new guy. need some help and advise

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hey guys. im new on here i just bought a banshee and i really dont know what it is. what are some easy ways to try and figure it out. i have a raptor but im noticing that there totaly different.

[locogato11283]

welcome to bansheehq

 

what exactly do you mean by figure out what it is?

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model? motor size. i bought it off a friend it had a shattered piston. i use to race stand up jet skis so i know the motors i just dont know all the places to go for parts and such. i would like a nice trail quad so nothing crazy . it has no plastics or lights. it needs help

 

 

 

 

 

welcome to bansheehq

 

what exactly do you mean by figure out what it is?

[madjimmax]

Well you came to the right place. You might want to post pics so when your asking stuff people will know more of what your asking. But good luck with it and hang in there it will all be worth it in the end.

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does anyone know if the year is in the vin number? and i will post some pictures up when i et home im at school at the moment. im lookin for a trail machine. does anyone have like a list of common mods they do? what pipes carbs ect? and for the aftermarket.what are the good dealers for like bars and shocks and such? sorry uys im new to all of this. thanks any help is a great help.

 

 

Well you came to the right place. You might want to post pics so when your asking stuff people will know more of what your asking. But good luck with it and hang in there it will all be worth it in the end.

[Smokestack]

Years Shoot to this topic on here. Has the years. And good luck. I love my shee but man O man. I am new as well and learning the cash involved

[bagged]

thanks that was a great help. my shee is an 2003 what can anyone tell me about it with knowing that? cc? is anything diiferent threw the years

? thanks sorry i know im a newbey

 

 

 

 

Years Shoot to this topic on here. Has the years. And good luck. I love my shee but man O man. I am new as well and learning the cash involved

[bansheesandrider]

does anyone know if the year is in the vin number? and i will post some pictures up when i et home im at school at the moment. im lookin for a trail machine. does anyone have like a list of common mods they do? what pipes carbs ect? and for the aftermarket.what are the good dealers for like bars and shocks and such? sorry uys im new to all of this. thanks any help is a great help.

There is a year decoder on this site , it is in the technical documents section. I recomend reading all the tech. documents to gain some background on the Banshee, and also get a good service manual. As for mods, the first thing you will want is a set of good pipes,with a good high flowing air filter and proper jetting.From there I would bump the timing and compression and after that you will want to co to better reeds. Then if you still want more power(who doesn't/)you will need to look into porting and other internal mods. There are also some other things you should do in terms of reliability, easier to ride, ease of maintence, etc. Get rid of the TORS system and the park brake rev limiter, a shift star mod, a shift shaft mod, check your clutch basket cushions, check your kick idler gear bushings, true and weld your crank, billet water pump impeller, etc. Some research before you tear into it will save you some time and money by doing your repairs and mods in a logical order based on what you have to fix, you can do mods that affect the area of the bike you are repairing. The performance mods should be done in the order I listed. the reliability mods should have the crank and kick idler gear done first as they can cause a lot of damage if they fail.Also a good filter setup is really important because the stock setup is difficult to get the filter to seal properly.

[bansheesandrider]

thanks that was a great help. my shee is an 2003 what can anyone tell me about it with knowing that? cc? is anything diiferent threw the years

? thanks sorry i know im a newbey

All Banshees were 347cc stock, any bore or stroke mods will increase this.

[bagged]

thanks then should i leave the bore alone for now? and just jet it and do the pipes and air filter? when you say delete the rev limiters and such what do you mean can you point me twords a good link on it,.

 

There is a year decoder on this site , it is in the technical documents section. I recomend reading all the tech. documents to gain some background on the Banshee, and also get a good service manual. As for mods, the first thing you will want is a set of good pipes,with a good high flowing air filter and proper jetting.From there I would bump the timing and compression and after that you will want to co to better reeds. Then if you still want more power(who doesn't/)you will need to look into porting and other internal mods. There are also some other things you should do in terms of reliability, easier to ride, ease of maintence, etc. Get rid of the TORS system and the park brake rev limiter, a shift star mod, a shift shaft mod, check your clutch basket cushions, check your kick idler gear bushings, true and weld your crank, billet water pump impeller, etc. Some research before you tear into it will save you some time and money by doing your repairs and mods in a logical order based on what you have to fix, you can do mods that affect the area of the bike you are repairing. The performance mods should be done in the order I listed. the reliability mods should have the crank and kick idler gear done first as they can cause a lot of damage if they fail.Also a good filter setup is really important because the stock setup is difficult to get the filter to seal properly.