Im looking to take a big step up in machines and I have heard that banshees are high maintance. So what kind of maintance schedule would I be looking at? what tends to wear out on a banshee?

 

Top end usually wears out but not fast enought to not get one. They are REALLY fast and a RUSH..... When you redo the top end that is like , pistons, o rings, and stuff like that... not to much though money wise... Unless you do waht i did and blew my motor up, but it wasnt in great shape when i bought mine.. its a 96 model... i just spend $1300 for a brand new motor, filters, pistons, crank,everything.

 

A little preventative maintenence keeps major things from going south. Pull the top end down at least every couple years and re-ring it. Keep a good eye on things. To go the fastest there is no other to consider unless you want to put a crotch rocket motor in an ATV chassis. Bubba

 

say all i did was get it piped I shouldnt have any worrys for quite a few hours right? when it does need a rebuild could it be done at home with the right tools or is that somthing for the pro mechanic?

 

You wont have worries for qute a while with just pipes. A couple of years will be fine. Any basic mechanical person can re-ring those bikes.

 

The people that say Banshees require too much maintenance to make it worth having just don't know 2-strokes. I will agree that they can be difficult at times, but once they are tuned you just can't beat the power they produce. My Banshee is at the point where all you have to do is ride it and park it. Obviously you still have to do the usual oil change and filter cleaning and inspection, but nothing more than any other machine requires of the rider. A good understanding of the way 2-stokes run will make or break a persons experience with a Banshee. Just my opinion.

 

Its a question of attitude. I've had the most reliable quad for many years among the guys I ride with, and I've ALWAYS done preventative maintenance. They ARE costly to modify in comparison to say a 250r, but when compared to the hp/$ cost of upgrading a 4 cycle they look cheap.

I love mine, and would suggest pipes, cut head adjustable a-arms, new front shocks and a timing mod. You should expect to kill most machines, and have a very reliable quad.

When the day comes for a top end have the bottom checked and consider a crank true and weld. From there on out you could almost expect no seriour bills.

I do suggest a decent pre-flght before any heavy day of riding, a at least a minimal wash post ride. You'll catch loose bolts, slack chain and etc... as well as establish the right frame of mind for preventative maintenace.

I also change the oil on the crank after every major outing, but if I rode regularly I'd probably do it every month or so. Do keep two good foam air flters, and change them often.


luck

dan

 

Like he said, yeah they can be high maintance or no they can't... depends on if you want it to last a long time.

I've never had a problem with my shee because I've always taken the time to make sure I won't.....
You want a machine that you can beat into the ground and do nothing to it then yeah it'll work but eventually you'll have to replace everything and you'll probally have alot of troubles along the way. Shee's never made me walk home...

It is some what of an elitest (sp) quad, they are high performance machines and require the maintance to keep the high performance. Your average joe who doesnt have a clue might have problems, it might last for 10 years and it might blow up tomorrow.

So basically you can do the work or you can not do the work, its all up to you...
I'll tell you this I spend a rediculos amount of time/money on my shee, but when I ride it ITS all worth it, the power, the ride, the feel, the sound, & smoking every machine I've came across on the trails to date, shee's are a beautiful thing if you realise what you have.

 

Preventive as in buy a K&N before you slash the airbox. The stock foam filters sucks. And i've had no problems with my banshee. Matter of fact none of my quads. But the top-end needs to be rebuit.......*sigh* it has to happen sometime