bansheeboy91 Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 (edited) I've been looking around for a 'new' quad for sometime now and settled on a shee...been riding my blaster for about 3 years and decided i need something bigger...on craigslist i found the bike i want...now comes my next question... What should i be looking for on the bike so i dont get screwed??? besides the normal stuff IE: dents,cracks,raddle sounds...im not new to riding or engines, but new to the banshee...any tips would help out alot...thanks Edited September 6, 2010 by bansheeboy91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry's Shee Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 White smoke = coolant leak ,blue out right = crank seal .Kick start jinjle not important. Might want to do comp test . be leary if bike is already warm when you get there , hard cold start? Check ball joints ,tie rods ,swingarm , axle. Post a linc to get opinion of one your looking at , unless it's a KILLER deal ,lol . JMO, your results may vary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2K1Banshee350 Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 White smoke = coolant leak ,blue out right = crank seal .Kick start jinjle not important. Might want to do comp test . be leary if bike is already warm when you get there , hard cold start? Check ball joints ,tie rods ,swingarm , axle. Post a linc to get opinion of one your looking at , unless it's a KILLER deal ,lol . JMO, your results may vary. everything he said and send us a link so we can see how much, what year, and condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheeboy91 Posted September 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/mcy/1917147590.html the owner wasnt home when i called him to look at it,but he had his friend come over and show it...the first time i came over it didnt start...everything looked good (shocks/tires/plastics)...i came over a little later and he had it running...idles good,but it didnt rev past 1/4th throttle for some reason...im passing that off to the parking break being stuck on...idk if the banshee has that problem but the blaster does and its not that big of deal...but if thats not it then im not touching it...hewants $2500 but with all the little things i noticed i told him i wouldnt go over $2000...we settled on that price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2K1Banshee350 Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/mcy/1917147590.html the owner wasnt home when i called him to look at it,but he had his friend come over and show it...the first time i came over it didnt start...everything looked good (shocks/tires/plastics)...i came over a little later and he had it running...idles good,but it didnt rev past 1/4th throttle for some reason...im passing that off to the parking break being stuck on...idk if the banshee has that problem but the blaster does and its not that big of deal...but if thats not it then im not touching it...hewants $2500 but with all the little things i noticed i told him i wouldnt go over $2000...we settled on that price... looks on the roachy side, i would give him 1500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheeboy91 Posted September 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 looks on the roachy side, i would give him 1500 im not to worried about the plastics...i hate the way the shaved fenders look,so buying new ones is going to be the first thing i do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2K1Banshee350 Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 im not to worried about the plastics...i hate the way the shaved fenders look,so buying new ones is going to be the first thing i do... just the whole thing, looks like he never washs it, its got sand caked on the swing-arm. expect to buy bearings soon adfter that purchase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Really not a bad bike. Yeah it may need bearings or bushings, but that is an older bike and it is to be expected and a little time spent browsing reputable sellers on ebay can remedy those issues very cheap. There are a few aftermarket goodies on it already that will save you the money and hassel of buying them yourself. Look at it this way. A MINT stock bike will be in the 2-3k range depending on how fresh it really is. Then you will be spending money on aftermarket goodies on top of that. Or you can buy a decent bike that already has the initial bucks invested knowing you want to mod and rework it anyway. Then spend a piddly hundred bucks to freshen the whole thing with new bearings and seals and spend a weekend cleaning and polishing to come out way ahead with a solid bike for less then a stock one you'll get tired of. Jmo that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert0762 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 my main question would be what bore is it on.That would dictate wether or no I would pay 2 for it. if its got good compression on a 65 bore i would go for it anything more i would try to jew him down a lil but still no a rip off if you cant get it down ne more. I would say go for it and be prepared to do some wrenchin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheeboy91 Posted September 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 (edited) the dude seems kinda shady...talked to him today, and asked if it had been rebuilt since he had it...he told me he got it in a trade about 2 months ago, and hasnt been keeping up on it...so i bought a compression tester today and told him that if it needs a rebiuld im not paying over 1800 for it...think thats a little low considering i would be payin a couple hundred for the parts/labor??? and as far as the stick heads go, what should the PSI be??? 120 is what i read on here... Edited September 9, 2010 by bansheeboy91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jereme6655 Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 (edited) the dude seems kinda shady...talked to him today, and asked if it had been rebuilt since he had it...he told me he got it in a trade about 2 months ago, and hasnt been keeping up on it...so i bought a compression tester today and told him that if it needs a rebiuld im not paying over 1800 for it...think thats a little low considering i would be payin a couple hundred for the parts/labor??? and as far as the stick heads go, what should the PSI be??? 120 is what i read on here... 120 is pretty close to bein a fresh rebuild. easily runable is 100-120...............90 will still run but its gettin time to look into a rebuild those psi's are for a stock head though.....if its got a aftermarket head like a Coolhead or a shaved stock head then the psi's can be different (as in higher) Edited September 9, 2010 by Jereme6655 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheeboy91 Posted September 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 120 is pretty close to bein a fresh rebuild. easily runable is 100-120...............90 will still run but its gettin time to look into a rebuild those psi's are for a stock head though.....if its got a aftermarket head like a Coolhead or a shaved stock head then the psi's can be different (as in higher) ya it does have a stock motor...if both heads have different PSI's, as long as there within 10 of eachother im still safe??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jereme6655 Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 its supposed to be 10% of each other..... but that would still make it around 10 psi hahah........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry's Shee Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Doesn't look to bad. You'ld think he'd wash it a little better for pics. It has aftermarket arms w/ replaceable B-joints, and works shocks thats a plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001blackshee Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 ya it does have a stock motor...if both heads have different PSI's, as long as there within 10 of eachother im still safe??? Id shop around some more... Theres alotta deals out there.... Search and search.. Ive seen alot nicer bikes for the same price.. Atleast here on the east coast... But id shop around some more.. Def better deals out there JMO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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