WALZ Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 I picked up a yfz and was ready to do a conversion but then another damn banshee fell in my lap. It's got too many trick parts to not use a banshee based frame. If I found a Laeger frame/arms heck protrax of course I'd have to jump but I have only seen complete bikes in the last 12 months with too many parts I don't want to deal with. How crazy/stupid is it to think about narrowing the frame at the A-arm mounts then doing something like +4 arms? If you find a thread pertaining to this please forward. Banshee frames are $225 all day and I'm tempted to give it a go unless it's just a poor idea that's been tried before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKEETER Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 If it was worth doing, people would be doing it. Jmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted November 9, 2019 Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 We did one a while back. It was not a full one off set up though. The point was to see how well we could get the stock parts cut apart and just placed differently. We tweaked rake and a few other things. The bike handled like it was on rails, but to be honest it was a ton of work and even after it was done there were a few items that I wanted to refine. We had to go with yfz spindles and had to tweak steering stem angle and location twice after mock up. Once we had new arms made it sold, so I never got to fully sort it out. There is another thread by SNT on here and his was probably the nicest LT stock frame hybrid. He spent a bit more money on shocks and fab. I have been slowly getting after a new frame and ended up just going full Chromoly instead of just doing the front end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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trickedcarbine Posted November 9, 2019 Report Share Posted November 9, 2019 This is my current junk. Custom no link out back, banshee cradle, yfz geo up front so any YFZ parts can bolt up. It’ll be a full Ti front end from Rath. The only custom 450 parts will be the steering stem as no one makes stems for the YFZ tall enough to come up to the banshee tank height. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialblend07 Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 This is my current junk. Custom no link out back, banshee cradle, yfz geo up front so any YFZ parts can bolt up. It’ll be a full Ti front end from Rath. The only custom 450 parts will be the steering stem as no one makes stems for the YFZ tall enough to come up to the banshee tank height. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkSweet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted November 10, 2019 Report Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, specialblend07 said: Sweet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It would be if I could ever finish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 Looks just like my play drag bike.. Just 6 years too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 12 hours ago, locogato11283 said: Looks just like my play drag bike.. Just 6 years too late. Yeah. That’s a pretty sweet build. I’m ok being late to the party. Yours was a narrowed stock frame hybrid, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialblend07 Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 LOL. Tylers always gotta be the first....... Brett I'll sell you a monorail frame if you'd like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawa110 Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 Tricked I have that roll arm up for sale if u want it back....Nice build!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 LOL. Tylers always gotta be the first....... Brett I'll sell you a monorail frame if you'd like I invented long travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickedcarbine Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 3 hours ago, specialblend07 said: LOL. Tylers always gotta be the first....... Brett I'll sell you a monorail frame if you'd like That thing was sick. You’re still sitting on it after you found out it was tweaked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 18 minutes ago, trickedcarbine said: That thing was sick. You’re still sitting on it after you found out it was tweaked? He never rode that thing. It was a garage piece from the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialblend07 Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 46 minutes ago, trickedcarbine said: That thing was sick. You’re still sitting on it after you found out it was tweaked? It's sitting in the back of the garage at the cabin. Likely where it will be for the remainder of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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