Kayleigh Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 OKAY SO HERE'S THE DEAL some of you may recognize me...if not, i'm probably the least knowledgable person here when it comes to quads, and i need your help! actually it's not a big deal, only curiosity. WHY IS BANSHEE SUSPENSION SAID TO BE "NOT THAT GREAT"? what is it that makes it worse than others? and if it is worse than others, why ride a banshee as opposed to a different quad? thanks guys! have patience with me as i learn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallrat Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) As a general rule, stock suspension isn't all that great. Add into that the fact that the shee hasn't had a new shock design since 1987 when it was introduced. Technology has come a long way since then plus manufacturers have realized that its worth spending a little extra on some semi-decent suspension. Shocks are an easy bolt on mod. Kinda pricey but even the cheapest aftermarket shock (probably Works) is still gonna be 2x better than the best production shock. No matter what kinda quad you get, a suspension upgrade should be fairly high on the priority list. Unfortunately that's not all there is to it tho. As you cruise around the atv world looking at different suspension setups you're bound to come across "long travel". Basically, this is a longer shock with the same ride height. The longer the shock is, the better you can dial it in to your riding style and the less the shock has to "work". (I'm trying to keep this really simple). The banshee hits a snag here. Basically the frame geometry is retarded so if you try to put long travel on you run into an issue called "bump steer" - that is, on hard suspension hits the wheels will get yanked to the side by the tie rods. Just about every designer of long travel banshee setups claim that their system VIRTUALLY eliminates bump steer, but realistically its prolly not gonna happen without some kind of complex steering linkage. Edited January 10, 2006 by Wallrat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayleigh Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 wow ur a genius....thanks. i'll start redirecting my prayers to u at night haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallrat Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Might as well...got just as much chance of me answering em as opposed to any diety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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