Minkia38 Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 so how the heck do I figgure out what year a quad is??? I know there is the famous "meats site" - awesome site: http://www.thebansheezone.com/Bansheezone/VINchart.htm BUT it still doesnt help me! my vin is jy42gu008h0009162 - or something like that it has j arms - too, sp thats limits it down huh i have this problem everytime I get a used banshee, the yamaha manual gives the same thing meat has on his site, yet it never works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frocashmoney24 Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 is that the number off the frame or engine, u need the one off the frame, ill check it with my clymers later n see what i got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYUK Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 (edited) 1990 the 10th letter is an h. Edited April 19, 2004 by NYUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokeStonedBiker Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 what am i? JU42GGW08XA164357 Im supposed to be a 99 but i was wondering if anyone can tell me different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotulMonsta Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Ok. the year isn't real important unless your dealing with J-arm specific parts. I did a rebuild from my old 87 to a 98 frame..everything bolted right up..no real issues...well, the 87 has a thinner swingarm link then a 98..but it's been holding up pretty damn good for being a 17 year old part. The major diffrences come in electrical connections So, find out what year your engine is and stick with that when ordering engine and electrical specific parts..unless it's been butchured and somebody dropped an 89 stator in there to work with a 95 cdi...But frame wise if it's a J-arm then any 87-88 year part will work if it's an A-arm then 89-99 will work If it's new, they have a diffrent airbox. Belive it or not, 98 parts are cheaper then anything else. 98 frame ran me 630 where as 99 0r even a 90 frame was 800 bucks. Yamaha of Troy has a good micro-fiche online. You know now that I think about it, I'm not quite shure when they switched from J-arms to A-arms eather 89 or 90..hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasty01banshee Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 they were letters denoting the model year up until '99 then numerics '00 and up (0=2000, 1=2001, etc..) prolly check the clymers manual for the letter meanings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minkia38 Posted April 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 sure all the years may bolt up - but i just want to know what year mine is, for when I sell it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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