Making Real Power With Banshee Cylinder Porting

If you've spent any time on a Yamaha double, you know that banshee cylinder porting is fundamentally the holy grail for anyone trying to unlock the true potential of that will legendary motor. Let's be honest, in stock form, the Banshee is a bit of a sleeping large. It's fun, certain, but the manufacturing plant cylinders are riddled with casting flaws, rough edges, plus port timings that are—to place it politely—pretty conservative. Yamaha constructed these things to be reliable and simple to ride regarding the general public, but they left a huge amount of horsepower available. ...

April 6, 2026 · 7 min · Silver Claire