Aftermarket frame - leaning toward Lonestar
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I don't race but I figured this would be a good place to find out about aftermarket chassis.
I've got a 2000 banshee with a bent frame. Rather than replace it with a OEM frame that will probably just bend again, I am considering going to aftermarket.
I talked with Lonestar and they say their stock Banshee frame replacement will accept all my stock suspension components, steering stem and everything else included in the swap over. They also have a banshee frame with 250r geometry. Which would be sweet but I unfortunately don't have the budget for new 250r supension components which the frame requires.
Do you have any opinions or other frame manufacturer suggestions?
I've got a 2000 banshee with a bent frame. Rather than replace it with a OEM frame that will probably just bend again, I am considering going to aftermarket.
I talked with Lonestar and they say their stock Banshee frame replacement will accept all my stock suspension components, steering stem and everything else included in the swap over. They also have a banshee frame with 250r geometry. Which would be sweet but I unfortunately don't have the budget for new 250r supension components which the frame requires.
Do you have any opinions or other frame manufacturer suggestions?
#4
I had the same problem with frames bending, I went through 3 frames in less than 2 years. Lonestar makes a frame that can withstand pretty much anything, its their desert racing frame, it accepts all Banshee components and is actually a few pounds lighter, you can get it with or withou a removable sub-frame. Or you could get a stock frame and install a gusset kit from Roll Design which works well if money is a concern, but their really is not much difference between Laegers and Lonestar when your talking about stock geometry, but if you do get a Lonestar frame dont get their stock replacement get the desert frame.
#5
Gusseting was a possibilty. Too bad I didn't do it before the frame bent. If the frame wasn't bent as bad as it is, the tail could be straigthened and then gusseted.
I talked with Roll Design and they are just starting to manufacture the Banshee gusset kit. They will be available soon.
I checked into the Desert/Baja frame from Lonestar and apparently the Baja frame uses thicker tubing than the MX. It costs a little bit more too.
I talked with Roll Design and they are just starting to manufacture the Banshee gusset kit. They will be available soon.
I checked into the Desert/Baja frame from Lonestar and apparently the Baja frame uses thicker tubing than the MX. It costs a little bit more too.
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I called Precision ATV and asked what they offered for Banshee frames. I told him the tail section of mine was bent.
"The subframe?", he says.
I said "Well yeah, but it doesn't bolt off like some other frames."
"It will when I get done with it."
He'll also put it in a jig, make sure the front end is straight and then strengthen it. All for the tune of about 400 bucks. That's less than 1/5th the cost of a new Lonestar.
I called Precision ATV and asked what they offered for Banshee frames. I told him the tail section of mine was bent.
"The subframe?", he says.
I said "Well yeah, but it doesn't bolt off like some other frames."
"It will when I get done with it."
He'll also put it in a jig, make sure the front end is straight and then strengthen it. All for the tune of about 400 bucks. That's less than 1/5th the cost of a new Lonestar.
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