I think the raptor is about as tuff as it is going to get. So i am thinking of building a wicked banshee. How big should i bore?? To those fast banshee owners what would you NOT do again? I would like to be more that 75 REAL hp. Money is not a real big deal on this project. I do not want to waste it, but i want to do it right.

 

I think Mark has a disease that is only cured by horsepower![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img] LOL!!

 

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I have been seriously considering a 410 Power valve from Trinity myself, but just haven't made up my mind yet. I think I have the same disease! hehe

 

You are my kind of guy Mark, look in my sig.

I am going to be doing about every bolt on mod and them come nov-dec I will be getting some real work done. I dont know what the horsepower threshold is.

I do know that vegas650 (Al) has a freind Dave that has a shee that is bad ***. Trinity did the work and he calls it a 500, but says it is really about 485 I think.

I think he runs race fuel, but dont really know. I dont know much about the bike except it is fast, real fast. I saw it at dumont for pres weekend and then again memorial at little sahara. He was running the steep side of sand mtn utah at a very good clip.

I cant tell any more, because I dont know any more. But I think for buildable machines the banshee takes the cake and roosts it all over the place.

Later
Bat

 

Well to start out I love Trinity for my Lt500. But for a Banshee K&T builds some real fast bikes. Not to take any thing away from Trinity because they have always treaded me right Harry and Jimmy are awsome guys. I just got Rid of the 500 and got me a banshee and Tony Dukas built the motor in it and it is awsome. But if I was you I would call K&T in Utah, talk to Kim Muchmore. They have a web site but I am not for sure what the addy is.

 

The biggest and baddest Banshees I've seen around here are Dirtwerks Banshees (500cc alkys @ 90 to 105 rwhp). These things are just completely out of control. I do know if you want an animal like that you will have put in some serious wrench time though.

 

I would like to build a fast but semi-trail rideable shee??? The rappy that i have built is a killer machine, but i want that 2 stoke hit. The Mrs. does not want me to buy a crotch rocket.

 

I have been thinking about doing the same thing. I originally was going to get a crotch rocket, but my wife blew a gasket, so I got a sport quad (plus I was pretty bored on my honda foreman). Anyway, even after I get a 686 put in the Rap, I don't think I will get that wild ride like I thought I was buying. So, I'm gonna get that 686 for my trail ride machine. But, I want a wild screamer that will take off like that crotch rocket I wanted. The shee is the only thing I think I can build that will be that wild. So....anyone heard if this is the last year yamaha is making the shee. I don't think I can afford one this year because I'm still pouring money into the raptor.

If I was to buy a used stock shee in decent shape, what type of money would I be looking at? $2500-$3000?

Or, am I better off buying a new one? Seems like I could pay about $3000 for something used, then take the $3000 I saved from buying a new one and have one bad machine built.

I'd rather just buy an R1, but I'd loose it in the divorce it would cause...hehe

 

What web site do the fast banshee's hang out in? They don't seem to be here. Thanks

 

You'll find a lot of good info at w w w.b a n s h e e h q.c o m