It is time to rebuild the top end of the Banshee and I would like to know what pistons you Banshee owners have had good reliability with. Should I stick with Yamaha OEM or are Vito’s good quality? Wiseco I have heard mixed results from. Are there other choices that you’re using that you’re happy with? PORTING? Who does a good job at a reasonable price and what is a reasonable price? Has anyone used the templates and done there own porting job? Thanks.

 

Check it out, Vitos gets the pistons from weisco and do some machining to them. If you get vitos let me know how you like them. As for porting, there is a guy here in Ca that learned from Harry at trinity, he does a nice job.

 

Without going off on a tangent here - People, don't post answers if you don't know what you're talking about. It does nobody any good. I see a lot of this on here and this is just one example of many. Outofcontrol, Vito does not machine Wiseco pistons. Wiseco builds the pistons to Vito's specs.

I've heard mixed reviews on Vitos - some love them and some hate them.

OEM pistons are cast. That means they last a long time, warm up quickly but aren't as strong as forged. There are some Cast aftermarket pistons too.

Wiseco pistons are forged. They are strong, wear a little faster but need to be warmed up properly to avoid seizure and excessive wear.

It's your choice but inthe end I believe there isn't that much difference. Don't get Vitos if you are going to get ported.