Hi guys. My name is Rafael, i'm from Portugal!
I just bought my 3rd Banshee, and my previous 2 were MX and woods machines. My last one had a -2 OEM cutdown swingarm, +2 A-arms, ported cylinders with Namura pistons, Hot rods, carbon fiber reeds, KN filter and PEP pipes.
My current Banshee is completely ruined, i bought it cheap so i can rebuild it myself, a nice project to keep me ocupied. I want it to have a good woods set-up, so i was thinking like a -1" swingarm and +2+1 A-arms. What do you think about this?
Now and most important, it has a broken rod, so i am going with new pistons and new rods. This is my major doubt, what can i do now? Keep it a 350cc with ported cylinders? (the way my mechanic ported my last banshee made it very strong on high revs, but kind of hollow midrange... not the best setup for woods) Can i go up, like 370? 400? What would i need? Can it be done with OEM cylinders or do i need to have them sleeved?
Finally, won't it be too strong for woods riding?