i want to get the PVL race ignition for my banshee really bad but if i do i wont be able to ride the dunes at night b/c u cant run the headlights with this setup, i was wondering if there was a way to surpass this???????? i need help fast thanks in advance

 

I guess the easiest way would be to find some where to mount a small motorcycle battery and then just run the lights directly off of that through a switch. You'd have to charge the battery back up each day but I think it would last long enough for a night ride.

Jeff

 

I'd do the battery thing too. I have the PVL on my ATC250R and it is awsome. I couldn't burn all of the alcohol on the stock unit. True, you lose your lights, but the power gain is worth it.

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If you want to run lights about your only reliable way is to go with the MSD unit. It retains the lighting coil and gives you stronger spark along with a adjustable timing curve. The PVL doesn't use a flywheel and if your motor has a high rpm port job you may not like the less torque out of the hole, due to no flywheel weight. Some racers on tight tracks acually add weight to their flywheels for a better hole shot at the expence of a little slower revving motor. The MSD with a stock balancer that has been lightened would be a balance between the two extremes.

 

Light flywheel looses torque???? I have had all the mentioned set ups including stock and the lighter the wheel the quicker the rev, and the quicker the rev, the harder the hole shot. Come ride my bike and see if you can hold on out the hole.

 

brandon,
If you were able to have absolute traction when you left the line, your motor with a heavy flywheel will launch the bike harder any day of the week compared to a lightweight or no flywheel at all. Granted you launch at the same rpm. You are probably faster down the strip because you are allowing the motor to rev faster thus propelling the bike down the strip faster. You may have a great hole shot but I will bet you dump the clutch with more rpms than you did with a flywheel on the bike. A lightweight flywheel can be spun with the same amount of inertia as a heavy one except you have to spin it faster.

 

I don't have any clue on the PVL headlight question, but I can vouch for the MSD set-up, which I run on my banshee. Sand Sports magazine ran an article on this ignition and found over a 5 hp dyno advantage on a stocker with T-5's.

Although this may not be as much power as the PVL, I was able to use several jet sizes higher on gas and the difference is very noticeable. Plus, the lighting system was not affected and the install is very simple and straightforward.