Hey guys,
I am just getting back on a quad after almost 20 years off them. I am 40 and 6'2" and about 265lbs. and would consider myself an intermediate rider back in the day. Bought my nephews 99 banshee with FMF Gnarly Pipes, Cool Head (still trying to find out size from the original builder) a pretty aggressive port job, vforce 3 reed cage, K&N Proflow air system, not sure yet on bore. It seems run stronger than it should for relatively small amount of work done to it, so it may have more extensive mods I am not aware of. Like I said, still trying to contact the original builder who is known around tulsa as a banshee wiz, so I can find out what all he did to it. It is supposed to have been dyno'd at 73hp but I find that kind of hard to believe myself.
It has stock wheels with ITP Holeshots on it right now and my nephew said they dropped the air in tires and slapped on a 17t front sprocket and stack rear 41, for last trip he took to Little Sahara with it and did pretty good there with the holeshots. I thought the 17t was extreme but he said it wouldn't hardly move with anything smaller, just sat and spun a hole.
Anyway, I am restoring the girl and planning a trip out to little sahara ok in a month or so. I have only been there once many years ago on a 86 Quadracer 250 that was pretty much stock. I went with a pair of trail knobbies and let most of the air out and had a lot of fun.
I am thinking about getting a set of rear paddles for the shee but don't want to drop an arm and a leg on a new set as with my family obligations I will still only make the trip a couple times a year. I am not into drag racing really, I like flat tracking and some hill climbing and bowl shooting. Just playing mostly.
What would you all recommend I look for in a set of used or new economy tires/wheels? Size, number of paddles, brand etc.
Bob