. There is some smoke but I think a normal amount for when its cold. The right side I cant see any smoke but I can feel some puffs of exhaust coming out, but not nearly as hard! So what could this mean? Right side not getting enough fuel or spark or what? Second, I had to turn my air screws completely in, they wont go in any farther but that made it at least idle and I can rev it using the throttle pretty good. Does that mean I need to go up in my pilot? oh and my lights dont seem to work, it could be completely unrelated but I dont remember them not working before. so I have shed some light on it, but Im still not sure how to proceed. thanks! EDIT!!!! ok so I was gonna test to make sure the right side had spark, so instead of pulling the plug I just used a new one in the plug boot and left the plug in the cylinder, well...it started first kick. So it is definitely running on only the left cylinder. but it does have spark, so probably still carb related???

Thanks so much for the reply. so, tube is connected (u r talking about the choke tube right?) and I have disconnected the TORS. Nothing has changed. I can barely get it started with the full choke on and then it just revs up really high and fast and runs for about 10 - 15 seconds and bogs down. So either its not getting enough fuel or its getting way too much, I cant tell. The plugs are wet but they havent really even been up to temp yet. Another thing, I am running 340 mains and stock 25 pilots. None of that has changed since I first got it about 7 years ago, I rode that jetting forever. oh and as far as I can tell there is no leak coming from the outside. I sprayed as much as I could before it would die but it never changed the idle at all. So Im still not sure. If I give it any gas it just bogs horribly and dies. I hope to continue narrowing down possible problems and maybe I can get this figured out. Terry

ok, I have posted this in some other forums but I havent had much help. The back story is I was riding it and I had a clutch problem so I took it in to have it fixed and then they told me they couldnt start it and that I needed a new computer. So i bought one on ebay and now I can start it...barely. Everytime it was running it would die with any gas at all. So now, it is having a real hard time running, I can get it started with the choke out and then after about 10 seconds it just starts idling down until it dies. So I think the carbs just need to be adjusted to the right spots, but i have recently totally riped them apart and cleaned everything. So I really dont think they are clogged. So I guess first thing is can anyone tell me a good place to start with all my air screws and idle screws? And second what else sounds like it might be the problem. Could an air leak be causing any of this? please help I have waited almost 5 years to get this thing back up and I am really putting the effort in now! thanks for any help at all Terry

I have never had the opportunity to look through one of these, but how much more does it cover then the "dealer" manual that floats around the net? thanks

I am running 340 mains and 25 pilots with the needle on the 5th clip. Unfortunently this isnt the ideal jetting and I dont have any other jets. So what Im hoping is maybe someone has a bunch of jets sitting around that they cant use anymore, for whatever reason. Im looking for an assortment from, say, 280 through 350? and a couple increments on the pilot? thanks Terry

what do you have left?

Old post, but I would love some pictures on how you did this. The only thing holding me back from getting these pipes is the price for the silencers as well. I have older fmf silencers, that are on gold series pipes, so im not sure this would even work for me, but I would still love to see how you did this. thanks so much!

Hey guys, My waterpump cover is looking really gross, its more brown then black anymore, so was wondering if anyone has painted one and what all would need to be done. I just want it back to dark black. Thanks Terry