superhawk996

I'm scared that I might wanna keep it. But it's not really geared for the kind of places we go and the riding I've done. And I have no dirt gear so more shit to buy if I'm gonna keep it and really use it. Plus finding a good place to store it.

What's been done to the motor and how much boost were you running? And do you know what it was putting out?

So not even gonna check to see if it's actually damaged?

Go with Lamborghini Balloon White, I hear it looks good on a Bird.

Pretty damn sure a stock Raptor is faster than a stock banshee. A mild Banshee (basic pipes & intake like "everyone" does) can be a bit faster than a Raptor. Winning requires a better rider to use it effectively compared to the easy Raptor use which is pin the throttle and shift sometime before the rev limiter so you don't loose speed. A Trinity stage 2 is a pretty good set-up, a fast a toy that almost anyone can play with and it will spank a Raptor, but it still takes a hair more skill to do it. A little "peaky" but still decently well rounded and not overly deadly. Trinity is a fan of the single carb conversion, and it probably makes a lot of sense for a mild-ish toy. I think they run the same one that this thing has two of. In Trinity terms I'm guessing this would be about a stage X....or XX 🙂. If you ask for it it'll give it to ya, all the way to the scene of the crash. I was surprised at how well it started, idled, and snapped cleanly when throttled. I expected more finicky manners. Riding it will tell the tale. I'm assuming I'll live through it to come back and tell the tale. I'm currently figuring out which place to go for the race gas.....fuckin hot-rodded toys. VP 120 is the best smelling/tasting to use in a Zippo, but it's overkill for this thing, and I don't know if they still make it. That stuff has the most beautiful blue color and the smell, before and after burn, was absolutely amazing. Trick smells awful, at least the one's I've been around. Yes, I plan to have extra gas to use for other purposes. I will sell this quad. I will sell this quad. I will sell this quad. Does it really take writing it 50 times to make it true?

Upside is that it's unlikely he beat on it. If I were shopping I'd inquire.

I cleaned the carbs and it fired right up. Going to try to take it out this weekend for a little flogging before I sell it.

Apparently the photograph stars are in alignment for me today so I was able to post them. I dig the see-through clutch cover, and the centrifugal lock up clutch is pretty damn cool looking.

But it has fresh transmission fluid, something I bet none'yall have done to yours.

104HP to the ground, what else matters? It's got a fuck ton of shit done to it, will detail if anyone's really interested. He spent about $15k on it. For me it's just a flip deal. I bought it from the person who had it built. He first bought a basic 390-somethingCC stroker motor, ran the fuck out of it then decided he wanted more. Now it's a totally custom 490CC with a bunch more mods to support it. He did the incremental break-in runs over a few weekends, had it dyno tuned, ran it 3 times, then had kids, then it sat. He was pretty meticulous with maintenance so it should be in good shape. I've known him about 4 years and he always talked about taking it back out to play, with his wife always saying THE FUCK YOU WILL! Apparently he's worth more alive than dead. Lesson here, never insure yourself for more than you can make. Anyway, Uncle Sam was about to beat him like a red headed step child and auction off their kids so I gave him some cash in exchange for a funkin race quad. Sand racing isn't my deal so it's not something I'd use. My only possible use for it would be to buy an RZ350 and do a motor swap, but it needs to run on race gas to make full power safely so not a usable toy on a budget. On a quick local search this level Banshee goes in the $8-10K neighborhood, $6k for a member.

I don't need one right now, but will gladly take them if nobody else jumps in with need.

Clear the coolant out of the cylinder, put the oil back in, and fire it up. Then do a compression test and see how much repair it really needs.

Looks like a much better deal than the dropped one. Only thing a little suspect is that the photos were taken at different times, but not necessarily indicative of anything bad. First impression is it's been decently cared for and has nice basic farkles.

Not liking the skull thing, the tail is higher than I like, the rest of it is pretty cool.

The fairing decal looks wrong. The blingy look initially made me think it might be a dumbasse's bike that's possibly been abused.....BUT: stock levers, pegs, brake lines, reflectors, rear fender, etc. It's parked in a clean room and was relatively centered on the black pads before being pulled onto the stand. It has potential for being a gem.

Is it still running the factory fill or has it been serviced? 🤣

The burnt one in the photo is advertised as Lithium Ion. They also say it's the smallest lightest battery for the power it has, guessing it has a small power advantage to LiFePo4 at the expense of being more fragile.

I bought the Battery Tender brand from Amazon, #BTL14A240C. $120 on 7/14/14. Oddly punching that number in produced nothing so I did a quick search, https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-Lithium-Phosphate-Replaces/dp/B00XWYGAUK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1525579618&sr=8-3&keywords=battery+tender+lifepo4

That's lithium ion, the one I have from BatteryTender is lithium iron something....Lifepo4 I think is the abbreviation.

I learned that agreed value and stated value sound similar but are totally different. FYI for those who don't know. $3500 sounds about right for clean ones unless they have lots of bling.

Recommendations; the only one I've used is the Battery Tender brand from Amazon. Compare it to whatever else is out there. Charger, I just used a normal charger when I killed mine. There may be special chargers for them, but since my bike doesn't have a special stator or R/R I just sent it some normal amps. And forgot about it so I'm pretty sure it overcharged. If I were planning to let the bike sit I'd just disconnect it if it has any parasitic loads. Maintenance charging/maintainer shouldn't be needed for seasonal parking. Unless your off season is a prison sentence.

Smaller (tho some use a space wasting case to fill your bike's hole), WAY lighter (thought they sent me an empty box), no liquid so it's beyond spill proof, more cranking amps, virtually 0 self-discharge, no hazmat for shipping. Edit: Faster recharge rate. I'm sure more will come to mind. When I installed mine the starter spun the motor so fast it sounded almost like idle speed. I'm sure that's exaggerated, but it's about how it sounded. The compression pulses were nearly gone, just a nearly seamless spin.

I can't say for sure because I ride so sporadically, but they seem to help with the felt heat. The fact that it has left my mind is an indication, but I haven't ridden with them in hot weather and slow traffic in a long time. I checked the header temp at idle and I believe it was around 400F stock and 300F coated. I'm pretty sure I posted the numbers shortly after testing so the real numbers should be here somewhere.

They're worth exactly as much as someone's willing to pay. As for that Dexcool recommendation that stuff is really acidic so I'd be leery of it. Original tires, so they obviously need changing ASAP. Original battery.....that means he hasn't ridden it in 10 years or jump starts it, neither is a good thing. We know these things will make big miles so the only real advantage to low miles is the feel good feeling or if you want it to last another 200k.

I coulda sworn I'd seen this labeled as sold. Dammit, I woulda bought it instead of the Excursion I just got.