farmerfred

Good thinkin on the air box mod Hooptiee, i may try that. RBZbansheeman, how did you go about flushing your crankcase out? if anybody has got any ideas or thoughts on best way to get sand outa there motors,{besides tearing it apart}, i ,an i bet a few others would love to hear them!

nope, my filter is a regular K&N, but it mounts to a white plastic bracket which is bolted to my air box, in between the bracket and airbox is a foam ring / gasket. The foam ring is glued to the white plastic mount but if it comes unglued it appears to get pushed out from between the mount an the airbox an you end up with a 1/4" gap between the filter mounting bracket an the air box. i used sealent an got it good an sealed now but i also ordered pod filters to end this from happening again. i figure it will be a helluva lot easier popping the carbs on an off with the factory air box outa the way to

Went out riding at the local sandpit a few days ago and got a nasty surprise. I had gone over my machine pretty thouroughly before i left and had air filter off as ive been havin a helluva time gettin my pilot jetting right, as of late, and spend alot of time tryin to get my carbs tuned satisfactorily, anyhow, in the evening after a satisfying afternoon of rippin around the pits i pop off my air filter and dear god what do i see...my carb throats and intakeboots nicley coated with a thick layer of sand!! after i got done havin a fit and rran out of four letter words i found that the foam ring that is glued between the white filter mount and the air box had become unglued an pulled away on the bottom side of the filter, letting in a good flow of unfiltered air/sand all afternoon, to make matters even worse i have probly only ridden10 hours or less on a new top end build, thankfully there doesnt seem to be any damage or loss of power yet, wish i knew just how much dirt it ate, funny thing is, i had just read about similar incidents on this forum a day or so before i had this happen! Bottom line is i hope this post makes other guys check there filter mounts an possibly saves them an engine and alotta frustration

Just noticed my banshee profile isnt showing up, its bored an ported cylinders and reed cages with boyesen reeds, K&N with no lid , toomey T6's, +5timing

Ok, i'll try an give a little more info but i need to know what you need to know. i tried bumping my mains up to 310's today as i want it a little richer, i also dropped my pilots to 25's but now i have to keep them screwed in tight to keep it idiling, if i back them out even 1 turn my idle drops to nothing, 2turns an it just doesnt want to run period unless i pull the choke out just a hair, like i mentioned before,are these pilot circuits that touchy that i cant get a 30 or a 25 to run proper and i need a 27.5??? i feel the bike runs great from mid to topend, i just seem to be havin problems setting my idle and initial throttle response {hesitation/ bogginess} In case it helps to solve the problem i do have the TORS still, but unhooked , also im trying to not use the set screws on top of the TORS to help set my idle as ive heard this isnt the proper procedure an it seems to effect the way the motor runs,{in a bad way}, should i be tryin to just use my air screws for idle adjustment or can i monkey with it up at the thumb throttle cable and on top of left TORS without worries??? sorry to ramble on, thanks again for your help and opinions

Thanks for the help guys, im gonna try pickin up a 27.5 pilot today, im about 2100ft elevation

hi guys, im kinda stumped here, i've been tryin to tune my throttle response down low an get my idle correct but it appears my air screws are useless! meaning wether i turn them in tight, 1 an a half out, or basically take them out my bike runs the same, no change in idle or response, im runnin 290 mains, 4th groove down on needle an 30 pilots, im absolutley amazed an impressed with how it runs throughout entire rev range except for the inital 1/8th - 1/4 throttle, any ideas why my airscrews dont have any effect? thanks!