This is real.
This is a real convo my friend Jesse had with a guy who was trying to sell a dirt bike... Enjoy.
blackempire88 [2:02 PM]: hey r u the one interested in my bike
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:02 PM]: Yeah
blackempire88 [2:02 PM]: it is an old bike u kno that
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:02 PM]: yeah
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:03 PM]: just wondering if i could get a few pics of the power band
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:03 PM]: wanna know what shape its in
blackempire88 [2:03 PM]: right now my camera's broke i have to get a nu 1
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:03 PM]: is the band in good shape?
blackempire88 [2:04 PM]: yea u can feel it kick in when ur riding
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:04 PM]: are there any stress crack ont he band?
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:05 PM]: thats my main concern i hate putting on new bands
blackempire88 [2:05 PM]: none that ive seen
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:05 PM]: Where is the power band located on your bike...ya know diffrent bikes diffrent locations
blackempire88 [2:06 PM]: hold on brb
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:06 PM]: k
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:09 PM]: you there?
blackempire88 [2:09 PM]: yea
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:09 PM]: alright cool
blackempire88 [2:09 PM]: between the carb n the block
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:10 PM]: Cool.shouldnt be that hard to change
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:10 PM]: is it after market band or stocker?
blackempire88 [2:10 PM]: stock bit still runs good
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:11 PM]: cool....so what exactly does the power band do?I can change them but dont know what they do
blackempire88 [2:11 PM]: it kinda like a speed boost
blackempire88 [2:12 PM]: gives a little more power
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:12 PM]: yeah but what does it to mechanically?
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:12 PM]: does it affect the cam or something?
blackempire88 [2:12 PM]: i forget its been a long time
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:12 PM]: does it have the stock or aftermarket cam?
blackempire88 [2:13 PM]: it is all stock
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:13 PM]: cool
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:13 PM]: that means its reliable
blackempire88 [2:13 PM]: it has been rigged up a few times
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:14 PM]: when you took the engine part, how did the cam look? any sorches or anything
blackempire88 [2:15 PM]: it looked pretty clean for its age but i would replace it ne ways
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:16 PM]: this is a 2 stroke right?
blackempire88 [2:16 PM]: yea
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:16 PM]: Very cool
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:16 PM]: i like those
EDIT:
If you don't get it, a powerband isn't a physical object at all, and 2-strokes don't have cams.
blackempire88 [2:02 PM]: hey r u the one interested in my bike
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:02 PM]: Yeah
blackempire88 [2:02 PM]: it is an old bike u kno that
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:02 PM]: yeah
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:03 PM]: just wondering if i could get a few pics of the power band
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:03 PM]: wanna know what shape its in
blackempire88 [2:03 PM]: right now my camera's broke i have to get a nu 1
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:03 PM]: is the band in good shape?
blackempire88 [2:04 PM]: yea u can feel it kick in when ur riding
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:04 PM]: are there any stress crack ont he band?
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:05 PM]: thats my main concern i hate putting on new bands
blackempire88 [2:05 PM]: none that ive seen
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:05 PM]: Where is the power band located on your bike...ya know diffrent bikes diffrent locations
blackempire88 [2:06 PM]: hold on brb
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:06 PM]: k
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:09 PM]: you there?
blackempire88 [2:09 PM]: yea
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:09 PM]: alright cool
blackempire88 [2:09 PM]: between the carb n the block
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:10 PM]: Cool.shouldnt be that hard to change
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:10 PM]: is it after market band or stocker?
blackempire88 [2:10 PM]: stock bit still runs good
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:11 PM]: cool....so what exactly does the power band do?I can change them but dont know what they do
blackempire88 [2:11 PM]: it kinda like a speed boost
blackempire88 [2:12 PM]: gives a little more power
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:12 PM]: yeah but what does it to mechanically?
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:12 PM]: does it affect the cam or something?
blackempire88 [2:12 PM]: i forget its been a long time
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:12 PM]: does it have the stock or aftermarket cam?
blackempire88 [2:13 PM]: it is all stock
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:13 PM]: cool
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:13 PM]: that means its reliable
blackempire88 [2:13 PM]: it has been rigged up a few times
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:14 PM]: when you took the engine part, how did the cam look? any sorches or anything
blackempire88 [2:15 PM]: it looked pretty clean for its age but i would replace it ne ways
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:16 PM]: this is a 2 stroke right?
blackempire88 [2:16 PM]: yea
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:16 PM]: Very cool
ImOnFire GetHelp [2:16 PM]: i like those
EDIT:
If you don't get it, a powerband isn't a physical object at all, and 2-strokes don't have cams.