Flash and Flare

Thanks, but I can't take credit for it. I got the idea from the guys over on "garage journal" Be wary of going to that site, you will get sucked into reading for HOURS and HOURS, some really great work shops and man caves. I have prob 30 or 40 bookmarked links from that site that I will be revisiting when the time allows some more shop revamping. F&F

Don't mount your grinder/buffer and vise to your bench permanently, thats valuable real estate on your work bench. Mount a 2" receiver under your bench from a truck bumper and then mount your grinder/buffer and your vise on a 2" draw bar. Then when not in use you can remove and slide under your bench so there out of the way. Check this link out, there are alot of good ideas on this site. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=3 F&F

Had the stock thumb throttle when I bought my banshee in 98, I took it off and put a Motion Pro twist throttle on and damn near killed myself on some whoops at dyracuse atv park. I now have a 250r thumb throttle and will never ever go back to a twist on a quad. I think if you are a straight line guy a twist will be fine, but if you like to turn corners or if there is a chance that your banshee might become airborn I would suggest staying with the thumb throttle.

This makes a huge diff, did the same thing to mine. This combines with a taller and forward stem, makes a significant improvement is the size of the cockpit. Yamaha Banshee's ergonomics were designed for a 5ft 7in person.

Not sure if your considering Fords or not, the old tried and trued 7.3 Navistar engine is a very durable and reliable engine but it's not gonna perform in the 1320 like the newer iron does. Are you looking for a work horse or a street racer ? I would stay away from 6.0 unless the seller has receipts for ARP Headstuds, EGR delete and Oil Cooler updates and avoid the 6.4 as well. I don't know to much personally about the new 6.7 Scorpion diesel but time should tell. I bought a 01 F250 4x4 CCSB Lariat with a 6speed last fall down in Texas for quite a good price compared to what they are selling for here in Wisconsin.

NickisGod I noticed your link in your sig about upgrading brakes, looks like you did the same thing as I did. Nice write up. F&F

Years ago before the birth of all the 450's I swapped a 250r rear dual piston caliper on mine, Was quite easy, just bought a the brake stay for a 250r and then I had to machine the underside(belly) of the caliper for clearance Also had a custom rotor made by Quicksand Fab................does that company still exsist ? The rotor had stock Banshee inner bolt pattern and a 250r outside OD. Stock Banshee brakes are barely adequete while stock, let alone when most of us ad 40% more power.. Hope this helps some. Flash and Flare

Yep, that's what I thinking he was talking about.

Wasn't this referred to as "twinkling" the crank ?

LRD adjustables

For us big boned ppl, you can always opt to get FOX shocks from a older ZR vs the ZL like the OP got. The ZR is gonna be valved heavier and the spring rates are quite a bit stiffer. Might be perfect for a +2 arms set up. I believe that 1997.5 580zr through 1999 are gonna be very close to the correct length, even if there a little long its very common to throw some slugs in them to shorten them up. Back in the day when I used to snow cross race I had a spare set of front shocks and I always thought about trying to mount them, but never got around to it. I went the easy/expensive route and bought aftermarket shocks. Good to see some other ppl thinking outside the box. F&F

Here are pics, sorry it took longer than hoped. Were packing to move in about 15 days and I seem to get side tracked as I am being pulled in 10 diff directions the minute I walk through the door. Boy does a flash ever bring out every last ounce of dirt and dust. Hope these help.

sorry got side tracked last night, damn A.D.D. will post after work

I will get some pictures tonight and post them. I misspoke in the original reply to your ad, there not Kenda Klaw XC's there Kenda Klaw XCR's and the size is 20x11x8 F&F

I make max torque at 1900rpm, there is no need to rev past 5500rpm