possibly its just me...but why can't i get my banshee up?? I rev it and dump the clutch and it just spins...i just want to do a wheelie damnit!! thanks for the help!! =]

 

Try this, tool around in 2nd for a couple minutes have it nice and warmed up, then get it in the low-mid powerband 2nd gear, throw your weight back and give it the gas, you should come right up, if you start to go over hit the rear brakes..

 

You're lacking grip.
I can not wheelie (but good wheeliers should be able) in most of the places I ride (too much wheel spin), but when I find good grip (grass, half dry half wet dirt), the front end rises very easily...and a bit too fast for my wheelie learner taste...

Find a grippy surface!!

 

I had great difficulty learning to wheelie the banshee too (exact same problem) Even now that I can do it I dont know how to explain what it is you have to do. All I can really say is that you need to kind of go against your instincts to rev it up and dump the clutch. You more or less have to slip the clutch at a high rev, then dump it out. It keeps the power to the ground a bit smoother, and then torques the front end up. Like I said, Kinda hard to explain, but its alot like what you would do to takeoff from the line, only do it while moving in 2nd or 3rd gear.

 

Truthfully guys...you should not need the clutch for wheelies on the banshee. As mentioned above...first should be no problem at all...But second gear is really nice for a long drawn out wheelie. Get yourself going in second. Not too high in the revs. Lean back, hammer the throttle and lift. It will come up so fast that the first few times will surprise the heck out of you. Step 2...learning to shift into third. (but that can wait).
I'm no pro...But can wheelie the banshee through second and 3rd gears no problem. I seem to let the front end drop before I can shift to 4th. Keep practicing and try to eliminate wheel spin. You need traction to wheelie. My 400ex has a nice long grab bar...so if it flips...It usually either just stands up on the rear...or ghost rides till it stops. The banshee can go right over on you...so be careful.
Photopoint stopped letting people post free photos...so I will find a good amount of server space and post some good lofting wheelies. Maybe I'll take a video and post that too. I do have a couple of videos with a helmet cam...not too exciting though because I was standing up in order to see over the bars when on a wheelie.

 

I saw a banshee at Little Sahara in Oklahoma once doing a wheelie for what must have been an 1/8 of a mile or more! I figure it would be hard to wheelie a banshee because of the weird powerband. On my 400EX its too easy to wheelie. its got a lot more low end than a banshee. But i love the thrill of the banshee topend.