Might Sell My 07 Banshee

[350BANSHEE350]

wellover the long weekend we had a pokerrally which was gooduntil it got cold and started to rain so we bookedit back to camp and the whole way there it would want to die everytime i pull in the clutch and let it out again so ge it back to camp and it was spitting and farting all the way back down the roadwayso i was pissed all day.

well i decided to try messing with my carbs for the first time and this is what i did, i took out the needle jet and put it on the 4th clip i thk (1 down from the 3rd slot, down as in towards the longer part of it so its on 4th or 2nd how ever you look at it) i went to adjust my pilot air screws and found out that the screw on the right carb was out 3 or 4 turns so i knew that wasnt right so i set them to 2 3/4 for now so let me clear this up

 

needle jet is on the 4th slot counting from top as 1 and bottom as 5

pilot air screws both at 2 3/4

200 main jets

temp. above 10*c

elevation is about 3700 - 4400 feet

mods: none at all

hour: MAX 9-10

 

i still seems a little boggy befor the powerband so i know its still not right

should i go back to the 3rd clip on my pilot jet and put the pilot air screws to where they are supposed to be (2.0 turns)

i think it might have been my pilot air screws the whole time since it was 3-4 turns out on the one side and 2 1/2 on he other

i ride at the same spot all the time too if that helps

 

i am really taking into hand to sell my 07 if i have to do this all the time, maybe a nice 06 z400 well be better for me ...

 

please help guys

 

thanks alot

[majicmike]

sound like it got lean because the weather changed on you it got colder. Then you richend it up and it seemed to help(and the air screew did not help) I would put the needle back and try it ifthat doesent help start with the air screews.

[350BANSHEE350]

yeah i was kinda thinking about the weather being the problem since it started snowing and hailing. lol

but what about the part where it didnt want to run? would that be overheating?

it was only about 30 - 45 min ride time and then there was a 20 - 30 min brake for beer and what not

it was only about 15*C before it started snowing

my bike does have engine ice and i do trail ride but i think it would take longer thn 3- - 45 min of riig for it to overheat

 

well thanks for the help majicmike

[350BANSHEE350]

anybody else know what i should do?

[warbags]

I was in mclean creek this weekend and sounds like i ran into the same weather as you.Where you riding through alot of water.I find when i ride through alot of water it seems to cool the motor down so much thats its like riding it cold but after a few minutes of not riding through water it clears right up.I would`nt worry its just the nature of the beast.

[350BANSHEE350]

oh yeh man the ride sucked

it was a nice big rally me with the only 2-stroke it was a blast. i only got stuck 1 time and there was a guy on a new renegade that got stuck 4 times lol he told me i was a good rider and i told him this is my first manual bike and this is my first run lol the look on his face was priceless

but after that it started to shit on us with hail and snow man it sucked flying down the highway in the weather while my bike is faring and burping oh it was bad

i did go threw alot of water nothing to get into my airbox or such but the rad was smoking when i went threw it because there was still snow on the ground up top of the hill before it even snowed so it was really cold water

 

well if anybody else thinks of what might help then dont be scared

 

thanks warbag

[350BANSHEE350]

so does anybody know what i should run for the weather and elevation i said in the first post?

im probably going to be cleaning the bike tomorrow and doing the carbs tomorrow or the day after tomorrow

 

thanks

[fastrthnu]

do you have any mods? Did you check your filter(s) for water? Do you still have tors. Open plug splices that would short to chassis is wet weather?

[BansheeRider71]

#1 DON'T sell your shee!!

 

But I think I know why your quad is doing that, I have heard on most Banshee's that when the clutch gets a lil use the parking brake some how messes with the idle and throttle response causing it to sputter and die, I think the T.O.R.S has something to do with that or if not it may be just your T.O.R.S by its self. Check your T.O.R.S and your parking brake cable and play with the clutch adjustment to see if it does anything.

 

Back when I bought my new blaster back in 02 it did that til I removed the T.O.R.S and the parking brake.

Just a thought.

Edited May 23, 2007 by BansheeRider71

[350BANSHEE350]

yeah maybe ill pay the little amount of money and get ride of the T.O.R.S and park brake

[crazybluerider]

Get rid of the park brake and tors first then go from there. 2 people that i ride with have been stranded by the park brake switch in wet weather.

[bansheeyfz]

thats kinda weird for a stock bike .