KINGpimp Posted August 5, 2011 Report Posted August 5, 2011 well it's a long story. so here it goes... it started off, i was on craigslist and found a 02 shee for 3000... looked great... he said he would be willing to trade so i made an offer... a dessert eagle 44 and a ar-15 whcih both where new but nothing added to them... he first said no, and then 2 hour later sent a txt back and said that he was interested and would trade... so i load up and go on a 2 1/2 hour drive just to look and trade... through the mountains in ky....long night... before hand i asked if it was ridable, he said yes...so i was excited... we get there and it was pitch dark... guy asks for boot and i told him i didnt have any cuz he never mentioned it.... so i was like i can go back empty handed...lol.. anyways i look at the bike, wheel bearing is gone out of right front side, radiator is bent, and the thing had no coolant under the seat... i was like wow... wtf!!! but to my surprise it started, we looked over it... all stock except a 4 inch extended swing arm and a complete set of toomey t5's. which were nice... we sat there forever, the guy calls someone about the guns and trying to gain knowledge from someone else beside asking me...so i sat there and talked to my cousin about it and was worried that something else may have been wrong with it tin the bottom end.. but it started fine and first kick everytime!! so what did i do? we sat there and talked about each thing and finally i was like it's late and i gotta frive 3 hours back home and then go to work in 3 hours... so i was in a hurry and just bluntly asked him what he wanted to do he was still intending on boot and i told him i didnt have any cuz it costed a $100 in fuel and i didnt bring anymore... so i was like well im out and then he stopped me and said load it up... so we did.. now it's fixed, wheel bearing is fine, i was worried about the hub though. it's full of coolant and well its one wicked 2002 banshee... i just dont think those guys knew what they actually had and how to maintain it... so hopefully now it;s in better hands!!!! Quote
So Cal Suspension Posted August 5, 2011 Report Posted August 5, 2011 well it's a long story. so here it goes... it started off, i was on craigslist and found a 02 shee for 3000... looked great... he said he would be willing to trade so i made an offer... a dessert eagle 44 and a ar-15 whcih both where new but nothing added to them... he first said no, and then 2 hour later sent a txt back and said that he was interested and would trade... so i load up and go on a 2 1/2 hour drive just to look and trade... through the mountains in ky....long night... before hand i asked if it was ridable, he said yes...so i was excited... we get there and it was pitch dark... guy asks for boot and i told him i didnt have any cuz he never mentioned it.... so i was like i can go back empty handed...lol.. anyways i look at the bike, wheel bearing is gone out of right front side, radiator is bent, and the thing had no coolant under the seat... i was like wow... wtf!!! but to my surprise it started, we looked over it... all stock except a 4 inch extended swing arm and a complete set of toomey t5's. which were nice... we sat there forever, the guy calls someone about the guns and trying to gain knowledge from someone else beside asking me...so i sat there and talked to my cousin about it and was worried that something else may have been wrong with it tin the bottom end.. but it started fine and first kick everytime!! so what did i do? we sat there and talked about each thing and finally i was like it's late and i gotta frive 3 hours back home and then go to work in 3 hours... so i was in a hurry and just bluntly asked him what he wanted to do he was still intending on boot and i told him i didnt have any cuz it costed a $100 in fuel and i didnt bring anymore... so i was like well im out and then he stopped me and said load it up... so we did.. now it's fixed, wheel bearing is fine, i was worried about the hub though. it's full of coolant and well its one wicked 2002 banshee... i just dont think those guys knew what they actually had and how to maintain it... so hopefully now it;s in better hands!!!! Sounds like you ended up getting a good deal. FYI, that bottle under the seat is supposed to be empty. Empty that thing back out. It's an overflow bottle. When the coolant expands when the bike gets hot it goes into that bottle, then sucks it back in when it cools down. Quote
KINGpimp Posted August 5, 2011 Author Report Posted August 5, 2011 all the way empty???... i put it up to the level mark... thought it was supposed to have some in it.. it was bone dry Quote
So Cal Suspension Posted August 5, 2011 Report Posted August 5, 2011 A lot of people don't even run those bottles. Mine was always bone dry. Pop the radiator cap off, make sure the rad is full, then empty that bottle. If it gets too full, you're going to have a hell if a mess to clean up. Quote
SheeManWomenHater Posted August 5, 2011 Report Posted August 5, 2011 yeah the coolant container under the seat is meant to be BONE dry. what made you think there was something wrong with the bottom end? wtf is a boot? Quote
KINGpimp Posted August 5, 2011 Author Report Posted August 5, 2011 well i put some coolant in the radiator and a little in the container, but i will empty it out, yea he wanted more $$$$, which i had no problem doing , itf they had asked for it earlier before letting me drive 150 miles in one direction!!! Quote
Dicklez Posted August 5, 2011 Report Posted August 5, 2011 Boot=$$$ ??? Never knew boot meant money. Thought those were things you put on your feet. Quote
camatv Posted August 5, 2011 Report Posted August 5, 2011 their is a high and a low on the lil tank. if you dont run one the rad needs to be left a lil low so the coolant has room to expand. i always laugh at the guys who fill the res tank to the top then wonder where all that mess came from all over the bike. on stocker routing the coolant dump is right above the right pipe and when it pisses out it goes all over the pipe and all over the motor STINKY! i like to use the resy tank on dunners and draggers i dont really care. on alky they dont really get that hot anyways. Quote
Glenyboy Posted August 6, 2011 Report Posted August 6, 2011 if you dont run one the rad needs to be left a lil low so the coolant has room to expand. How much would you roughly say as mine doesn't have a header, just the rad itself. I dropped all the coolant out as I cut the pipe as I fitted the trailtech vapor heat sensor. Thanks Quote
camatv Posted August 7, 2011 Report Posted August 7, 2011 welp my opinion is fill it up its gonna puke some out and then leave it alone. Quote
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