Banshee transmissions

[dcalsv02]

I was at dunefest last weekend and got the chance to ride my buddies turbo raptor. the first thing i noticed was how solid and smooth his transmission felt when i would shift. Its a stock transmission. I also rode my buddies yzf 450r and his transmission felt the same. Not sloppy, nice and tight. Does anyone know what im talking about? My question is, How do i make my transmission feel that solid and tight? My banshee is a 99' and the transmission shifts and functions perfect, but it just feels a little loose compared to those other bikes i mentioned. What mods, if any can i do to make mine feel that good?

[CFH87]

Cut the trans maby? depending on mods this could help and have the shift star mod done.

[06specialedition]

You have to remember though, you are comparing a newly designed raptor against a banshee that hasn't been updated in a long time. As for it being solid and tight i'm not sure I get what you mean.

 

You can do little things to make it better.

 

A Modded shift star and Modded shift shaft makes the world of a difference in smoothness. And...I honestly think what oil you are running makes the world of a difference. I've ran cheap oil and didn't like the way it shifted and neutral was harder to find. The best thing I ever did was the shift star and switching to Klotz Flexdrive Trans Oil. Just my .02 though.

[prssantana]

To thick of an oil will make it hard to shift too.

[dirtydownunder]

yeh stock banshee trans are poooooo , one of the best mods is modding the trans. camatv, hjr and a few others do this, its not an override but it makes a world of difference and you dont have to adapt your riding style to it.

[dcalsv02]

You have to remember though, you are comparing a newly designed raptor against a banshee that hasn't been updated in a long time. As for it being solid and tight i'm not sure I get what you mean.

 

You can do little things to make it better.

 

A Modded shift star and Modded shift shaft makes the world of a difference in smoothness. And...I honestly think what oil you are running makes the world of a difference. I've ran cheap oil and didn't like the way it shifted and neutral was harder to find. The best thing I ever did was the shift star and switching to Klotz Flexdrive Trans Oil. Just my .02 though.

 

 

My first thought after i rode both of those bikes was that they are newer and probably have a more up to date setup than the outdated banshee's. The shifting just felt super solid and felt like you couldnt miss shift, i didnt have to pull up or push down as far with my foot to find the next gear. I run bel ray gear saver 80w in my trans. I just bought the shift star, i just havent put it in yet. Ill check on the shift shaft. I dont know what the cut trans is all about, so i will search for answers unless someone cares to explain it to me.

[06specialedition]

My first thought after i rode both of those bikes was that they are newer and probably have a more up to date setup than the outdated banshee's. The shifting just felt super solid and felt like you couldnt miss shift, i didnt have to pull up or push down as far with my foot to find the next gear. I run bel ray gear saver 80w in my trans. I just bought the shift star, i just havent put it in yet. Ill check on the shift shaft. I dont know what the cut trans is all about, so i will search for answers unless someone cares to explain it to me.

 

You will be impressed in the change just putting the modded star in. I've never ran bel-ray but I've heard its great stuff.

 

Something else I would do while doing to modded star, if you don't already have one throw a pancake bearing in while your in there. Worth the 30 bucks IMO.

[dcalsv02]

I noticed while at dunefest last weekend that it looks like I will need to replace the shift shaft (splines are disappearing and the shift lever is getting sloppy) is there any shift shaft besides the oem one that is reccommended?

[camatv]

the transmissions in almost all other atv's is a differnt style they have a completely differnt shifting mech in them there is no way to convert a banshee trans to that style. you can change the banshee trans to work a LOT better and you probably need to replace a bunch of worn out parts in your trans to get that "positive" feel back..