Hey dudes. I have decided on buying buying a banshee. Unfortunatly, quads are very hard to come by around here, especially used Banshees. So, I was wondering what I should look at before buying one? Does anyone have a used Banshee for sale? I found a few, maybe you guys can give me your opinions on these, here thay are.

'96 - great mechanical shape, new clutch, pro-design filter, racing nerfs, bumpers, 2 rim sets, fmf pipe, and renthal bars. $3900CDN($2450US?)
'91 - http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI...tem=1802696645 (e-bay :-\)
'98(translated from french) - racing nerfs, renthal bar, nerf bushings, new boyeson reeds, new MX holeshots, K&N air filter, tether kill switch, pro grip, and MSR clutch. $4400CDN($2765US?)
http://www.canadatrader.com/trader/r...7SJOCT11822773 ( the 96 and 98 are on this page)
'87 all original Banshee with a newly rebuilt rear end, clutch, and brakes. Runs but it needs rings. Asking $1900USobo($3023CDN?)

Would there be any way of converting the '87 from j-arms to a-arms? How much would it cost to do so?
I plan on a little MX this year but not much. Sign up is on the 10th. Any info or opinions will be appreciated, greatly. Thanks in advance dudes, Will.

 

The pro design filter is a good sign - it means less dirt in the engine as opposed to the crap stock filter.

Check the compression on both cylinders too, make sure they are within spec.