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i will notify lee today that its still not working. he made some changes but they must not have done anything. i dont see why you guys like the notifications so much. that shit is annoying to me. i dont need to see in my email account that i have PM's when i am on HQ 4 hours a day. plus, i get about 10 PM's a day so having to delete all that shit seems pointless to me.. BUT, i will get it fixed for you guys that like it.

nope, you dont matter..

i take my setup very seriously. i must be doing something right as i sure am winning a lot and hillclimbers all across the country are trying to copy my setup.

i have seen people dumb $200-$400 in them and then they still arent right. i just feel like there are far better options than upgrading the stock junk. aftermarket shocks can be built to your exact weight and a-arm or swingarm length. as far as im concerned, thats the best way to go. stock shock with an eibach spring. ive never had an issue with mine. it sounds like the spring rate or valving is not right. i would def not give up on an elka though. did he buy it new from elka or get it used? sure, there are tons of shocks out there. fox, axis, ohlins and elka. any of them will be a much better choice than stock or going to a yfz450 shock especially when its setup for your weight and arm length. i just think they are junk. i know several people that have dumped several hundred dollars in stock rear shocks and they still dont perform like my elka. i paid $400 for my rear elka used and bought $100 worth of the right springs directly from elka. so for $500, i have a badass basically brand new elka. why spend $150+ on stock when for a few more hundred you can go aftermarket?

your head is not sealed properly. i have seen them where they will push coolant out, but pull minimal or no coolant in. that makes it kind of hard to see the problem when you cant see or smell the antifreeze coming out the exhaust. pull your plugs and see if they look really wet. not gas wet, but water wet. also, pull off the pipes and see if there is coolant in the cylinder or in the pipes themselves. if you have either of these, you can bet its the head.

any razr tire is a waste of money. why spend a fortune on some tires and then have to "grind" on them to get them to hook? sounds pretty ridiculous to me.

OK, here is what I am running. Front end: +2/+1 Quicksand standard travel a-arms, Elka dual rates with compression adjustable Rear end: +8 Stellar Machine and Performance arched ladder swingarm, Elka dual rate with compression adjustable I want to say that there is no replacement for a good suspension setup. I see people running around with 90hp motors and stock shocks and arms. That's pointless. These people have no idea how much faster they could be going with the proper suspension. Saturday was the first day I have had my bike out with my new rear end and motor. My bike is pretty long and I thought I would lose some handling abilities going 2" longer this year. WRONG. The addition of the Elka in the rear for this year made all the difference in the world. Saturday morning I was messing around by the hillclimb practice hill over in Troy. The practice hill has a couple doubles. I lined up and took off pretty hard in 2nd and before I got to the first double, I realized that the jump had been built up a lot steeper than when I rode it a few weeks ago. It was too late to back out so I laid on the throttle and made sure I was going to keep the front end up. I was probably 6-8 feet in the air and jumped a good 50 feet out. While in the air I remember thinking damn, this is going to hurt.. The bike came down and STUCK, like a gymnast landing off the uneven bars. I was amazed. I went from thinking that eating shit was in my near future to realizing that my suspension saved my ass. Later in the day I started running the hill. We redesigned the hill with some BIG jumps. The hill is faster now. After I got the hang of the bike on the hill, I started really laying into it. I was amazed at how the bike keeps planted and puts the power down. To make a long story not quite as long, there is NO replacement for a proper suspension setup. I am not talking about some +2 arms with YFZ450 shocks or a complete YFZ450 front end. I am not talking about revalving junk rear stock banshee shocks. I am talking about GOOD QUALITY suspension setups built for the Banshee. The moral of the story is, do it right the first time. If you don't have the money for a good setup, save up until you do. You will thank yourself in the long run and you won't have to bother with stuff that just doesn't work. For those of you that have not seen the video from Saturday, here it is..The videos don't do anything in it justice. The hill is better, my bike sounds better and is smoother than the video makes it look. But you can get an idea of what I am talking about.. 19/40 gearing and 22" cut STI Dirt Trax. 2nd gear launches.

hell yea! thats what i like to see! ppl reppin the BHQ!

lee is working on it right now!

hahaha why you always making gay jokes?

i think youll be happier with a banshee front end. post pics when you get it set up.

lots of people on here have false ideas about how fast their bikes will go, especially with all this low gearing talk. 13/41 aint touching 80 mph unless youre running 23" tires at 10,000 rpm.

damn, you guys are already climbing? our first hillclimb is in iowa on the 25th but District 23 doesnt start till may 2. how was the landing from that? looks like you got a little sideways!

i dont see the point. why not just have an aftermarket front end built for a banshee. i say stay away from the 450 stuff. do a LT setup using banshee components.

i have 22" tires.. they measure about 20". most atv tires do not measure what the tire says on the side. just saying.

if you dont have them, i would get some. they are pretty cheap.

nice frame bro. the color is sweet too!

i have a 2-4 duneable by Redline Racing and a lockout. i run cheap advance auto parts 10w40 in mine. shifts like butter.

some of you guys need to study this gearing calculator.. it will give you speeds at a certain RPM, gearing and actuall tire height. remember, most 20" tires are NOT actually 20" tall.. that said a stock geared banshee with a full 20" tall tire at 10,000 rpm will only go 80 mph in 6th gear. its not even remotely possible based on the laws of PHYSICS to do 92 with stock gearing unless youre running a 23" tall tire. http://home.earthlink.net/~gellett/banshee.htm

mine was born in the USA.

hmm

Redline Racing has built several motors for me over the years and they all ran very hard. Redline is also pretty close to you. Go talk to Cameron, he is a super good guy.

id probably order a 13 and 14 tooth from rockymountainatv.com and try both to see which you like better. the primary drive sprockets are cheap and very tough.

i love top speed debates.

youre right on the edge man. you have enough power now that youre going to start having shifting issues. you would absolutely benefit from a duneable override and a lockup.