1st desert trip 2010/2011

[bansheeryder21]

This weekend was my first desert trip of the season at Gordons Well Imperial Sand Dunes. Overall it was a successful trip especially since it was the first time on my banshee in three years. Here are the bike problems I encountered:

 

1.) coolant leaking out of overlfow tube onto pipes and head causing smoke

-is this normal. I don't ever remember this happening. Bike did not over heat, it still kicks over fine

 

2.) axle carrier bolts for chain adjuster came loose and chain adjuster was turned under bike

- too much power, need to tighten with impact

 

 

Brother in laws banshee

1.) leaking coolant from either overflow, impeller hose, or impeller cover seal.

2.) pipe hanger broke, repaired with zip tie

3.) bike was rich and ran out of gas before mine

-all his bike has just t-6's on it. Look at my sig, and tell me why HE ran out of gas before I did on every ride. Is this because he is too rich?

 

Not too many problems but a few as usual. We also got stopped by customs and sent to secondary on the way home. They thought we had drugs. After about 30 min of BS they let us go. Just wanted to share my weekend with yuall. Tell me what you think......

Edited October 27, 2010 by bansheeryder21

[12 0 Clock P I M P]

Sounds like a good time man....the shee looks real sweet......he ran out of gas probably because of the riding style.....nothing to do with running rich..he would burn slightly more at idle if that was the case.but not for the whole ride if he has bigger jets than you than he will burn more fuel ...the coolant will come out of the overflow....then it will settle at its proper fill point......disregard it as a leak...it is an overflow......

 

stay safe and ride on

[bansheeryder21]

Sounds like a good time man....the shee looks real sweet......he ran out of gas probably because of the riding style.....nothing to do with running rich..he would burn slightly more at idle if that was the case.but not for the whole ride if he has bigger jets than you than he will burn more fuel ...the coolant will come out of the overflow....then it will settle at its proper fill point......disregard it as a leak...it is an overflow......

 

stay safe and ride on

 

It was a great time. It felt so good to be on my bike again. Once I felt it pull I actually got scared of it for a bit but by the end of the weekend I was ready for a 4mil. Lol! Thanks for the advice, it all makes sense!