Nice!
I went from the RZ to a TZ before drifting away from road racing. I did
race YSRs for a bunch of years, which was silly fun with little risk.
My two stroke count is at 10, but I had to count the outboard motors to
get it that high. Depressingly, only two of them are bikes at this point.
In a sure sign of the end of the universe, I have as many four stroke
bikes as I do two strokes. In an effort to make things right, I am
currently shopping for a two stroke MX/enduro bike.
On Thu, 10 Apr 2008, GMBlows GMBlows wrote:
>
> There's nothing like the smell of premix in the morning...
> Well in my case premix with Avgas ;-)
>
> My brother has an RZ with a TL100 front end, FZR rear, and TZ bodywork.
> My other brother races a TZ 125, and 250.
> I have no less than 11 two strokes in my garage, including chainsaw,
> weedwacker,
> leafblower and bikes.
>
> Long live the two strokes!
>
>>
>>
>> Rice Burning Junk!!!
>>
>> Just kidding! ;-)
>>
>> I roadraced Yamaha RZ350s for a few years back in the early 90's. As you
>> may or may not know, that's where the Banshee motor came from. A lot of
>> bikes and motors have come and gone since then, but the RZ - and
>> specifically that motor - is one that I come back to a lot when I'm
>> thinking about the "good old days."
>>
>> I'm not much of a quad person, but I can't help but love that motor.
>>
>> Have fun with it,
>> Craig
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Dustin Williams wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> It's sounds fast! I do not fully comprehend the parts
>>>> you have listed,but I'll bet they are not slow. :)
>>>>
>>>> Steve P.
>>> Yes, the Banshee name does come from it's distinct demonic scream at
>>> WOT.
>>>
>>> Allow me to explain what some of them do. Air boxes, filters, carbs,
>>> boring, larger pistons, and pipes are I'm sure pretty familiar. One
>>> difference on a two stroke is that the "Fatty Pipes" which are just
>>> that, pretty fat, act as a sort of expansion chamber and are
>>> specifically shaped such as to allow better flow, better expansion and
>>> combustion, and higher compression. The boost bottle collects the
>>> air/fuel mixture that is wasted back wash during normal throttle usage
>>> and when when you really punch it, it cuts down on the brief lag the
>>> Banshee experiences trying to get to the peak power band (about
>>> 5000-8500 rpm). The inline cooler is just a better radiator and the
>>> impeller is just a fan (they don't come with fans stock). Reeds are
>>> part of the carb. As for the shaved head, it increases compression and
>>> low end power. It is about as modified as can be short of porting and
>>> stroking which for the riding I do and the people I ride with would
>>> make it difficult to manage.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- Dustin Williams <dustinewilliams@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Well since it's been way to quiet on the DML I
>>>>> thought I would let you
>>>>> all know about my new toy. It's a 1998 Yamaha
>>>>> Banshee, bored out two
>>>>> over with Wiseco Pistons, the head is shaved
>>>>> significantly (any more
>>>>> would require racing fuel), FMF Gold Series Fatty
>>>>> Pipes, FMF Powercore
>>>>> Silencers, FMF Boost Bottle, Boysen Reeds, after
>>>>> market carbs, Pro
>>>>> Power air box, K&N air filter, Motion Pro Inline
>>>>> Cooler, and a Pro
>>>>> Design Mega Flow Impeller. To sum it up, it runs
>>>>> strong, it's fast,
>>>>> and I'm really happy. For those of you who don't
>>>>> know the Banshee is a
>>>>> sport ATV with a 350cc twin cylinder 2-stroke motor.
>>>>> On dirt trails it
>>>>> too powerful but on the sand dunes it's right at
>>>>> home.
>>>>>
>>>>> So how does this relate to Dakotas? Simple, when I
>>>>> first started
>>>>> researching what vehicle I wanted to get after
>>>>> college the summer
>>>>> before my junior year I decided on the Dodge Dakota
>>>>> and one of the
>>>>> biggest reasons is so I can haul a quad around. If
>>>>> you want to see
>>>>> pictures you can find them on my myspace page at
>>>>> www.myspace.com/willdu
>>>>>
>>>>> Dustin Williams
>>>>> Tacoma, WA
>>>>> 1994 Dodge Dakota 4x4 CC SLT V8
>>>>> 1998 Yamaha Banshee YFZ350 with lots of fun mods
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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