Almost bought a banshee last night...The guyt said it was a 98 but it was really rough!... The only markings I could find were the engine #. It said 8GG 440882. Someone in the yamaha parts dept said they thought that the first 8 was really a 3 and that I was mistaken. I was sure but now I m not.. How can one tell what year it is by the engine #? Help! Where are the other identifiers on the bike? It was devoid of ANY stickers anywhere!

 

If anyone has a chilton/clymer manual...Doesnt it give engine #s in the front of the book?

 

On the frame on the left side below the engine there should be the vin #. With the Vin # you will beable to find out the year.

 

what about the plastic color?

 

plastic is white

 

Anyone can order new plastics. Does it have a arms or j arms?

 

well if the plastic is all scratched up, then you know its original, because why would someone buy new plastic but not take care of the rest of the quad?

I think the 96's had red/black or red/yellow, but Im not sure about the white combos.

 

On this site you can see the banshees all the way back to 96. http://www.atving.com/tmpl/manuf/manuf.cfm