Help me out with setup

[bansheefourseven]

Im 6'1 230 lbs and need some help with set up on a 96 stock shee. Ive got the rear shock(stock) comp and rebound dialed in perfectly. I havent bottomed it out too bad yet even after some good 4-6 foot jumps with flat landings. They arent elkas but they will do for a few months.

I adjusted the front as good as it gets but my problem is more gearing It always seems as if Im too high or too low in a given gear. Im always way high in second or too low rpm in 3rd and the same for 4th and 5th. Never much use 6th unless we hit a long straight. I run 20x10x9 rears . Id rather shift a little sooner and be in the power band than to always be winding it out or bogging it down. I do clutch it but its not a practical cure. Should I drop 1 on the front sprocket and see how she goes or go up one on the rear?

 

Oh yeah .......Four strokes suck!!

 

Heres me and my fanfuckingtastic banshee after a little riding at mounds in michigan

 

P.S. Im the fat guy!!

Edited February 13, 2007 by bansheefourseven

[locogato11283]

yea try droppin one on the front. you can get primary drive sprockets from RMATV for about 7 bucks...see how you like that and you can fine tune with the rear sprocket if need be.

[dajogejr]

The banshee is the WRONG bike for the mounds...let me tell you.

I'll never go back there.

 

Get some pipes and jet that bike, WORLD of difference right there...after you gear it.

 

(I"M only saying that because you have stock pipes in the mud boggin picture...)

Trust me, whole new bike once you pipe and jet it. No bike responds like a banshee when it comes to pipes because of how restrictive the stockers are!!

[bansheefourseven]

The banshee is the WRONG bike for the mounds...let me tell you.

I'll never go back there.

 

Get some pipes and jet that bike, WORLD of difference right there...after you gear it.

 

(I"M only saying that because you have stock pipes in the mud boggin picture...)

Trust me, whole new bike once you pipe and jet it. No bike responds like a banshee when it comes to pipes because of how restrictive the stockers are!!

 

No need to tell me, it rained for 3 days before we went. Believe it or not I had a great time. Theres a small section of trails that run pretty wide open with rollercoaster like berms and steep up/downhills.

 

I was running in 5th gear down a straight and came upon a good size water hole that trucks had been getting stuck in all day. With a good sized audience and a nice clear path I decided to seize the moment. I pinned her and grabbed 6th gear and skipped my fat ass about 50' across this mud puddle.

 

I got a good cheer from the mudding crowd and a moth full of mud that looked but didnt taste like jello pudding. After the first 10 minutes I knew it was gonna be a swamp out there . That place is 2.5hrs closer than anywhere else to ride without getting arrested. At least that I know of so we just suck it up and RIDE IT. Riding Mounds is kinda like sex, even when its bad its still pretty good.

 

Where are you from ? Anyplace we can ride closer to Detroit?

[dajogejr]

I've got a few friends of friends that have 100 acres, 200 acres, etc.

But...I've got a drag quad, so...I pretty much will be hanging at Clarsksville and Silver Lake with that bike.

I'm picking up a 400EX for playing around/trails and a backup bike this Friday...

 

Put some studs in it and take it out to Lake St. Clair...we'll all be out there this Saturday I think.

 

I hear ya on the trails. You used to be able to ride at Adams and M59, cops.

Port Huron past the old Strip mall, shut down.

 

Mounds is fun on a bike with all the whoops...but, even that gets old. One day if I ever get a big ol 4X4 ute quad, I'll go back to the mounds....not for me right now!

 

I live in St. Clair Shores...so...we're probably pretty close to another.

 

If you like to trail ride, the northern Michigan and UP trails are hard to beat, period. Long haul though....

St. Helen is real good too. Mio has some ok hills, Bull Gap is fun, but...whooped out.

[NECK]

Yeah, the 13 tooth front sprocket will give you exactly what you said you're looking for. I'm about your size and run that gearing and it's a helluva difference. Good for trails, MX, etc. :thumbsup:

[bansheefourseven]

Thanks for the input. I just ordered a set of 13 15 fronts. Well see how it does.......When the snow melts lol

 

I was able to get in a good ride today. Cant go very fast so its kinda like a constant drift ride untill you get into 3rd and 4th. By that time your spinning fast enough to tear through the snow and icy dirt and hook up. We measured 9 inches of snow in my buddies 2.5 acre track in his back yard.I couldnt believe how well it went through the snow. Pretty much just spun but I didnt get stuck once and I wish the landings in th summer were as soft as airing it out in the snow. Felt like I had me some new ELKAS on there.

 

I havent started the shee since December some time and it fired up in 5 kicks. I was impressed. I havent rejetted for the cold but I was way rich from the start anyway. I put some new plugs in after I warmed it up for 20 min just idling. It didnt foul out the old ones but I wanted to read the new ones a bit. It was 18 degrees when I was riding and The plugs look spot on for jetting which means Im probly jetted way wrong for the normal riding season here in Michigan.