bennieben1 Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 my second banshee has plus 2" and plus 1" forward arms up front. im thinking of putting a plus four in the back so that the bike will be really stable going across the desert full blast. we do alot of wide open desert riding here in vegas. what do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiftdT4R Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Hey, you might want to try posting this up in the sand section. Most XC and Hare Scramble guys are running through the woods, and some tighter trails. I don't know of too many XC sand races. Most people here are running close to stock length, and even some minus swingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennieben1 Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 i think ill try the plus 4 anyway. my buddy vic says i can try an extra one that he has. our desert out here has gravel, sand, hardpacked dirt and even loose dirt, whoops and rocks. its like the baja 1000. its a mixture of everything. i will give this a try and post the results at a later date. i hope it works, it should look cool at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 I would search the innerwebs for Dean Sundahl and find what length he ran on his Baja Banshees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennieben1 Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I would search the innerwebs for Dean Sundahl and find what length he ran on his Baja Banshees. thanks for the reply, i will try that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawa110 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 the only way a that much extension will help you is if you have a nice long shock, you may have to relocate the rear shock (like the sundahl frame) but then the rear will float over the desert well. then you just need long travel up front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennieben1 Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 the only way a that much extension will help you is if you have a nice long shock, you may have to relocate the rear shock (like the sundahl frame) but then the rear will float over the desert well. then you just need long travel up front. i installed the plus 4. its too long. i think that i will put the stock one back on and enjoy the bike as japan first intended. thanks for the input guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invader Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 beenie talk to edwin at Avenger. He is a great guy. I ride about a hundred miles south of you. Just south of parker. He explained to me everything about swingarms and how to adjust them. I got my stocker tuned pretty will, but when i get some more dough i'll be going through him for a +1. Give him a call. he really helped my out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennieben1 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 beenie talk to edwin at Avenger. He is a great guy. I ride about a hundred miles south of you. Just south of parker. He explained to me everything about swingarms and how to adjust them. I got my stocker tuned pretty will, but when i get some more dough i'll be going through him for a +1. Give him a call. he really helped my out! thanks for your help. i havent had time to finish this bike yet, plus its been raining here for awhile so i dont think ill even be able to try it out this weekend. i will look up avenger though. thanks alot man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterlocal22 Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 avenger is the way to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedfreek1 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 i ride sand and woods occasionally i have a plus 2 and it works great and iam building a serval after i get rid of my cub it ran real hard and i was still able to control the front i find that bigger swingers play a better role when you plan shootin up the hill and off the line and it dont look like your a everyday dragger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06specialedition Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Hit up Tim at Stellar. He just built me a +4 for my dune banshee...top notch work and great guy to deal with. I posted a few pics in the Images forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400sbc Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 i ride -1.5'' it's very nice in trails and wooded trails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trick2stroke Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I had a -2.5 on my old bike. My current build is using a stock length roundhouse but I have plans to drop back to a -2 on this one as well. I may keep the stocker to see if the -2 is too much for the serval. It's one of the best suspension mods out there, huge difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedfreek1 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 i tell you one thing trick you will have a hard time keepin the front down wit that serval i mean iam building the 7mm serval i dont no if ur goin wit the 4mm that might not be as bad but if your running a 90 + hp bike wit about 60pds of torque it wont be easy trust me i had a -2 on a 78 hp wit 46 pds of torque and it was very unstable at high speeds and the front was always up to hard to handle and goin up a hill is killa i guess it all about the setup ur running it dioes give you good traction but sometimes to much i just got my twister billet crank 7mm that shyt is sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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