209 banshee Posted October 24, 2012 Report Posted October 24, 2012 hey guys i think my reed valves might be my problem.. i bought a banshee that has been sitting approx for 8 months. it has a k and n air filter and full toomey t5s. i turned it on and in neutral it revs up pretty good but when i start riding it does not have really any power when i gas it and it just about dies. it has stock reeds but how can i tell if my reeds are going out? how does the bike react? Quote
Infamous039 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Posted October 24, 2012 You have to take the reeds out and look at the to know if there going bad, one sign is the bike running on only one cylinder. I am sorting guessing that your problem sounds like a carb/jetting issue. Quote
209 banshee Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Posted October 24, 2012 You have to take the reeds out and look at the to know if there going bad, one sign is the bike running on only one cylinder. I am sorting guessing that your problem sounds like a carb/jetting issue. well supposibly the previous owner said he had no problems with jetting before. i took the reeds out but i noticed on the right side reed valve they had like brown spots it looked like. i ordered stage 4 v force reeds so ill see if that fixes the problem. Quote
n2otoofast4u Posted October 24, 2012 Report Posted October 24, 2012 clean the carbs!! Sitting for that long means the jets are more than likely gummed up.. Quote
hoppedupandcutdown Posted October 24, 2012 Report Posted October 24, 2012 clean the carbs/jets? drain and add fresh fuel? Quote
209 banshee Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Posted October 24, 2012 clean the carbs!! Sitting for that long means the jets are more than likely gummed up.. okay i will do that. do i clean them just with carb cleaner?? and im riding on a stock engine and i did a compression test on my pistons cuz i thought they were the problem but i was reading 124 psi on both cykinders. is that good? Quote
n2otoofast4u Posted October 24, 2012 Report Posted October 24, 2012 124 is fine. You need to take the carbs all the way apart. pull all the jets out, blow air through all of them carb clean the entire carb. verify a hole in each then reasemble. Quote
209 banshee Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Posted October 24, 2012 124 is fine. You need to take the carbs all the way apart. pull all the jets out, blow air through all of them carb clean the entire carb. verify a hole in each then reasemble. okay. is it pretty easy to re assamble carb after taking it apart? also is it better to run the pod filters to eliminate the air box? Quote
Finch Posted October 24, 2012 Report Posted October 24, 2012 okay. is it pretty easy to re assamble carb after taking it apart? also is it better to run the pod filters to eliminate the air box? real easy. depends where your ride wet muddy areas keep the box anything else get pods Quote
209 banshee Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Posted October 24, 2012 real easy. depends where your ride wet muddy areas keep the box anything else get pods okay thanks finch Quote
bansheesandrider Posted October 24, 2012 Report Posted October 24, 2012 okay. is it pretty easy to re assamble carb after taking it apart? also is it better to run the pod filters to eliminate the air box? DO THE CARBS ONE AT A TIME. Some of the internal parts are different between the left carb and the right carb and you don't want to get them mixed up. Also, make sure you get the choke tube back in place when you put them on , and make sure you get them synced properly. Quote
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