06SEBanshee Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 I bought a banshee today and I think its blown up. I have been riding my whole life and have an 06 banshee, but I don't know much about fixing them, ect. I went to the guys house and didnt get a cold start, and the bike was in the middle of the city so I could not really ride it either. When I was at his house, it started first kick and idled no problem. I got such a good deal on it that I was not even paying attention and did not properly inspect it. I got it home and it was not running so good so I changed the plugs. it ran strong for about a minute then it started to bog out, I got off and took a closer look and noticed it was only blowing exhaust hard out of the right side. The right side blows white smoke. The left side blows out a more clear smoke and not half as powerful. I am assuming that my left side piston and rings went ? Any one have any experience with this? Any help would be appreciated. also, if this is the case, does anyone know how i can fix it the right way and most cost effectively? any details on this would really help. Thanks in advance for all your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISSUES Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Do a compression test on ,it might be just a blown head gasket and it is just burning coolant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06SEBanshee Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 I was just going to add the compression test question in. I thought about doing that, but on the other hand, I am afraid of kicking it incase it is blown and i might screw it up even more. I think I am going to do the compression test and post my results for more info, unless anyone suggest against that idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXBlessedWithDeathXx Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 I would drain the coolant and pull off the jugs for a better look. everything you need "info" is on this forum and most on here will help you threw your problems. a top end rebuild is not as bad as you may think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badjetman23 Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 sounds like it could be burning anifreeze on the rt side i would first do a compression test. then i would do a leakdown test and take a look at the spark plugs and see what they look like what color is it burning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISSUES Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Go ahead and do the compression test, It will give a good lead on what might be wrong. Make sure the fuel is off and both plugs are out and hold the throttle pinned open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowit Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Sounds more to me like it just plugged up a carb or fouled a plug and is not hitting on the left. Check carb balance, pilot jet, and spark plug.. Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big pit 007 Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 check that the equilizer tube between the carbs is on prpoerly an not cracked. thats what happened when mine got a crack in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06SEBanshee Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 When I first had the issue, I changed the plugs out and it ran alright for about a minute. The original plugs were black with some oil, not white, ect. I am also putting fresh gas into it to see if that might have something to do with it. I am just praying that it is nothing serious, i cringe at the thought of having to rebuild it. How do I check the carb balance and jets? Just taking off the float bowl? I am going to get a closer look at it in the morning and go ahead with the compression test. Thanks for all the info it has been very helpful, and I will post tommorow with the compression readings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 here's a thaught- how old is the gas? most premixes will separate after a while, and old gas will break down and smoke pretty damn good. first thing to do when you buy a banshee is maintenance, which involves cleaning the carbs and changing all the fluids, including all the gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killshee Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 my very first banshee did that it was a pluged up pilot jet i orderd 27.5 and it ran amazing after that! but it could be a number of thingsbad piston bad plug or bad plug wire the list goes on... i would start with compression test then clean the carbs realy realy good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06SEBanshee Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 THe banshee is now running at 110%. After reading on here and a little bit of diagnosing, I found that one of my carbs was gummed up and the float bowl was sticking. I took off both carbs, cleaned them up real good, emptied the gas and replaced it with fresh gas, changed the coolent, oil, ect, cleaned out the air box and put in a new filter. (and cleaned all the shit off the motor while i had all the plastics and shit off). Kicked the bike once and it staThanrted up and ran great. No boging, ect. I can finally sleep and know my banshee is going to be just fine lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowit Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 THe banshee is now running at 110%. After reading on here and a little bit of diagnosing, I found that one of my carbs was gummed up and the float bowl was sticking. I took off both carbs, cleaned them up real good, emptied the gas and replaced it with fresh gas, changed the coolent, oil, ect, cleaned out the air box and put in a new filter. (and cleaned all the shit off the motor while i had all the plastics and shit off). Kicked the bike once and it staThanrted up and ran great. No boging, ect. I can finally sleep and know my banshee is going to be just fine lol Do I win anything??? It would be a good idea to install an inline fuel filter to protect against carb problems in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 i wouldn't recomend an inline filter, as it will become a liability to slow the flow down on a long pull, and lean you out, if you don't keep on top of it. the fuel screns in the tank are prety fine, just shut the fuel off when not in use and drain the bowls once in a while, or durring storage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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