Loss of power Occasionally

[Cletis1234]

I bought a 2000 Banshee 2 weeks ago when i went to look at it the right pipe kept backfiring nothing extreme tho week later was going down the road and it just died on me i held the clutch in and rolled to a stop checked for fluid leaks etc then kicked it fired up on first kick now its running sluggish like the right side is putting out anything i replaced the plugs bout 20 min prior to this happening and was running great now when i go to get on it the bike just cuts out acts like it wants to die but for some reason when i was driving back to the shop it would grab a second wind and take off for bout 5 sec then fall flat on its face but never died im really hoping this is a carb issure cause i just payed 2500 bucks and really not excited about putting 500 dollar rebuild in it lol any ideas or suggestions would be a great help thanks all !!!

[Jereme6655]

I bought a 2000 Banshee 2 weeks ago when i went to look at it the right pipe kept backfiring nothing extreme tho week later was going down the road and it just died on me i held the clutch in and rolled to a stop checked for fluid leaks etc then kicked it fired up on first kick now its running sluggish like the right side is putting out anything i replaced the plugs bout 20 min prior to this happening and was running great now when i go to get on it the bike just cuts out acts like it wants to die but for some reason when i was driving back to the shop it would grab a second wind and take off for bout 5 sec then fall flat on its face but never died im really hoping this is a carb issure cause i just payed 2500 bucks and really not excited about putting 500 dollar rebuild in it lol any ideas or suggestions would be a great help thanks all !!!

 

By far the best thing you can do is take a compression gauge with you when you check out a Bike. If you haven't torn anything apart yet then do a compression test and build yourself a leak down tester....... Do both test and then report back. And if you can turn a screwdriver and a wrench then you can do the rebuild yourself.......and if you go through a builder it will only be about 300 to do the rebuild.

[Cletis1234]

By far the best thing you can do is take a compression gauge with you when you check out a Bike. If you haven't torn anything apart yet then do a compression test and build yourself a leak down tester....... Do both test and then report back. And if you can turn a screwdriver and a wrench then you can do the rebuild yourself.......and if you go through a builder it will only be about 300 to do the rebuild.

 

Thanks i will check the compression and nervous about tearing into it its my first bike lol

[plum krazy]

Compression check would be the first thing I would do it could be the carbs or the reeds also what mods does your shee have

[badshee1998]

Hey check ur plug gaps and the screw caps on the spark plugs, i put new ones in one time and.it did that and come to find out i must have dropped one of the plugs and crushed the gap and it ran real funky

[Cletis1234]

Hey check ur plug gaps and the screw caps on the spark plugs, i put new ones in one time and.it did that and come to find out i must have dropped one of the plugs and crushed the gap and it ran real funky

 

I dropped it off at a place my buddy suggested hes going to go through it and tell me what he thinks he said it doesnt sound like a top end prob more of fuel or electrical!! Thanks for all the replies