vulvafan537240 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 so you want his because its 6 years newer and needs crank bearings? i dont get it. you say that every time you fix one thing, something else breaks. sounds like youll have a completely new bike before long :biggrin: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killshee Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 i dont know man.. im no mechanic.. but something tells me if it has bad crank bearings.. there has to be SOMETHING else thats bad... i just cant see a bike being 100% perfect, other than bad crank bearings.. if he hasnt split the cases yet how does he know something else isnt wrong in there? this is also true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killshee Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 My bad, I misunderstood. Seems a little steep for a non running bike. How well do you know him to say that is all that is wrong with it? i have known him for a few years and riden with him. he is basicly my neighbor. and he deff does not ride hard lol. it has been taken care of and i kno it was parked right after it started making noises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killshee Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 my quad is not even running right now btw lol i forgot to say that my bad the head i bad a it burns antifreeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterlocal22 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 sounds like you want it so buy it who cares what everyone thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killshee Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 like if i could i would buy both! but im out of work right now and i real just want a new quad im getting sick of this one and like im so close to buying a 4poke like u dont even kno. i never had this much problems with a 2stroke ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGDub Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 I feel your pain on breaking shit and getting tierd of it. But you do not want to go from one basket bike to the next. I would save my duckets, re-build my own bike the way you want it. Fact is, that is exactly what I did over the winter. You already have a jump on it and replaced a bunch of shit over the past year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jackson Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 and like im so close to buying a 4poke like u dont even kno. i never had this much problems with a 2stroke ever. problems can only be multiplied with a 4 stroke, more moving parts, more technology = MUCH more things to go wrong! im not bashing 4 strokes, but if you are selling the 2 stroke to get a 4 stroke from only a maintenance standpoint, your bill is gona be twice as much fixing the 4 stroke, and things go wrong on them and break just like a 2 stroke, only difference is when the 4 stroke needs rebuilt or breakes, its gona cost alot more than the banshee. but if you want a 4 stroke because of the type of power they provide, then by all means do it... but dont sell the banshee eand get a 4 stroke thinkin they are maintenance free like the idiots on youtube think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killshee Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 i kno they all brake and a 4stroke does cost more to rebuild but, i they are less likely to break IMO. also i do live in pa and ride alot of trails and mx so maybe i should just save for a yfz idk what im going to do but i dont wanna give up on banshee i love them dont get me wrong but im just thinking mine is beat and needs alot. .... i think im going to try and buy a new 4stroke and keep the banshee and do a ground up build... u guys are so good at changing my mind!!! :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowit Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 like if i could i would buy both! but im out of work right now and i real just want a new quad im getting sick of this one and like im so close to buying a 4poke like u dont even kno. i never had this much problems with a 2stroke ever. New crank bearings means new crank! Rod ends are shot. Needs rods and bearings, the works. Bet on it. Just trying to help :biggrin: B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarineNYC Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Screw that bike. Build yours. Your not making any payments on what you have.Whats so much better about the other bike? Its cleaner? You have a bike. Work on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rollins Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Hell yea: Keep what ya got and strip her down to the bone. Fix all that is broken. All these suggestiona are good. Listen to them all. I believe that you are hinting that you hate mechanic work on the Banshee. It is a true passion of love. Why are you hating your bike. Patience of the passion for the love of the Banshee work that you do yourself is far more rewarding that buying someone elses crap and trying to fix thier junk. I bet that if you stripped her down to the frame and powdercoated it....thats all you would need to re-motivate you. You would have the engine out and easier to detail it... You would stare at it for a while then you would finally open your clymer manual and buy the needed engine parts to perform the heart surgery. Dont worry, we are all here to motivate you on down the line.. just DO IT! Get your money saved up and buy the gaskets, clutch parts and other odds and ends. A good high speed rotational car polisher will make those old fenders like new again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boneyardbanshee. Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 HA, you think yours is bad? When I got mine it was junk. Hence my screen name. Talk about wondering if a motor will run, mine was in peices, didnt even know if it was all there. It was about 5 different colors and FAR more peices. I spent 6 months just to get it put back together and running. Then, on its maiden voyage it threw a crank bearing. A Hot Rod crank, new rings on the bad side, and 3 months later, like a Phoenix from the ashes, it rose again. Yup it is almost brand new now haha. Now that I have been through it, I wouldnt have done it any other way. I built it how I wanted it from the frame up. Just snapped my axel a few days ago so yeah, it never ends. But it just gives me an excuse to make it better. I live in PA also and I love how all the four stroke guys talk about my bike. Most dont want no part of the banshee and those who do get roosted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagunCajun Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 A new tusk clutch is about $40. You can clean your pipes and get them looking decent. Or buy used ones for cheap. There's always good deals around here on used pipes. And yo can find some cheaper used plastics. Less hassle if you ask me than buying someone else's bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nayr742003 Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 dont do it keep what you got look man my bke is old and it looks like shit i wont even post pics of it cause i dont want laughfed at on here but slowly i have ben doing things to it to make it look better and run better. U know all the promblems just fix them and if hes not advertising it then it will be there when you do get the cash for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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