adamsj13 Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Good morning ALL, I'm starting to look for a banshee and was wondering what I should be looking for. I'm not a mechanic and its hard to get a bike into a shop here. Im located in Northern CA. What are the most important things I should look for? I plan on looking at several this weekend and plan on buying one in the next couple weeks. I have had a banshee before, but never really had a chance to ride it. I have had several 250r's. I'm looking for more of Dune and trail riding. Mainly Dunes. Are there problems with any certian year of banshee or are they all about the same? What years should I be considering? Please, any advise you can give me is much appreciated. Also, are banshees a better bike than trx 250r's? Probably a loaded questions Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06specialedition Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Good morning ALL, I'm starting to look for a banshee and was wondering what I should be looking for. I'm not a mechanic and its hard to get a bike into a shop here. Im located in Northern CA. What are the most important things I should look for? I plan on looking at several this weekend and plan on buying one in the next couple weeks. I have had a banshee before, but never really had a chance to ride it. I have had several 250r's. I'm looking for more of Dune and trail riding. Mainly Dunes. Are there problems with any certian year of banshee or are they all about the same? What years should I be considering? Please, any advise you can give me is much appreciated. Also, are banshees a better bike than trx 250r's? Probably a loaded questions Thanks all Welcome to BHQ! IMO I would look for the newest banshee you can afford. If your not wanting a bone stock bike, I would find one that already has pipes, cool head, filters, welded crank, paddles etc.... Look for normal wear and tear, cracks or bends in the frame, unusual oil leaking or motor covered in oil. Any good banshee owner will be able to tell you everything about there bike they are selling... If your looking at some online post your links on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheesandrider Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) they are almost the exact same. there are the j-arm style which is the super old ones and the a-arm ones then some time in the 90s TORS was added to banshee but most people take it off. engine size, they are the same through the years. oh and the TRX250R is better IMO. Wrong again, TORS has been on every Banshee made starting in 1987. You are right about the J arms from 1987 to 1990 and then the A arms from 1991 to 2006. I would recomend that you buy the newest bike that is in good shape as Yamaha did make some minor improvements over the years, such as changing spring rates and adding a brake light in 2002, etc. Edited July 21, 2010 by bansheesandrider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry's Shee Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Look at overall condition , was it rode hard and put away wet ? I saw an 87 on CL that looked better than some 97s . Put the front end up on a milk crate and check the ball joints (non replaceable) , and rest of suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacRacer1 Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 well a good indicator is the tire tread if they are not fresh but they are worn down and beat up the bike was most likely beat also just over all condition if they are bend lines in the plastic if has been rolled pipes rusted it sat outside etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee67 Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 make sure the bike is pretty stock. not completely it could save you money on pipes or sell the pipes and by new ones. i am just saying that you dont want a heavy modded bike. you dont want to have too deal with other peoples mistakes. if you make a mistake you have an idea of what it is. with someone elses you have no clue what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastquad02blaster Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Look for stress joints in the frame at all the welds. This is a good indicator of being rolled or rode too hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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