allright, anyone know how hard it would be to put the banshee motor in a 400EX frame? anyone have any tips, or steps as to go about it? also, where should i look for a good priced banshee motor? thanks guys

 

Id amagine that puting a banshee engine in an EX frame would be a challenge. the banshee's frame is shaped differenty than the EX is to allow room for the 2 pipes to come out. but im sure the EX frame can be modded to fit a banshee engine. id do some searching on the net to see if anyone has done this before. the steps i would take, is to see if you can find a shop, or someone who can do work on the frame and see what it would cost first. as for an engine...? ive seen quite a few on ebay, but always expensive! another factor is getting the pipes to fit right on the ex frame. that will require more modifications as well.you could go and find someone who has a banshee, or even to a dealer?? and examine the engine, and take some measurements of the engine including the pipes and motor-mounts, and carbs.......than go measure the EX frame and see what all would have to be Cut/ shifted/ bend/ shaved/ widened and such. its always good to find out this stuff first. with all that said, a banshee engine in the EX frame could prove to be a pretty awesome combination. im sure it could be done if you really wanted to![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]

 

PmanX8, i work at a body shop, so i would be doing all the work myself. your information is setting me off in the right direction, thanks for you help. I also could not find a good price on a banshee powerplant. im gonna keep looking though.

 

Oh so you will be doing the frame work?? that can save you lots of money than! cool deal. and your most welcome for the advice. i dont know too much about custom work, but i am friends with a Atv/motorcylce custom fabrication shop not to far from here, so ive learned some cool stuff from them. im going to have them build me a Blaster with a yz250f 4-stroker in it. thats gonna be fun (if i ever get around to it) lol. those banshee engines are popular with builders and duners, so finding them cheap will be hard. are there any salvage yards near you? that can be a good place to look!!!!

 

ya there are some salvage/recycle yards for motorcycles close by. I am working on finding their numbers in an attemt to call them.

 

pipe's will be easy, take your bike to a pipe shop and have them custum made, mine cost $240 with a silincer so expect douldle. make sure to line up the counter shaft sprocket with the rear sprocket before mountingand set the motor in the rolling chassis and douldle check carb alighment and engin angle before welding.hop this can help, sounds like a bitchen project. did mine myself to good luck and feel free to ask me aney questions as you build. and remember anthing is possible.

 

I WANT THIS SETUP ALSO.. I WISH WE COULD BUY MOUNTS LIKE THE CRF450 GUYS