Nickak8

I have been having a hard time starting my banshee lately. I have been reading up on the reeds and think that is the problem. I ordered a new set already, and will try them this weekend. Just wondering how often you have to change them. They are the stock reeds.

Ok, I have a 99 banshee that has been getting harder and harder to start. It has fuel and spark. When it is warm it will start with one kick and run good. When cold it will take forever, sometimes have to resort to pull starting it. Or if i let it sit for more than 1 hr or so after running it will be hard to start. I recently fixed a large intake leak and wondering if having this leak for a long time was causing it to run lean and did some damage.(THE HARD START IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM, IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE ALL SUMMER). My theory is that the rings are getting worn, causing low compression, making it hard to start. Once it has been running the compression improves because of the heat causing the piston and rings to expand. Or i also heard that a cracked head, cracked reed, or bad crankshaft seal could cause this. My plan is to do a compression test and a cylinder leak down test to evaluate these potential causes. What i need is for any and all info. you guys can give me on this problem, compression specs, and cylinder leak down testing specs and procedure. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

Alright this weekend i started up my banshee and started spraying around with carb clean and found a leak. Once i got the bike apart i found the left side carb joint had a rip in it. So i ordered a set of new ones and a tors eliminator kit also. Just wanted to thank everyone for all the help again and i will work on it this weekend and let you guys know how it goes. NICK

Thanks for the advice i will take a stab at that this weekend and let you know what happens, also have u heard of this crank seal problem too?

The first time it did it i may have throttled it up but not to 3/4 throttle, the second time i never even touched the throttle. Would the bad crank seal cause the high idle?

Ok any help will be appreciated. I bought my 99' banshee about three years ago. It has always run great, then it slowly started getting harder to start and would just flood. I could pull start it and once warm it would start fine. Recently while riding the the throttle started sticking and if i shifted into a higer gear and popped the clutch it would stop and then run fine again. I was about to park it and the throttle then stuck at about 3/4 throttle, pulling the teather, shutting off the key, and switching the handle bar switch off did not kill the bike. After about 15sec it died on it's own. I waited a hour and it started back up but i did not drive it. This scared me so i decided that i have been riding it for a few years without doing any work on it except for plugs, and oil. I decided to rebuild the carbs not knowing what the problem was. It will now, without flooding, start fine with the choke full on. However it idles pretty high, and idles up and down on its own. If i push the choke back in it will die. Also while trying to get it to idle correctly it once again went to 3/4 throttle on it's own, and shutting off the key, switch, and pulling the teather did not kill it. After about 15sec again it died and will start back up but i'm lost on what to do. I have been reading around and have heard about air leaks, TORS problems, Reed problems, and sticky throttle cables? Anyone who can help me please write me back ASAP. If any additonal info would be helpful let me know. THANKS, NICK