7beast Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Hey fellas sorry for the noob question but i know from 87-90 banshees where made a little different. so the only major difference is the front j-arm set up correct?? is the j-arm a down-fall for those years or is it still ok?? please enlighten me and mods sorry if this is in the wrong section,please move if so thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burt Reynolds Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Hey fellas sorry for the noob question but i know from 87-90 banshees where made a little different. so the only major difference is the front j-arm set up correct?? is the j-arm a down-fall for those years or is it still ok?? please enlighten me and mods sorry if this is in the wrong section,please move if so thanks in advance Electrical connectors on those are different,one or two of the years used a larger rear wheel lug pattern. you will go through upper arm bushings way more with j-arms,and aftermarket j-arms are out there,but can be a bitch to find. They are lighter obviously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasJeff Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 I noticed the foot pegs are a shorter on the j-arm bikes aswell.j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheesandrider Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 I noticed the foot pegs are a shorter on the j-arm bikes aswell.j No they are not. Once I took the foot guards off my wife's 97 A arm bike, her actual footpeg is the same as the pegs on my 89 Jarm bike,except for the stop for the kick starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasJeff Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 No they are not. Once I took the foot guards off my wife's 97 A arm bike, her actual footpeg is the same as the pegs on my 89 Jarm bike,except for the stop for the kick starter. I bought drag pipes for my 88 and the peg was almost an inch shorter,so I compared them to ones on my 01 model and switched them and the pipes bolted right up without the use of shims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7beast Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 thanks for all the info guys, i got a real nice 88 model banshee this weekend and its super clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheesandrider Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 I bought drag pipes for my 88 and the peg was almost an inch shorter,so I compared them to ones on my 01 model and switched them and the pipes bolted right up without the use of shims. Your pegs were probably modified. I bought my 89 and my wife's 96 brand new from the dealer and the pegs were the same.The pegs on the 97 I bought used for my wife also match up to my 89. I also just looked it up on CheapCycleParts.com for an 89 and 96 and they are the same part numbers. That being said, I have since moved the pegs on my 89 back and down so it is easier to stand up from a sitting position. The peg now comes out from between the 2 mounting bolts instead of being in front and above the bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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