scaredyet Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) Hi guys. I have just recently purchased a 2012 Yamaha Banshee with 15hrs on the clock. It was a very clean example and was taken care of by the owner. As you may all be aware, the Banshee was produced until 2012 here in Australia. That is a very good thing for us here, but in terms of modifying, there's not much choice here. Parts are hard to come by and very expensive. Also with the currency at the moment it makes buying parts from overseas very expensive as well. For example, I asked a Yamaha dealer here for a genuine plastic and sticker kit and was quoted $2800AUD for it from here. I am new to bikes and ATV's but always loved the sound of a two stroke. a friend of mine suggested the Banshee, at first it looked real ugly, but after watching a few videos it grew on me. I will be asking you guys for advice and also what mods I should do. I have pulled the plastics apart and gave it a good clean. I ordered V Force 4 reeds and FMF Fatty and Powercore 2 silencers to begin with and would like to do some more mods in the near future. ( ) Edited June 16, 2015 by scaredyet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigid_Banshee Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 You got the basics down, sounds like your dealing with something thats never really been touched by anyone what a great find! On the other hand it's all about what you want to do, trail ride, hillclimbing, drag, its all about what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaredyet Posted June 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 I own 182 acres of land and has very nice trails with long straight dirt tracks and also nice mountains. I want to mainly use it for trails. It is 1300 meters aboe sea level and gets real cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaredyet Posted June 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Yes that would be real good. I live in Sydney and, for the life of me, can't find a workshop that deals with 2 stroke. I will post up pictures of the Banshee later tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaredyet Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Here are some pics of my ride. I have so far put a Pro Design Pro-Flow Kit with foam filter with an EHS Racing custom air box cover. I have an FMF Fatty and PC2 Kit Coming as well as V Force 4 Reeds. Yamaha shock covers 1. https://www.dropbox.com/s/6v2ssosv5dfg61y/2015-06-01%2013.16.22.jpg?dl=0 2. https://www.dropbox.com/s/09filw6qy838fd0/2015-06-01%2013.09.08.jpg?dl=0 3. https://www.dropbox.com/s/8libxu89kpjvbb3/2015-06-01%2013.09.05.jpg?dl=0 4. https://www.dropbox.com/s/da9jf2ymokblhuo/2015-06-01%2013.08.34.jpg?dl=0 5. https://www.dropbox.com/s/m5qyt8ymwd9c6af/2015-05-24%2014.22.54.jpg?dl=0 6. https://www.dropbox.com/s/uh3md0xn8j3dtdf/2015-05-24%2014.22.54-2.jpg?dl=0 7. https://www.dropbox.com/s/v7196z51xbf18qm/2015-05-24%2014.22.46.jpg?dl=0 8. https://www.dropbox.com/s/gijsuds7sw56p6o/2015-05-24%2014.22.46-2.jpg?dl=0 9. https://www.dropbox.com/s/qg2u9all9m8bl1e/2015-05-24%2014.15.20.jpg?dl=0 10. https://www.dropbox.com/s/60omm5g694unq7t/2015-05-24%2014.15.08.jpg?dl=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydownunder Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 hey man ! spewing ya missed the boat on the good exchange rate ! shit expensive now haha. you can get a cool head with smaller cc domes to pump up the compression and also get a timing plate to advance the ignition timing (will have to run 98oct fuel tho) but id be weary of bumping up the comp and timing with a non welded crank, it will move around. but once you pull the engine down, there is a tonne you can do it, double, triple the power ! but for now, get the new pipes on and the other parts ya got for it and ride the fuck outa it. as for local shops.... dunno, i just buy the parts for the states and throw em together in the shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RX-B Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Hey scaredyet where you getting parts from I'm from Sydney and eBay is all I've got as a source Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaredyet Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I got some OEM parts from Partshark and it is much cheaper to buy from there, even with the exchange rates than to buy from here in Australia. I bought the EHS racing air box cover direct from them and used shipito to send it here. The other items were bought from ebay. I paid $590 AUD shipped to Australia for the FMF exhaust system from ebay using a discount code which has now expired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RX-B Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 That's pretty cheap for pipes I'll keep watching. If you end up finding anyone to work on 2 strokes that's not a crook in Sydney let us know. Cheers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaredyet Posted February 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I just got my Banshee rejetted at Explosive Racing Peakhurst (Sydney/Australia) He did a #30 Pilot and #280 Main jet and did not touch the needle position. I only have an FMF pipe at the moment. I ride at about 130o meters above sea level at Oberon. I am running Klutz 100 40:1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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