New member from AZ

[maddog1927]

Well I have had my 500 for about a year and a half, I finally took the time to join.

I really like 2 strokes.

[gregrobo]

nice rides especially the rz

[maddog1927]

Thanks gregrobo.

Funny you were the first to respond to this post. I was hoping you would chime in on this one ..

http://www.bannedcr500riders.com/board/ ... php?t=8863

[maddog1927]

I was just looking at gregrobo's sig. For a guy half way around the world we have amazingly similar garages.

we both have

'01 500 AF
Banshee
R-1's
and his RM and my YZ motors are near carbon copies!

Looks like I am in good company here.

[sugarshane]

welcome aboard.
where in AZ are you at?

[sabreguy]

Welcome aboard
Sweet rides I like the ATC250R!!!

[maddog1927]

mesa

[CR500R7]

Welcome aboard

[Hellbear]

Welcome

[gregrobo]

nice and guess what i run solidworks to look up john1954s build and you will see my y piece

[2strokes4ever]

Hey dude, i just ordered a 2010 banshee, was thinking of putting fmf gnarly and shorty with vforce reeds. Any help would be appriciated, what works with these beasts ??????

[gregrobo]

mines stock at the moment it doesnt come out the shed enuf to warrent $ being spent but in standard form they go hard

[maddog1927]

Hey dude, i just ordered a 2010 banshee, was thinking of putting fmf gnarly and shorty with vforce reeds. Any help would be appriciated, what works with these beasts ??????

As for the banshee advice, I have never really studied the mater much, for my YZ I read every post under the sun, created spread sheets calculating compression ratios / squish band percentages, played with a multitude of fuels, tried various tires pipes, carbs, installed a data acquisition unit etc.

Losing a little weight was what got me the best return!

Back to the banshee, I think it really depends on where and how you ride. I am sure the boys over at bansheehq would help you out.

My best advice would be skip the billet and bling, keep it stock looking, you know a sleeper. Nothing is better than lining up next to a really pretty bike at the sand dunes and then smoking him with a stock looking bike. It really makes me smile. My banshee eats billet for breakfast!

I bought my banshee from a friend, he had a local guy who I have since become good friends with do all the mods.

It has:

stock carbs bored, that way you can say “it even has stock carbs”
Timing advanced 7 deg.
V Force (emblem removed to keep it stealty)
Head mod, not sure if just milled to set the squish (my guess would be .035 or to .040) or if he alters the combustion chamber as well.
Lightened flywheel
Some porting
Shearer pipes seem to be the way to go.

Uping the HP makes for shifting problems
Shift star mod / clutch pusher bearing seem to be a must.
He also milled the case to replace a bushing with a bearing in the gear box.
Ever other clutch spring stiffer

I am a little confused by some of what I would consider tuning conflicts. Like timing advance, which is supposed to be for low end torque, and a lightened flywheel which is generally considered a top end mod. All I can say is as a package it seems to perform well.

Avoid BS items like Boost Bottles, and unneeded items like billet clutch basket.

I have often wondered what cutting stock pipes apart, removing the screen / insulation that totally kills the oh so important soundwave bounce back, and welding the pipes back together again. I am sure they would not be ideal, but it would sure make for a good sleeper.

The guy who set my bike up sells alot of those items on ebay, username rattdogg. Most parts ship in a small flat rate box which is about $15 international. I sell a few of his parts on my ebay (maddog1927), but I did that just to learn how to ebay and to add a little traffic as I was cleaning out the garage ebay style. Seious I would go to his house and he had hundreds of billet items sitting in his garage. I always asked, "Dude why do you not ebay?" He kept saying he did not know how and I should learn and teach him. Anyway if you buy, buy from him, It saves me the trouble of boxing up and going to the post office!

[britincali]

Nice YZ! You stole my bottle location idea fuker!!!!!!!


Is it a wet kit or dry kit? Or is it an air tank????

[maddog1927]

External shock reservoir LOL.

It is a dry kit.

I did a write up here ...

http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showth ... highlight=

[hoofarted]

Nice collection!

If you ever want to sell the plastics from your Gen2 CR, let me know!


oh, and welcome!

[gregrobo]

hey maddog check out my r1


hows the solidworks going

[maddog1927]

nice R-1 gregrobo!

I am still amused by the similarities in our garages. Now if you happened to have a 3 red headed children, I would be freeked out!

Kinda taking a breather on solidworks while I try to learn mastercam (computer aided manufacturaing, writes codes for CNC machines).

Mastercam sucks, and is giving me fits. I am at the point of walking away!

[gregrobo]

only have one kid a little girl and blonde. persistence tiger itll come never tried mastercam

[hoofarted]

Mastercam sucks, and is giving me fits. I am at the point of walking away!

I have deployed Mastercam to a few machines in an NC shop I do work for. That software is weird for sure. Even weirder was Virtual Gibbs. Ever try Pro/E? Completely different from Solidworks.