Banshee Life

[justin_yfz450]

Hey I was wondering how banshee's hold up over the months. How many months can you expect to go without a rebuild (rings)?Do they loose power over time or at once ? How dependable are they with a tranny oil change every 10 gas tanks and change of plugs every month? With SOME easy pavement riding not hard.

[willow2679]

I have a banshee since 98 and been through two rebuilds one it wasn´t necessary then the other was because I blow it going 75 mph in a highway testing the speed with a car
then it´s running real good with nothing more
The key to a good lasting banshee is good oil, taking care of it (mainteniance) and good carburetion setting so you don´t blow it for being lean
They are easy to work with (don{t have valves or other complicated timing issues like on a four strokes and is cheaper to buy two pistons than five or four ti valves, piston and other ****s)

[250r4life]

if you take good care of them you should be able to go several years without a rebuild. i don't know about changing the plugs every month, depending on how much you ride, but i like to change my plugs about every good weekend... plugs are ony $1.60 each. i liked to keep fresh plugs in my banshee, and still do in my 250r

[Toadz400]

Originally posted by 250r4life
if you take good care of them you should be able to go several years without a rebuild. i don't know about changing the plugs every month, depending on how much you ride, but i like to change my plugs about every good weekend... plugs are ony $1.60 each. i liked to keep fresh plugs in my banshee, and still do in my 250r

If you take care of the Banshee it will last quite a long time. As for the plugs, as long as it's jetted right the plugs will last at least a couple months. Unless you're running Champion plugs, those only last a few days...haha pure crap there. But if you really want a good plug, go with the NGK Iridiums, they last forever!