banshee rider 01 Posted December 8, 2005 Report Posted December 8, 2005 Do you need the over flow tank i'm rebilding my banshee and i was wondering if you realy need because if you don't i wont put it back on i'll just run the hose to the bottom of the frame... if you could help me let me no.... Quote
locogato11283 Posted December 8, 2005 Report Posted December 8, 2005 get rid of it, its junk. the trash can is a nice home for it... Quote
DemonShee Posted December 9, 2005 Report Posted December 9, 2005 get rid of it, its junk. the trash can is a nice home for it... 446444[/snapback] Loco, are you being just that " Loco" or are you being serious? Quote
icecold_shee Posted December 9, 2005 Report Posted December 9, 2005 is there not a way of just retouting the hoses and keeping it there for assurance of not running low on coolant, ive been considering it myself, and it seems that it would be possible to just run the overflow line that spills on the pipes to somewhere else? Quote
locogato11283 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Posted December 9, 2005 Loco, are you being just that " Loco" or are you being serious? 446770[/snapback] im bein serious. i dont run an overflow on any of my bikes. just run that overflow tube straight to the ground... Quote
sandman121383 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Posted December 9, 2005 ...i relocated mine to the front under the nose just for something to do on a shitty day. dunno if it does nething or not. lots of other people i'm sure have done it. hell some companies sell a bracket u can use to mount it in. Quote
hittintrees srh Posted December 9, 2005 Report Posted December 9, 2005 Trinity sells a relocater kit that moves the overflow to the front of the bike- It looks pretty good too Quote
THEREALBUDLIGHTBANSHEE Posted December 9, 2005 Report Posted December 9, 2005 get rid of it, its junk. the trash can is a nice home for it... 446444[/snapback] BINGO ,junk weight,get rid of it,have not ran one for 3 yrs Quote
Justintoxicated Posted December 10, 2005 Report Posted December 10, 2005 (edited) I moved mine to the front also, it holds extra coolant (which is also typical cooler than the coolant int he radiator). It does work up front under the nose WAY better. I notice it changes levels all the time. It also does not spill onto my pipes anymore due to the line having to go almsot up the the bars before coming out onto the pipe. That and the engine ice Personaly I like it. It's hard to tell if your coolant is full without one (without pulling off the plastics to check after every ride.) As long as there is coolant in the bottle your radiator should be full. Typicaly when you are going up a hill or going down a hill, or when your radiator gets hot the coolant expands cools off etc it needs to release coolant or suck some back in. If you run without a bottle there is a good chance your radiator is not 100% full all the time. It can spit some coolant back out but it can't suck anything back in. Same principle as on a car, if you don't fill your radiator up all the way you might not need to overflow bottle... I personly don't care about a little extra weight, but then again I ride my Banshee for long periods of time not just 10 seconds down a drag strip. Edited December 10, 2005 by Justintoxicated Quote
rocketboy Posted December 10, 2005 Report Posted December 10, 2005 it doesnt allow your engine to run any cooler or increase capacity ,it is just a holding tank for spewed antifreeze.for drag applications you can aim the hoses onto your pipes down low ,if your shit is gonna dangerously overheat and spew , wouldnt you want to know about it? ,before it causes topend $$$ problems? Quote
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