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hey guys I was just wondering if anyone who is around ga would be willing to help me put my banshee back together . I have been out of it for nearly 2 years . I gave my banshee to my nephew to try to keep him out of trouble , but he recently got involved in drugs , and is in juvenile . It is stripped down to the frame because he was going to powdercoat the frame etc . I just wanna get it put back together , I'm pretty illiterate on doing these kind of things . I would take it to the yamaha shop , but they probably charge me more than it's worth , and take forever . Thanks for the info

I found a guy the other day here in my hometown who does it . He can do any color glow in the dark , whatever or customize your color . I'm going to have him do my frame unsure on color yet because too many options he showed me . He is making me a scrap piece with a color he came up with to see if I like it . It was kinda of a candy blue metallic that changes colors in sunlight it was pretty wild looking . He showed me some finished pieces he had done and beat the hell out of them with a hammer , and it did'nt really affect the finish .

sorry it took so long to get back . I found a guy the other day who the yamaha shop recommended he does good work , and is only about 10 minutes from me . I think his pricing is fair he will paint the frame any color you want for $150 dollars or custom colors 225 . He is located in chatsworth ga about 20 minutes from dalton

hey everyone was just wondering if anyone does powdercoating that's from ga ? I have a 98 frame I would like to get done , but don't wanna ship it out

yeah I remember watching a show where the crew were divided into teams . Boyd built a car and the other guys built a truck , and they had to drive the cars like 700 miles to the event . Alot of problems for both teams , but if I remember correct Boyd won . I enjoyed his show , he was the man

I have run the fmf fatties and the pro circuits . They are both good pipes , but I personally like the pro circuits better . The sound in my opinion is better , and a better power curve . They hit pretty hard on bottom , and have a better topend than the fatties , but then again this was on my bike . pro design cool head 19cc domes v-force 2's 34pj carbs no airbox running 6 inch pods stock porting .

lmao purple and pink powerbands , and boost bottle . I think he may need to check his jetting if he's only hitting 135mph topend . My banshee easily hit 200 the day I bought it from the yamaha shop :yelrotflmao:

It's funny what some people will write trying to sell something . I found a banshee on e-bay stock cylinders with a port job and cpi's . The seller said (quote) This is not a kid's toy been clocked by the law at 135 mph LMAO . Maybe he wants to race my lt 80 been clocked at 200 mph going down a mountain with no brakes in a tornado. :yelrotflmao:

well it all depends on if they are factory or not , what kind of finish , standard or long travel , there is alot of if's here , and how good of condition they are in . posting some pics would help , however if they are stock it would'nt be that much too many aftermarket arms that are way better for about the same price of buying a new set of factory from the yamaha shop

If you decide to part the bike shoot me a pm I'm only 30 minutes from you in dalton ga . I may be interested in the motor and the swinger

hey everyone , my friend wanted me to post this . He has a stock 2006 model yfz 450 all except a pipe . He said the yamaha shop supposably rejetted it when they put the pipe on . According to him the bike runs fine intil you hit topend then it cuts out . I told him it sounds like a possible jetting issue to me , but then again I'm no mechanic especially on them . I'm going to go ride the bike tommorrow , and see if I can't help him out . What do you guys think ?

hey everyone I just recently purchased a 74 ss nova , that I'm gonna restore . I have'nt had any problems finding parts with the exception of a grill . My question is does anyone know where I might find one , or if there is anyway you can make a 72 grill fit . I've been told the 72's would work with modifications done , but I don't know . I have tried yearone , classic industries , j@w nova , just about all of them with no luck . the only place I found one was ebay and it was damaged pretty bad . All help is greatly appreciated this is my first restoration project and I need some help finding this part , thanks again

nice car man , I just recently purchased a 74 ss nova body, and I'm in the process of restoring it . I cant find a grill nowhere you can find them for 65 - 72's but that's about it . I have tried yearone , classic industries , j @ w nova , you name it . I seen a couple on ebay 'but they were all damaged up , any ideas

I have a dirt wheels mag forget what issue without looking , but anyway they test a modified outlander . They were testing it against a stock yfz 450 , and claimed that the outlander will beat the yfz pretty easily and tops out around 90 mph . I don't know though thats just what they say , but 90 mph on a 4x4 sounds hard to believe to me .

thanks man you are practically in my backyard if your in Calhoun 20 to 25 minutes at the most

yeah I'll see how things are going by then and let you know

Thanks everyone , as for a date i'm not sure yet we buried him today . My wife seems to be doing ok but , it's going to take awhile she was very close to him . He was a musician and we would go sit with him every weekend and play music because that's what he loved to do . When he was diagnosed with cancer he couldn't go out and play in the band like he used to so we went to him . I took it on myself to learn how to play guitar so he would have someone to play with when he felt like it , and my wife would sing . This is what made him happy so this is what we tried to do , and when my wife realizes this weekend that he's not here it may be tough .

Yeah that would be cool , but my father -in- law passed away this friday and I've got to be with my wife she is taking it very hard so I may be tied up for awhile , but that's what I'm here for

I need to get with you guys and maybe go riding sometime , and no it's not that far to alabama from me I have friends who ride at Raccoon mountain over that way . They all tell me it's good riding , but I've never been so I don't know . The trails around here are ok well , some of them anyway , but they get old after riding them all the time .

I live in north ga about 15 minutes from dalton . I have been told there is good riding down south but never got to make the trip .

Atlanta is about a hour and a half from me I live in north ga in the big city of Chatsworth lol or if this helps 15 minutes from dalton

hey everybody just wondering if any of you hq'ers are from georgia I'm always looking for banshee riders in my area to maybe go riding with. thanks

thanks guys I'm going to check out all the recomendations , and see which ones I think will be the best for me . I just know I'm tired of fooling with factory a- arms just about everytime I ride this one trail my a-arms are getting bent up replaced them many times before going back with factory , and it's the same thing everytime . Looking on the bright side atleast I got them from a local 4- wheeler junkyard and he gives me fairly good prices , oh well guess you live and you learn all the money I spent on that crap I could have allready had good suspension lol .

as for the a arms + 2's should work fine and the shocks don't have to be adjustable I mean yeah I want the best for my money , but I can't see putting 2 or 3 thousand or more in suspension when I'll probably never race other than racing my buddies on the local trails . I guess I'm looking into somewhere between 1000 to 2000 bucks for everything . I mean honestly I'm pretty dumb on suspension but I just don't wanna buy something that I'll never really see the full benefits of . I just need them for wot trails with occassional hills and jumps nothing real bad. What setup do you guys think would work the best ? and thanks again for your time and help .

I am in the need for some a arms and shocks I would like to get like a package deal . I ride mostly wide open trails , but occasionly ride some trails with jumps and hills . I weigh 200 lbs I was thinking of maybe going with the alba kit , but I don't know everyone says there customer service sucks . I was thinking that I probably wanna get chrome arms because I'm in the process of dressing the bike up a little. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know , and thanks .