Banshee on the dunes

[meanv10]

How well does a stock banshee do on the dunes? and will it keep up with a 40 over honda 400 ex? Want to be able to bring my banshee up to silver lake and keep up with my buddies.

[nunyabinness]

you are kidding right??? the Banshee is like the best all time duning quad out there.

[STINKYDELUXE]

you should have no problem but I would get pipes (with sparkies) and rejet it. it would greatly add to your experience. :biggrin:

assuming you have paddles first

[meanv10]

Ya i thought the thing was fast mostly have done trail ridding and been a few times in sand pits( mostly clay/sand mix not like silver) never on dunes though, but i have been reading so many topics about porting and stroking these things. don't have paddles yet was going to ask you guys what kind i should get? Silver has very fine powder sand (most of the time) also after putting on after market exhaust how do you what the right jets to run are without running lean? and if i have the factory exhaust on do i still have to buy spark arrestors

[nunyabinness]

how often are you planning on going to the dunes? if you are just going to go once or twice a year then i would just get a cheap set of paddles. why spend big money on paddles if you are never going to use them. now if you think that you are going to go to the dunes alot then you might want to look into a better paddle.

 

for jetting... i just call the manufacturer of the pipe (toomey, PC, fmf, etc.) and tell them what mods what elevation and they give me a ball-park jet. then you can go from there. also there are some jetting gurus on here that can get you pretty close.

 

stock silencers already have a spark arrestor.

[BellicoseBanshee]

How well does a stock banshee do on the dunes? and will it keep up with a 40 over honda 400 ex? Want to be able to bring my banshee up to silver lake and keep up with my buddies.

I have a feeling it will not stay stock for long after a good rip in the dunes.

[Frogger]

Definitely do pipes and filters. It'll really wake your bike up. I rode mine stock on sand a couple times before those upgrades and couldn't even believe the difference.

[Toybreaker]

it won't stop at pipes and filters though

[meanv10]

If i go up to silver with my banshee as much as i did with my truck it might be like every other weekend. My deal is that i dont want to get killed, it seemed like every time we were up there with our trucks some one on an atv or mainly dirt bike was being taken of the dunes by DNR on a stretchier and put in and ambulance (most of the time it was because they were being idiots) so im thinking i want to get a nice set of paddles then after a few trips exhaust, any suggestions on paddels.

[meanv10]

Also i took apart my clutch cover and water pump and was wondering if it was alright if i used high temp silicon gasket instead of an OEM one? thanks

[nunyabinness]

if you are looking for just an inexpensive paddle tire i would say SAND SKATES or SAND SHARKS will be fine. but if you are going to be going every other weekend then i would suggest getting something better like SKAT TRAK HAULERS.

[meanv10]

so whats the difference between the straight paddle and the v shaped paddle? also how many paddles could my banshee handle?

[STINKYDELUXE]

I would get 10 paddle haulers. straight cut paddles are the best for going straight V's are the best at turning " carving the face"

and if you get a filter make sure you get an outter wear.

[meanv10]

just did and what i do is cut a pair of nylons and put that over the air filter( what i used to do with my truck) thanks

[Jhughes7]

10 paddles is overkill, With a stock or just piped and filtered, 8 is plenty and wont rob so much top end from your motor.