banshee1999 Posted July 14 Report Share Posted July 14 So, I recently picked up my first banshee and promptly blew it up within 3 days of owning it. Anyway, that's not the point of this; I was checking out the VIN number on the frame, and it is JY43GGW003C248131. I have done some research, and it looks like it is a 03', but it confused me since it has J arms on it. I don't know if someone could have done an A-arm to J-arm conversion, but that really doesn't make sense to me since A-arms seem much better. also, it looks like the previous owner replaced one of the J-arms previously, as they do not match on both sides. not too sure if this will affect the riding of the bike and get new j arms, or if I should just leave it the way it is. thank you for any advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jereme6655 Posted October 10 Report Share Posted October 10 (edited) J-arms ended in the late 80s. Where are you reading your vin # from? Edited October 10 by Jereme6655 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee1999 Posted October 10 Author Report Share Posted October 10 11 hours ago, Jereme6655 said: J-arms ended in the late 80s. Where are you reading your vin # from? From my frame. I asked the local Yamaha dealership If they could run the VIN, and it apparently came back as a 1999, but it seems a bit odd that someone would do an A-arm to J-arm conversion. Maybe someone re-engraved the vin? but the vin seems to be factory, so I don't really know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerzOutlaw350 Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 J-arm Banshees were produced from 1987-1990 then in 1991 Yamaha introduced the Banshee with A-arms. Can you post a picture of the area where the VIN # are ? I got an idea what the previous owner could have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawa110 Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 Replaced the complete tube section with the vin#. Tube sections used to be on ebay with titles. Don’t know if they still are. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee1999 Posted October 12 Author Report Share Posted October 12 The vin is on the clutch side frame tube below the engine. there's no indication of another tube being welded in. sorry I don't know how to compress an image below 50 kb without making it impossible to actually see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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