so I have a question about a banshee?

[The Goat]

what in god's name do they go for? what's the performance like at a stock level? how's the reliability? I understand with a rebuild everything is in twos...but how often does it need to be rebuilt.

I understand how fourstrokes behave on long rides...but what's the deal with the two strokes.... high rpm only? how long before they overheat? what's the word?

I've posted a thread like this before, but for the life of me, I can't seem to find it.

If anyone has a goodone, I may be interested in a trade for a 350x or 200x with a brand new lifan. Wouldn't be too interested in cosmetics...just want mechanically sound throughout.

Provided you people give it good reviews of course...

[SWIGIN]

i raced against them threw the 90s and rode a handful of them from stock to full race ready.......i dont think you could give me a banshee

[RID3R]

Ive never seen a good all around banshee for under 2200 around here. I dont know much myself but I know I want one somtime. Reliability, ive heard that when most banshess blow up besides being worn is the airfilter is not installed just right. Believe the eninge is based from an old street bike engine.

[SWIGIN]

yeah, the motor is from a old late 60s or so street bike....rz350

[Havoxx]

Heh, I have mine up on Ebay, it was reliable while I had it, it started up great, and I ran it through normal things, even got it stuck in the mud(speaking of which my ebay pics have it muddy ) I never really revved it to high RPM, but mine is completely stock, comparing it to my four strokes heat, I think it stayed cooler than them without a doubt, and it's a really fun ride, the bike is huge though, was hard to get it on my trailer :P.

[Tri-Z Pilot]

i believe their notorious for overheating,and have a very peaky powerband, but the do scream in the high revs. i read an article about pipes for shees a couple years ago. apparently fmf gnarlies give it great bottom trailriding power with gains elswhere also. i believe trinity also makes a 1 carb into 2 cylinders setup that works good also.
if you dont know if you would rather keep a four stroke or get a two, i say have both. its the best of both worlds!

[jeffatc250r]

The 2 into 1 carb kit is the cats azz, much easier to tune and increases bottom end responce greatly. they are prone to stator problems, so stay away from water, or atleast silicone the cover up good. The other problem is the swinger carrier. Life is much better with an aftermarket swinger that has the 250r style carrier. Other than that, they are a blast! ANd they sound great imo.

[SCEADU]

Goat,

I always wanted one as a kid. Now I have one and would like to get rid of it :}.

OHHHH SURE!!! I ate up a Raptor 660, 700 and a 450r on the drag strip Saturday, but on the trails it was like riding with a toggle switch attached to my thumb. If you were not in the pipe there is no power. Then when it hits get the hell out da way and hope you have great brakes. The stock shocks are pitiful as well. I just sunk about $800 in the motor so rebuilding them isn't as bad as you would think. I don't know what kind of riding you do but if it is tight trails then I would steer clear of the Banshee. It is this man's opinion that this bike was made for 2 things 1) Inline SPEED!!!! and B) Sand dunes!!!

Now all this is being said in the fact that I am comparing it to my 88R that has works shocks, SST pipe, Vforce reeds, and a 38mm Airstryker carb on it so it is set for the woods and rides like a Cadilac compared to anything else my big backside has ever sat on.

You made the trip to Georgia once for your 350x so come on up again and I will set you up with a Banshee.

[badasskfx]

pm ridetriz he has a bad ass shee. we ride hard core trails evrey weekend and he loves it....

[brapp]

i use dt love the banshees for hill climbign and teven buyign 2 of everythign thier stillcheaper then the modern 4 stroke to rebuild.

[cody2]

I almost got a banshee instead of the outlaw, there some quick to get parts for, you can get anything for them, but i didnt like the shocks and it was just kinda low compared to the outlaw even s.

[Black86tri-z]

shee's are nasty when done up rite but a had a older beat 1 befor my recent 1 and it sucked

[z400guy28]

If you should buy one take it to a true mechanic. I had a 96 i bought for 2200. When i bought it, it ran great. By far the fastest quad ive ever owned. But 3 weeks later the bottom end went. My buddy who thinks he is a mechanic took it apart without me knowing. So i got the crank(hot rod) and pistons(bored 60 over) go to pick her up to bring to local shop but they wouldn't touch it because he took the motor apart. The quad never ran good after i let him put it together. Kept over heating, had to pop start it just to go riding. Always stalling out on idle, just basically screwed it up on me. So i sold it for 1000 just to get rid of a headache that i sunk 4000 into, that's not including what i payed for it. I know own a Z400 that i payed 1900 for and have yet to have any problems with it. So make sure to test drive listen real good to the motor and don't leave it at your buddies house when it breaks. I'll post some pics of the Shee and the Z later.

[cr480r]

Banshees are terrible for anything other than throwing roost... the power is not tractable... they either spin or bog... the chassis is heavy and awkward... But they have a comfy seat and potential for big HP which makes them a popular choice for duners... a Banshee would be my last choice for any type of technical riding..

[sandpuppi101]

I've ridden Banshee's stock ,fuel injected,on NOS,and built to the gill's,I even caught one on fire before.My only regret is that I put the fire out on the one before it went up.I guess i'd ride another one but I would'nt own one..