BigCheeseStick Posted June 22, 2006 Report Posted June 22, 2006 Looking through the posts, I'm not seeing many who are as green as I am... I've been riding four strokes all my life, but picked up an '06 Banshee (retro-yellow) from the dealer about 6 hours ago. I've wanted one since I had my first three wheeler as a kid, and couldnt let them stop production of the beast without finally getting one! I've got all of about 10 minutes run time on the thing so far, and am looking for everyone here's experience and advice on what mod.'s need to be done to help it out. Its very first tank of gas has (as recommended by the mechanic at the dealer) Benoe oil. The mech. recommended to choose the type oil I wanted to run from now on, and never change. So Benoe it is. I'm familiar with normal break-in procedures, but again. Any special recomendations for this bike? Most bikes / quads have a wire on the CDI that can be cut to help performance out a little, is that the case here? All my background being on fourstrokes you can guess I'm looking to get a smoother bottom end / mid-range performance on this thing already. Good idea's? (the bikes gonna be trail riding primarily). In about a month I'll have some coin coming in to start the long list of mod.'s... Trail riding in mind, what are your recommendations on aftermarket pipes? Hopefully JD has a jet kit available (guy is UNBELIEVABLE with the four strokes!!!) Thanks in advance for any help you can give! Quote
Hilarious Posted June 22, 2006 Report Posted June 22, 2006 Get some kind of aftermarket clamp on filter assembly. Stock air filter is a piece of crap. There is a wire that goes up to the parking brake. Remove it from the clutch perch and trace it down the frame and just unplug it. Do a search on pipes. Tons of info there. Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the BHQ. :beer: Quote
bansheefire Posted June 22, 2006 Report Posted June 22, 2006 Get some kind of aftermarket clamp on filter assembly. Stock air filter is a piece of crap. There is a wire that goes up to the parking brake. Remove it from the clutch perch and trace it down the frame and just unplug it. Do a search on pipes. Tons of info there. Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the BHQ. :beer: does removing the parking brake make a difference? Quote
bansheerage Posted June 22, 2006 Report Posted June 22, 2006 (edited) you just dont need it. its stops working half the time anyway so just rip it off and then put some small things into the shee like filter, reeds, cool head, stuff like that. dont worry its and addiction as most people here say. and soon you will be a couple thousand into the bike and still want more. welcome to the hq. Edited June 22, 2006 by bansheerage Quote
jankab Posted June 22, 2006 Report Posted June 22, 2006 Looking through the posts, I'm not seeing many who are as green as I am... I've been riding four strokes all my life, but picked up an '06 Banshee (retro-yellow) from the dealer about 6 hours ago. I've wanted one since I had my first three wheeler as a kid, and couldnt let them stop production of the beast without finally getting one! I've got all of about 10 minutes run time on the thing so far, and am looking for everyone here's experience and advice on what mod.'s need to be done to help it out. Its very first tank of gas has (as recommended by the mechanic at the dealer) Benoe oil. The mech. recommended to choose the type oil I wanted to run from now on, and never change. So Benoe it is. I'm familiar with normal break-in procedures, but again. Any special recomendations for this bike? Most bikes / quads have a wire on the CDI that can be cut to help performance out a little, is that the case here? All my background being on fourstrokes you can guess I'm looking to get a smoother bottom end / mid-range performance on this thing already. Good idea's? (the bikes gonna be trail riding primarily). In about a month I'll have some coin coming in to start the long list of mod.'s... Trail riding in mind, what are your recommendations on aftermarket pipes? Hopefully JD has a jet kit available (guy is UNBELIEVABLE with the four strokes!!!) Thanks in advance for any help you can give! Pipes, and a jet kit Quote
BigCheeseStick Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Posted June 22, 2006 I'm glad to hear the advise I'm getting isnt anything like I've seen with a lot of the machines I've had in the past! Most of them had one, or several "known weak spots", or "common failures" that needed to be addressed immediately, or they got REAL expensive, REAL fast. The thing RIPS compared to the four strokes I've got or will be running with, so I'm not planning on going far beyond a good pipe, jet kit, and intake just like you guys recommended. Maybe a trick set of shocks, longer A-arms, better bars, wheels & tires, OH HELL! HAD IT ONE DAY AND ITS STARTING ALREADY!!! If the bad filter hook up is the only "common problem" to this bike... WOW! :baseball_w00t: Quote
DIRTMAN350 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Posted June 23, 2006 The first thing to get is a clyners manual. It is the banshee bible. Welcome Home to the HQ. Quote
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