gearing question

[mavbike]

Another newbie here. (New to Banshee anyway).

 

Recently purchased 2002 Banshee. It has cool head (dome size unknown), PC platinum pipes, TCS shocks all around, wider axle, lengthended A-arms, stock front rims with smaller tires, real small turf tamers on rear (on bead lock wheels) on rear. It appears to have been set up for MX. Sprockets now are 14T front and 41T rear.

The previous owner backed all the way off of pre-load on front and rear to get the quad as low as possible.

 

First changes will be spark arrestor silencers and larger tires. I ordered 20 (height) for the fronts and 22 for the rear. It will be use for trail riding with very rare (maybe 3 or 4 times a year) trips to the mx track for play.

 

Here is my question. What size spockets do I need to order (am thinking 13/42)? I want first to be low enough to put-put with the guys on 4x4's. (The way it is geared right now, with the little tires, is almost perfect, maybe 1-tooth to small on rear.)

 

Is anyone out there running 22" on the rear,,,,that may be able to offer advice. Not concerned about top-end speed. I want to set up like my bike. I can almost walk beside it in 1st. With 5 gears left, it is still plenty fast for tight woods and mountains.

 

Thanks for any suggestions!

[Dinner]

I have 22" rears and 13/40 gearing. When im trail riding i usually am in 1st or 2nd which is a good speed for the trails near me. I like the 22" tires for the extra clearence. They are a little harder to pull ovbiously cause of the weight, but once you get used to them you will no how to clutch them, etc. And being as you dont care to much about top speed, i would say this will work out for you. And even if you wanted to go more low end you could get a larger rear sprocket.

[mavbike]

I have 22" rears and 13/40 gearing. When im trail riding i usually am in 1st or 2nd which is a good speed for the trails near me. I like the 22" tires for the extra clearence. They are a little harder to pull ovbiously cause of the weight, but once you get used to them you will no how to clutch them, etc. And being as you dont care to much about top speed, i would say this will work out for you. And even if you wanted to go more low end you could get a larger rear sprocket.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the response. Ordered the 22"s because I was getting hung up in ruts going DOWN hill. If an uphill was rutted and you couldn't straddled them, zig-zag across, or get a good running start,,,,forget it. I love the power on this thing though.

[dajogejr]

Total side note, mav....for, I'm not a banshee trail rider anymore, but....since you just got the bike with a NOSS head and are unsure of the dome size, a compression test would be a good idea to be sure you have enough octane!!!

 

Welcome to the club....

 

:beer:

[mavbike]

Total side note, mav....for, I'm not a banshee trail rider anymore, but....since you just got the bike with a NOSS head and are unsure of the dome size, a compression test would be a good idea to be sure you have enough octane!!!

 

Welcome to the club....

 

:beer:

 

 

Have not tested with guage. Right now, even with shorter kick arm, it does not have as much compression as my buddy's RZ350 with stock pistons/head/cylinder. Due to bigger domes or wore out pistons/rings??? I don't know.

I run Exxon Supreme mixed 40:1 with Maxima Castor 927 in all of my 2-smokes. The guy that had the bike before me was using lawn-mower/weed-eater oil. He basicaly knew nothing about bikes and just let it go,,,including letting it set out in the weather, so I have a lot of work to do. I would like to do a tear-down inspection, but it starts and runs clean with no strange noises right now. Very limited funds and it needs chain/sprockets, thumb throttle housing, and some other stuff first.

 

When I do a tear-down, are the domes stamped for chamber size,,,or is there a way to tell. On all the other two strokes I have dealt with,,,if the octane was too low, it would clatter under a load,,,especialy below the power band.

 

 

Thanks for the advice!!!

[dajogejr]

Sometimes there's a number stamped, but not always.

 

When you pull the dome off, put a spark plug in and get a medical syringe. Fill the head with water, and note how many cc's it takes.

 

Crude, but...it'll give you an idea.

[Banshee_19]

I am running a 22" ITP mudlite on my shee with a gear ratio of 13/41. I only ever ride trails with my dad who has a 4X4. I find that the 13/41 gearing with a 22" tire works good. The extra ground clearence is awsome too. I highly recomend getting a good rear skid plate as well if you are riding trails. All in all its a good trail set up!

[mavbike]

I am running a 22" ITP mudlite on my shee with a gear ratio of 13/41. I only ever ride trails with my dad who has a 4X4. I find that the 13/41 gearing with a 22" tire works good. The extra ground clearence is awsome too. I highly recomend getting a good rear skid plate as well if you are riding trails. All in all its a good trail set up!

 

Thanks for the in-put!

 

Riding by myself I would want a higher gear just so I didn't have to shift as often. Wife broke her ankle riding in Arkansas (Wofpen Gap) last fall and now she is gun-shy. First needs to be low enough that I can trail-ride with her and the kids. Right now with 14/41 and small tires it is almost perfect.

 

New tires are in,,,don't have them mounted yet. I got the Kenda Bear Claws (22"). I hope I can still set the bike up to carry enough weight on the front, so it can still break these loose to slide around corners. Thought these would be good for mud and sand in Louisiana and still be OK for our Arkansas trips (clay and rocks).

[375hp banshees]

another side note i'd get A temp gauge shee's get hot quick w/o air flow ie. slow trails

just my .02