Kevin91 Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 Hi, I am thinking i will probably only be able to afford a late 80's banshee, but I heard they use j-arms instead of a-arms. Is this bad? What is the difference? Also what is TORS? Thanks, Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broke Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 The J-arm frames were I beleive 87,88, and 89. 89 might have been the first year of the A-arms. I'm sure someone will chime in to confirm that. The J-arm only had one attachment point on the top, weaker, but I have heard that they are lighter. I've just never seen them both on a scale. You can get an A-arm retrofit kit for it, Meat "used" to make them, he might still. TORS is the throttle overide system, kind of a pain in the ass, but easily removed with a readily available kit. It will alledgedly(sp) shut down the motor in the event of the throttle getting stuck wide open. broke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshdog Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 The TORS wont shut the motor down, just stops the slides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee04le Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 No, it does not stop the slides. It will cut the ignition if the switch on the thumb throttle says throttle closed, but the switch on the slides says throttle open i.e. a stuck throttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frocashmoney24 Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 yea tors is a pain in the ass, and many people remove them before they do anything else, i think they had jarms from 87-91? meat still makes the kits and are for sale on www.thebansheezone.com j arms are known to bend easily, lots of people use them for drag racing or duning because they dont get as beaten as they do in the trails n tracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin91 Posted March 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 thanks for the info. That conversion kit requires welding, my dad can weld, but hes not the best at it, so i dont know if it would be strong enough. Do you think a local shop could do that? Would I really need a-arms over j-arms, are they really that much better? Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton eyed Joe Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 thanks for the info. That conversion kit requires welding, my dad can weld, but hes not the best at it, so i dont know if it would be strong enough. Do you think a local shop could do that? Would I really need a-arms over j-arms, are they really that much better? Kevin To answer your question of "are they that much better".....Yamaha switched to full upper a arms back in 89, so I would say yes. I would just dig around in the phone book. Its not like its going to take all day to weld the kit in. Expect to pay a shop rate, or minimum though. It would be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickxc Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 Ive seen a few of the j arm banshees around that have been running since the 80's with no bends. If you dont run into shit you prolly won't bend one. Its not as strong as A arms but keep it on the trail and I think you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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