Beau Marusa That's good man, I like to see kids your age trying to get into this stuff and stay out do trouble. Keep at it! Where are you located? I'll have some banshees for sale at tax time.
South Texas Banshee I am about 30 minutes away from Dallas Texas in a small town called argyle and I love your Channel I would like to buy one of your bikes but I am looking for a cheep used one That I can rebuild and make it look good I have Been looking one Craig's list for used bikes and there are a few that look like they are in pretty good condition for around 3000 dollars but I am still a ways away from that right now I only have 1200 dallors from doing yard work
Beau Marusa I'm 5 hrs from there I have one here I can make you a deal on. It's in great shape. Engine hasn't been put in yet but is ready to go. Text me 361-243-0431
Im picking up an 01 banshee tomorrow, trading straight up for a good set of used truck tires i got for free. I already know the motor is gonna need work, but thats cool with me because its basically a free quad lol. Im glad i found this channel though, you seem very knowledgeable on these things. Im sure ill be checking back several times as i try and bring this thing back to life.
Been using you're channel for the last few days now. Balancing carbs etc. Great vids man. They have taught me well, and got the Banshee started !!!! Just a quick idea for your tickover screw... I reckon a decent spring behind the screw instead of thread lock would work well too. Thanks alot man !!!!! You should have a bitcoin or PP address for people to tip you ;)
Southtexasbanshee.com Have him take a look, if he needs help finding what he needs he is welcome to call me. My number is at the top of the homepage. Have a great night sir!
Heck yea man. Chew’em down. All these bikes are soooooo over priced. The banshee in video would list for 5-6k now. At that time I’d have sold that banshee for 2300 tops
I just picked up a clean totally stock 2001 Banshee yesterday! Knew what to look out for thanks to your vid. Will totally hit you up if / I need a harness!
Southtexasbanshee.com Feel free to reach out to me at the phone number on the very top of my website. I’ve am more than happy to help you find anything you’re looking for have a great evening and thank you for everything.
Just bought a 1996 350 Banshee and just ordered Amsoil Dominator for Transmission and engine. Can I also use this oil in the gas at a 32 to 1 ratio? Thanks
I've found a Banshee being sold locally for $1050. Is this a good deal, or a sketchy seller? Also, how often do pistons blow in Banshees, and what should I do to avoid blowing pistons?
I have a chance to get one in good condition for $3500 but I don’t know because I want to know how often you have to rebuild the top end and how much it costs more or less, can you help me out?
Hey man not sure if this is a good place to ask you this but, I have a banshee that refuses to start unless I stand it up on the grab bar.... LOL. After standing it up it'll usually start up after 3 or 4 kicks and runs fantastic once started. My only mods are fmf pipes and UNI foam pod filters. Im running a 260 main and a 27.5 pilot with the needle on the 3rd clip. Any ideas why this could be?
Eric Coomer lol that's a good one, check that the float bowls are on the right carbs. The one with a small brass bb facing the engine is the choke bowl. The choke WILL NOT work if the bowls are swapped, the right bowl has no choke circuit. Another thing, check the float height,it's possible it is set way too low. Sounds like it's not getting the fuel it needs, when you stand it on end. Fuel trickles into the carb throats and it fires up.
I have a cr250 that takes 20 kicks to start up cold, but once it's warm it starts up first kick. It has lots of compression I can tell you that. Any suggestions on what it can be ?
Best advice for anyone that is buying a vehicle like this....Call me (Yamaha Certified Tech) or someone like this guy who knows his stuff. Calling someone like us to look at your vehicle will save you soooo much time and effort. You may pay us a 100 or less but it will save you 1000 $$$$$ ,s of dollars in the long run.. I wish i called someone before i became a tech to come and look at my vehicles befor i bought them...If anything like this guy says you have some advantage when it comes to buying and you will have the satisfaction of going into a purchase with your eyes wide open rather than guessing.. As i said if your going to pay someone get a Model specific Tech..if your getting a Honda then try and get a Honda tech...Done go get a Honda jet tech when your going to buy a Yamaha 4 wheeler.. I tech is better than nothing but Im a marine certified Yamaha tech so i might miss something on the drive train..better to have a model specific tech..As i said if a honda tech is all you have then they at least know basics on 4 stroke engines. Find one that at least has a hobby for them.. Good luck and thanks for this post..
John Clutch Really just the 87-90 j arms, calipers, front rock guards, spindles, upper arm (of course), and axle carrier is different than all others. Much harder to find parts for. The 90 also had the same wheel bolt patters front and rear. 4/156 Those are odd balls too. So stay 91 up and you’ll be golden. Remember the 10th digit on the frame tells the year. Have a good one.
TheLorenz4413 That's gonna be a carb synch/air mixture issue. I see that a lot and people try to even it out while it's idling. That really hard to do, oil and fuel accumulates in the pipes and on the pipe walls so a quick turn of the air screw isn't going to change the smoke output right away. Let's say the right pipe is smoking more at idle what you need to do is, 1)First get a baseline, close both air screws and then set them to where the bike runs pretty good. 2) take it for a ride, not a trail ride just down it down the street a few times and air or out good n hard 3) come back and let it idle and look at the smoke output, if the right is still smoking more, open the air screw about half a turn on that carb and close the other about 1/4 turn. Try to split the difference. Try to get the right side to back off some and maybe try getting a little more from the left to even it 4) it won't change while sitting there so take it out again and clean it out and repeat until you've got what you want. **before you do any of this make double certain the float heights are even, high float height WILL do this.
South Texas Banshee ok thanks for the reply...I'm gonna try that today ive only started it twice it seemed like when i gave it more throttle it kinds evened out but i didnt want to get on it too hard...also I wanted to ask you about the jetting I run the bike at 1900ft above sea level it has a cool head 21cc domes T-5 pipes w/cascade silencers k&n pods stock crank 64.75 pistons mid dune port +2 timing on 110 vp
Elijah not trying to be mean or be rude, but $900 isnt going to buy you a banshee. If you want one that is really sound and properly maintained. Then your gonna be spending about $2500 to $3000.
Brandon Quenneville Yea needs a grease job for sure, bad thing about owning 8 quads, some get neglected sadly. I try n keep up as much as I can. You know what they say, a painter paints everyone's house but his, a plumber fixes everyone's pipes but his etc etc..
Hard to start could be simple jetting . learn how to jet and make up for peoples mistakes . cold starts are no big deal . look like a goon for feeling around for temp
