little sahara utah

[Banshee Chad]

Well i just got back from riding the dunes today. I have a stock 2006 banshee (of course). It seems to bog after i have it reved up for a bit, like if im climbing a long hill, itll just bog regardless of the gear. Its only the third time ive ridin it, and it did it last time. it was in july so i thought maybe it was just getting too hot or something. had a few suggestions to check the carb bowls, but its new, they should be adjusted fine id think.

 

I am thinking maybe the dealership didnt jet it correctly, i got a baggy with a few different size jets in it along with my owners manual and spare keys. Does anyone think it could be the jetting, or is there something else it could be. It sux, cuz just as im whoopin on some 4 pokers, it bogs and i have to spin around.

 

Thanks in advance,

Chad.

[OnlyA2Stroke]

Well i just got back from riding the dunes today. I have a stock 2006 banshee (of course). It seems to bog after i have it reved up for a bit, like if im climbing a long hill, itll just bog regardless of the gear. Its only the third time ive ridin it, and it did it last time. it was in july so i thought maybe it was just getting too hot or something. had a few suggestions to check the carb bowls, but its new, they should be adjusted fine id think.

 

I am thinking maybe the dealership didnt jet it correctly, i got a baggy with a few different size jets in it along with my owners manual and spare keys. Does anyone think it could be the jetting, or is there something else it could be. It sux, cuz just as im whoopin on some 4 pokers, it bogs and i have to spin around.

 

Thanks in advance,

Chad.

 

 

 

 

What are your mods, jetting, temp, elevation? Size tires? Also, take a look at your plugs and check to see if they are getting the right colour and not black.

[Banshee Chad]

it is absolutly bone stock. i have not changed anything performance wise. only thing ive done is add skid plates and shock covers.

This is my first 2 stroke ever, always had 4 stokes before this (yamaha warrior, suzuki 125 dirt bike).

 

elevation is about 4700 ft. tire size: the paddles are the same size as the stock tires (just bigger wheels and diff offset).

 

so checking the plugs: just do this plug chop ive read about? what does that tell you? ive read about how to do it on here, just dont understand what it tells you?

 

Do you think it would have anything to do with the bowls and float adjustment? or should it be ok since i just bought it?

 

Thanks for your help!

Chand.

Edited September 3, 2007 by Banshee Chad

[Banshee Chad]

Could it possibly have something to do with the TORS i keep reading about? ive read plenty of how to remove them, but havent found anything that says what TORS actually does. Is it some type of a rev-limiter or something?

 

Again it just seems to bogg down and backfire a little when its been being reved up for a while, especially when climbing a hill it does it sooner. But it also does act that way when riding flat, just takes longer for it to happen.

 

Im loving the power of the banshee stock, as ive always had 4-strokes before. and i dont really want to start modifying anything yet. Im hoping it is a simple jetting issue, but not sure where to start as far as sizing.

 

Thanks again for any help anyone can give.

[Banshee Chad]

any ideas???

[brian]

Sounds to me like it's leaning out !!! Sucking all the gas out of the float bowl.

Happens quicker on a hill cuz its using fuel faster to climb.

That's why they keep telling you to check the floats. To ensure the bowls are at the

proper level before you start to climb.

 

I had that shit happen to me before on Olds. hill at Glamis. I had Just bought the

bike, didn't know shit about it. The engine ran hard up the first 2/3 of the hill and

then fell off and almost completely stalled out. I would turn it around and in a second

or two the throttle response would come back. I thought (my world was ending) there

was something majorly wrong with the engine. So....we headed back to camp.

 

I found that I was letting the fuel level get too low in the tank. On the incline there

wasn't enough fuel at the petcock.

I ran out of gas about 3/4 mile from the hill, the fuel pickups (in the tank) had been

removed and I had no reserve. Been back with full tank, no problems.

 

It just sounds like your float bowls are emptying out on you. Check your pickup screens

inside the tank (remove the petcock). Make sure the fuel lines aren't blocked or kinked

or really close to a pipe or something else really hot. Check the FUEL FILTER. It may be

clogged too.

 

In the other post about checking the plugs the guy wasn't talking about doing a plug chop.

Just pull the plugs and look to see if they are overly black. They will probably look pretty normal

when you pull em though...IMO.

Reread the plug chop threads another time or two, they will probably make more sense. You

have to do it with brand new plugs and it will tell you if your mixture is off.

Edited September 9, 2007 by brian

[brian]

Sorry for the book long post ! :shrug:

[Banshee Chad]

Sorry for the book long post ! :shrug:

 

Its cool. Thanks for the info. i guess ill have ton check the floats then to make sure they are where they should be. and the pet cock. the filer looks good, first thing i checked.

 

thanks again