yzrmbsg Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Hello all, new here, been riding since I was 5, I'm 24 now, dirtbikes, 3-wheelers, quads, streetbikes, love it all. Used to ride Glamis for about 10 years when I lived in Chandler, AZ, moved up to Boise, Id and now ride in St. Anthony's. I try to make it there as much as possible, but haven't been able to make it as much as I would like to! I love riding in the sand, duning, or racing my buddies up the hill or thru the bowls. Anyways, I have 99 banshee that my Dad bought brand new in 98. He's done a few thing since then, FMF fatties, vforce2, bigger carbs, wiseco pistons, adjustable timing plate, enginetrix coolhead, and some billet pieces here and there. This thing runs like a raped ape for having not very much done to it, and is the most reliable 2 kick starting bike. The only thing I plan on doing to the motor is getting a dune port for it and then riding the shit out of it! I've been thinking about it for quite a while now, and have finally come up with a color scheme, Flat black plastics/frame odd and ends with blue and polished accent pieces. Here is a pic of it when I aquired it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzrmbsg Posted January 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 The start of the tear down... No mo Motor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzrmbsg Posted January 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Chopping the frame up! Well...cutting off unnecessary pieces! Away with the stock light mounts! Grindin away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 take off the brakets that you arnt using.. sure cleans up the frame alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzrmbsg Posted January 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Mountain of parts... almost completely apart...need to go buy a pickle fork to get the ball joints out of the steering stem DOH! More parts, gonna cut all the TORS shit out of the harness while I have it out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzrmbsg Posted January 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I've had a busy day... but I didn't feel like stopping and going to the store to buy a pickle fork, so to continue my momentum... I started to slean and paint the plastics, and installed my new modquad cross grill! Still wet, this is the 5th coat to cover up the red. Also still wet And after all this today, it's time to sit my sore tired ass on the couch and post up these pictures! Lemme know if you have any suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzrmbsg Posted January 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 take off the brakets that you arnt using.. sure cleans up the frame alot. Yup, thats exactly what I did! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzrmbsg Posted January 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Here's another pic of the BEFORE! I can't wait to get this thing done, hopefully within the next month or so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko2000 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Looking good, what are you using on the plastics? Also, the ball joints pop out fairly easy, just give the side of the spindle a few smacks with a hammer, it shocks them and they usually pop right out!! I impact hammer works great also Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider11 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Yeah impact hammer is a universal wrench. If it's stuck just grab the universal wrench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzrmbsg Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Thanks for the comments guys! I bought the pickle fork and popped the ball joints out, I tried using a hammer before I bought the pick fork, but they weren't budging. I used something called plasti-dip to paint the plastics. It a kind of rubbery like coating. The best thing about it, is when/if it starts to wear out, you can just peel it off...literally. I have used it on tools, plastics, metals, wheels, all kinds of shit, it is awesome stuff. Very durable, i know, i know, you wouldn't think it is very durable if you could just peel it off, but it really is, it's awesome. http://www.plastidip.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas h. Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I wanted to hear how you would compair st Anthony's vs glamis. Nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzrmbsg Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I wanted to hear how you would compair st Anthony's vs glamis. Nice build They both have their strengths, I love Glamis, I grew up there! Nice free flowing rounded dunes, very soft, smooth sand, so easy to navigate. St. Anthony has HUGE dunes, some great race hills, but evry damn dune comes to a point, peak here, peak there, they are a pain to navigate, you have to pretty much go up and over everything, not a lot of dunes flowing into dunes, its more up and over one dune and up and over the next dune, you can't ride the tops of them because they just drop off. Lots and lots of witch's eyes everywhere. There are SOME dunes at St. A's that flow with eachother, but not anywhere near what Glamis is. If I had to pick a favorite...it's Glamis, but St. A's is still fun, choke cherry is a great race hill and devil's dune is a fuckin awesome bowl, swimming in the lake is pretty fun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06specialedition Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Nice build, keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzrmbsg Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Thanks! Will do, been workin alot the last few days, but finally got some sand paper, #0000 steel wool, polishing wheel, polishing pads, some mothers and flitz, its time to shine up my pipes, side cases, bowls, and a bunch of other little things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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