banshee - got a problem

[99,88banshee]

well ii finally fixed the shee after getting the push rod out since it was welded to the ball.

now i have everything back together and i started it up and it doesnt want to idal, and if you barelly nick the throttle it revs out to 6000 rpms or so, than the rest of the throttle still packs a wolup of punch. Sounds great right, just i cant even idal, if i try ride next to someone it looks like my bick is missing, but it really is that touchy.

i had the left side carb off to fix the pushrod in the clutch. if that helps anyone.

Any suggestions would be great.

 

 

thanks

Eric

[RBD]

Make sure that the choke cross over tube is connected to both carbs.

[SuperChris]

2 Strokes are made to go fast, not idle. I never have had one that I put any time into making idle more than a few seconds.

[99,88banshee]

no it wasnt the tube between the carbs, i still havent found what it is, im busy to right now to so i am trying to work the bugs out of it now before the riding season, i live in michigan so the season is short as it is, so i dont want to spend time in the garage.

Please help.

PS i know 2-strokes arent made to idle but its nice to beable to look at a trail map a 12:30 at night in the deep woods of michigan.

 

Thanks for suggestions

[ssanddemon]

My shee and most others I have seen idle just beautifully. The YZ 250 and other bikes I have had do not but banshees generally do. A high, uneven idle is usually caused by a lean condition, so I would pull the carbs apart and look for a plugged jet, most notably the pilots, which have very small holes, easily plugged by a grain of sand.

[99,88banshee]

thanks i'll check the jet for dirt.

[MILO]

if your jets are clean and fine, check the carb boots to make sure they are secure and not torn or cracked at all. make sure your your throttle valve slide is in right and tight. make sure your carbs are in sync. sometimes when you pull the carbs out you need to re sync them. i'd check them everytime you pull one or both.

[BFISH]

It sounds like one of your carbs is not shuting down all of the way and the tors is killing the motor. When you give it gas the non stuck carb opens and is like wot. You have dirt in one of the carb slides. An easy way to check is to remove seat and look at carbs with the motor off, give it gas and if one of the carbs moves alittle bit, that is the one that is stuck.