Burt Reynolds

ya banshees are better until you get to the bumps and turns!

Yamalube,because paying over 10 for a quart of 2 stroke is stupid

oops i accidentaly posted twice. ignore the other one

I have a cylinder that needs replated nikasil,anyone know a good place to go that wont charge almost as much as a new cylinder?

I have a cylinder that needs replated nikasil,anyone know a good place to go that wont charge almost as much as a new cylinder?

Good call i like the singles but a lot of people dont. You are not in any way choking your motor or limiting it using a single. There are dyno charts on here that show the single will run more power down low,they are very similar in the mid and the duals pull a little more on top. But there wasnt more than a 3-4 hp difference anywhere in the rpm range. I wouldnt go any bigger than 35mm though.

I have seen 70+ hp banshees lose to piped 450's just because the 450's hook up so good off the line.

x2 on the suspension. A stock banshee is like a fast shopping cart,a 90hp banshee with stock suspension is like a really fast shopping cart

Sounds like your on the right track. As for the coolant,i have had head gaskets leak and still run ok. Start it with the rad cap off,and see how much the coolant is moving when you rev it. If its really bad,like spraying out,your head gasket is blown. You should be able to see it flow pretty good with the cap off though. Remember that it will not stay completely full,they will stay just below the fill neck,maybe 1/4 or more below. If i fill mine all the way,it will spit out coolant till its at the right level. Give it a reall good ride and check around the head as well on the outside,make sure it isnt seeping out.

If the motor is already tore down,weld it,if not,leave it. IMO your current mods dont need it.

Not to get to off topic but the old lt250r-trx250r middle split cases can be a nightmare if they are mis matched

Mods just really dont help sale price very much to some people. I would pay 3k,but around here if you put it on CL im guess 2500

All in all i wouldnt pass up a nice bike because it had j arms,but if i could choose i would go with a arms.

K and N filter lid,or use the lid and drill some 1 inch holes in the bottom.

You should be fine on pump gas,maybe mix 1 gal of race with 4 of regular gas. but with 21cc domes you should be fine

check choke tube,parking brake wiring,see if it will roll start If it will roll start but run like crap and not idle you probably have a clogged pilot.

What the hell did two strokes have before reed valves? Was it that wierd intake that went through the crank. My 1970's boat motor has reeds.

I have never found cheaper than ebay. Especialy if you run wsm wich i do.

i have never had to use loc tite on the flywheel nut,but its a good idea. If my flywheel nut came loose i would be taking off the clutch cove and making sure the main gear nut is still on.

I rode a a 4mil that was in the 75hp range with a stock swinger,and the swingarm bearings were totaly gone,and the hole for the swingarm bearings was ovalled out. Whenever you punched it and it hooked up,the front end would jump up and the quad would shift pretty violently to the left,that banshee scared me. Stockish banshees are not scary because they are not fast,they just have a violent power curve that makes you think your going faster.

My atc250r would run in reverse,found that out in a crash when it reversed like an 8th of a mile by itself before it rolled over

Im always really careful buying broken bikes. If the motor isnt completely ruined,why didnt they fix it? But if you can get it for 500 and its straight i would buy it

lol then you will probably like them. i would like to see dyno charts of r2 vs cpi

Well if your into low end power,i wouldnt by r2's

FMF gnarlys are probably the most underatted and undiscovered pipes out there. If toomey made a T-7 trail pipe and just re-badged gnarlys and sold them they would sell like crazy