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This is copied from another site, but so many things can be transfered to banshees that I thought I would post it here. It will make you think twice before running you bike without a tether! LOTS of things can go wrong in every motorsport. Taking precaustions to prevent some is a good idea! Before I tell you the story of our day of riding last friday I ask you to please think before you reply. We have gone over all the scenarios a thousand time. For everything that went wrong there was a hundred things that went right. Please do not judge !!!!!!! Or act like know it alls. This accident was a freak and it has changed the life of everyone who was there. I do share this only to hope and pray that it never happens again. If you act like an azz I promise we will hunt you down. It was your normal day of riding blue sky riding in Wyoming was great. They had some new snow and we were out playing. All of us have been well avy trained all wearing beacons, abs packs, shovels , etc etc. Prepared as prepared can be. My buddy had gone up a hill and was hitting it very hard. We all had been up this hill a hundred times. My buddy crests the top and he is carrying too much speed. As he leaves the ground he taps the brake to bring the nose down. ( I cannot express enough at this time he has been riding for 25 years. He has raced motorcycles. He has been on the smaller hill climb circuits. He knows how to freaking ride) the front of the sled comes down and the spot where he hits is too soft. He is pitched over the bars lands face down and the sled lands upside down. On top of him. The weight of the snow pushes the throttle and the TM8 comes to life. Track spinning 8200 rpm grabs my friend and pulls his arm in the track. His arm is sucked in and pinned between the track and the side of the tunnel. Yes we know there is not enough room for an arm To fit there. it is about 20 seconds before we get the sled shut off. We had guys not the ridge calling 911. Ron has sat behind him to cradle him to make him as comfortable as we can. I immediately start unbolting the. Suspension to get him freed. He is bleeding badly and we have to get him out. As we get him out we immediatley start working on first aid. we put a turnaquit on his arm to stop the bleeding. We have to wrap what is left of his arm... I hope that someday I can forget the way his arm looked. The power of that sled stripped his arm of all flesh, meat , and left nothing but Bone from the elbow down. It was like something from out of a horror movie. We got him freed and stable. Built a fire to keep him warm until the chopper came. Ron cradled him for two hours like a baby waiting for the chopper to arrive. This is where I want to educate you all What happens with life light. it is not a science and it takes a while to get there. It took them two hours to find us. We had given them gps coordinates but somehow from us to the dispatch to the helicopter it was told to them that there had been an avy!!!! They were looking for an avy and not a group on top of a ridge. When the helicopter came into views they didn't see us. They were looking in the canyons. We were a group of 8 riding around yelling twirling coats... I even threw a whole can of gas on a tree before they saw us. My buddy is now in SLC at the huntsman center. He has lost the lower part of his arm. We went to see him yesterday and he is in suprisingly good spirits. He is talking about needing a crossbow for hunting and is already coming up with mods for his sled to ride next year. He starred death in the face and won. I want to share with you the things that we learned and what is needed on the hill. 1) WEAR YOUR TETHER .!!!!!!!!! Before you judge too harshly I understand that most new pros don't have one . If that is the case then Polaris needs a recall. We have a new pro in the group and it did not come with a. Tether. I almost always have a tether on, and I didn't have mine hooked up either. It is not just a jump that could have caused this. A side hill and you roll to the lower side same thing could happen. 2) carry a way to signal a chopper. If all of us had a small mirror in our bags they would have found us quicker. 3) carry a pain killer. You cannot use ibuprofen it is a blood thinner and one cannot take it. We could have given him tylenol, to take the sting off a little. 4) help can be coming, but it took them two hours to get to us. Do you carry space blankets, firstaid, food, fire starters, we had all that but I feel you when your buddy is in that condition I wish I had some morphine to knock him out. That was the longest two hours of my life. 5) when ever an emergency comes. SLOW DOWN!!!!!!! Think you can waste a lot of time --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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No need to spend the money on billet gear for that setup. Pull it down and look to see what failed. Fix it with NEW parts and move on.

Its not uncommon for there to be a difference in temps from L/R.. what matter is your plugs. If both plugs look good and you want to make them even, add or subtract fuel from one side or the other until they are closer. However at the temps your talking its severely rich IMO.

Buy a Mattoon.. You will be happier with theirs.. Right here http://www.ebay.com/itm/BANSHEE-CLUTCH-LOCK-UP-COVER-BANSHEE-QUICK-CHANGE-/220921597050?pt=Motors_ATV_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item336ff40c7a

As it says.. pipe, carbs, turbo, oil pump, oil res, fuel pump, fuel reg, BOV, boost controler, etc.. Made north of 200 on a 10 cub. Dont ask questions if you dont have a desire to buy or have cash. Wont hand out any info for the fishers. 2k

1 setup left... wheels and rods... 900 shipped to your door...

Someone did that to keep the clip in. It's as hillbilly as the rest. Tear it completely apart.

This pretty well sums it up.. Worth more in scrap than running come to mind, and my favorite "got health insurance" of the other "whats you ol lady look like cause Im looking to put my socks in your undie drawer" JUNK IS WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED

Im not sure what look your going for... red/black/blue but at this point its a failure in all 3...

30l is a 115 rod... 29l is a 110 rod

USE WHAT YOUR BUILDER RECOMENDS...

Judging by the quality of that custom cut base gasket, Id pull it all the way apart and see what other custom shit they have done..

Needs plated with no question. Buy pistons and send them with the cyld.

JUNK...

A crank is only as good as the person assembling it!! You can have a perfect billet set of wheels with perfect pins, and tolerances, but if the guy putting it together doesnt know/care to assemble it and weld it properly as well as use QUALITY bearings you are still going to end up with a pile of shit..

I think that Zuki hit on it, but something that needs to be stressed about this is that this is open to EVERYONE... You dont need to have a drag bike, a fast bike, a special color of bike, be a racer, be a certain sex, anything.. As long as you are capable of operating your bike safely and have a helmet (other safety equipment is recomended but not necassary) you are ENCOURAGED AND WELCOME TO RACE.. This is an opportunity for people to race their buddies or anybody else in a somewhat oraganized race without fear of being of getting in trouble for racing.

BLACK DIAMOND PERFORMANCE WILL DONATE 100 BUCKS!!! I WANT TO SEE THIS WORK!!!! THESE PEOPLE NEED WAY MORE THAN JUST THE 400 TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND MAKE IT LAST.. PEOPLE IF YOU HAVE ANY INTENTIONS OF EVER GOING TO THIS PONY UP NOW AND LETS GET THE FUNDS IN THE BANK NOW!!! WITHOUT A SHOW OF STRONG SUPPORT THIS WILL ALL GO BY THE WAYSIDE AND WE WILL AGAIN BE LIMITED ON PLACES TO RACE! LETS GET EVERYONE TO KICK IN ON THIS AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN!! I ATTENDED THE FIRST EVENT THEY TRIED AT FLORENCE AND IT WAS ONE OF THE FUNNEST TIMES ID HAD AT A TRACK IN A LONG TIME... LET ME KNOW WHERE TO SEND THE MONEY!

Your back...... sounds like same problems!

Pretty common actually. JB-Weld the hole shut, make sure you mix it right and let it dry really well.(full day in the house) and run it.

carry on brother... Dont know what your story is but quite honestly (for reals) I dont really care. At any rate, yes there is miles of techonolgy and knowledge that is missed on most peoples clutch setup. Its just been in the last few years that Ive paid much attention to it, and after messing with the time loc, a hayes, and a couple other ideas, Ive resorted back to the "old fashioned ideas" but I do think the willburn setup is a good setup. My first concern is to not wreck parts, second concern is to get the bike down the track faster.. I did go back and read through all of this. Its my understanding that you are saying your same theorys apply from pavement to sand, not neccasarly the exact setup from one to another, and for that I completely agree. You can apply more power/less power in different areas of the track from one to the other, but yes the theory is the same.

How did I get brought into this? I dont give to shakes of a stick about it.. To ME your times arent impressive. I havent said one word about your setups that I know of, nor do I know who the fuck you are. So you can remove my name from your little list. Thanks

motofast.... and a damn nice one at that...

Pics... they have a place in the banshee world.

This ranks right up there with some of the most stupid questions asked on here.