New guy, be nice!

[Wade]

I am 24, live in Louisville, KY. I am a welder/fabricator. I grew up in bum fuck Indiana and rode quads until i was 16 and got bit by the car bug. Gave up quads until now again at 24. My racecar blew up, too much to fix... sold it off and used money for a new toy.. my banshee! I always wanted one. I had had numerous Warriors, Honda 250R's, and LT250r;s. My dad who was my sponser (LOL) would never invest in a banshee. He said I was too little and young for one, and it has (2) of everything to replace.

 

He was who got me into quads by funding me as a child. Well, 2 months ago dad passed away to battling cancer for a looong time. I got back into what he knew I loved.

 

I bought my quad for 2K. Runs like a scalded dog. From what I know it has.... aftermarket wheels, DG bumper, fresh top end, new reeds, new clutch, aftermarket A-arms and swing arm and axle. Dyno Port exhaust, Ohlins, boost bottle, k&n single 2-1 filter. Starts like a dream hot or cold. My LT250R was a nightmare to start. I have a lot to learn. I am a car big and fuel injection guy. SO this is all new now, that I have to do it on my own and no more daddy to help me out when in a rut.

 

I cant wait to get the time to get up to Attica (BADLANDS) Its been 9 years since I been!

 

 

 

 

 

Here is some of my fab/welding work I do at home and work...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MikeNick]

Welcome man..Nice fab work and welding.

[vegas banshee]

welcome bro :beer:

 

looks like a nice banshee you got ther and if you know your way around an engine your gunna have fun with it haha welder and fabricater huh? thats somthing id like to get into .. sorry to hear about your dad tho.

 

anyways welcome to the site.. lots of good info here :thumbsup:

 

and are you missing a pipe?

Edited August 6, 2009 by vegas banshee

[SAVAGE420]

Welcome, work looks good buddy.

[Wade]

welcome bro :beer:

 

looks like a nice banshee you got ther and if you know your way around an engine your gunna have fun with it haha welder and fabricater huh? thats somthing id like to get into .. sorry to hear about your dad tho.

 

anyways welcome to the site.. lots of good info here :thumbsup:

 

and are you missing a pipe?

Nope, its a 2-1 pipe. I hate it, but sounds good. I will leave it for a while. It needs an alignment BADLY. I have fiddle with it for 2 afternoons and cant get it right. I guess i will take it to a shop.

 

I wanna get a longer/wider stance on it, but not considerably.

[SAVAGE420]

You cant get the toe-in correct?

 

Does anything like the spindles, a-arms, tie rods or ball joints look tweaked any?

 

Its fairly simple to get the toe-in correct, all you need is a tape measure and/or straight edge.

 

Here this explains it easier then i can. With more info.

 

http://www.motorhelmets.com/htm-service/re...v-alignment.htm

[Wade]

between camber and toe, hard to get it all incheck.

 

pulls to the right, i keep eye balling it and seem to get no where. thanks for the link, i will look into it tomorrow after work

[banshee_terror_]

nice shee. allot of peaple are gana tell you 2 ditch the boost bottle and the pipe. me i have both the bottel and a motofast 2into1 pipe and ohlins shocks. but i like your fab work and stuff. are you building a civic? is that what the turbo is going on

[madjimmax]

Hey dude, welcome to the HQ first and foremost I'm very sorry to here about your dad. But secondly congrats on the new shee and you couldnt have come to a better place there is alot of knowledge on this site so don't be afraid to ask if you are stuck and need to know something.

[alf44]

Welcome dude. Nice work. You will get all the info you want here and some you dont lol. :laugh: Remember to use the sight sponsors and members products. Lots of us have our own sites linked on our sigs. Check them out. Start with mine LOL! :cool: remember like primer on a car here polished shiny parts make it faster. :yelrotflmao: :yelrotflmao: :beer:

[alf44]

Hey dude, welcome to the HQ first and foremost I'm very sorry to here about your dad. But secondly congrats on the new shee and you couldnt have come to a better place there is alot of knowledge on this site so don't be afraid to ask if you are stuck and need to know something.

X2 on all that.

[locogato11283]

yo bro, welcome to the HQ! sorry to hear about your dad. sounds like he was a cool guy.

 

your fab skills are crazy. nice work man.

[dragbanshee]

Welcome to the HQ Wade, you'll like it here, good people, good info, good time!

 

Hopefully I'll be seeing you at Badlands soon, its changed quite a bit in 9 years.

[donkeypuncher]

welcome to the hq bro. hope your pockets are deep. :biggrin:

[Wade]

nice shee. allot of peaple are gana tell you 2 ditch the boost bottle and the pipe. me i have both the bottel and a motofast 2into1 pipe and ohlins shocks. but i like your fab work and stuff. are you building a civic? is that what the turbo is going on

Was on a civic for a while. Made 623horse.

 

Welcome to the HQ Wade, you'll like it here, good people, good info, good time!

 

Hopefully I'll be seeing you at Badlands soon, its changed quite a bit in 9 years.

Has it changed for the good or bad?

 

welcome to the hq bro. hope your pockets are deep. :biggrin:

Mine are. I just spent 4K on a built race car engine, 1500 on a turbo, 3000 on axles, 2000 on a trans, 1800 on a fuel setup, 3000 on a roll cage, etc.. and then it all hit the fan. I can handle a quad this time around