Well, I've always wanted a Banshee, love 2strokes, but never had one with wheels before, lol. Anywho, I picked up an 87' that needed some serious resto for 500$. Basically its a rolling chassis with the shocks and steering installed (2001 shocks), all the bearings are good, no play. The rest was all disassembled, plastics are off of it, and engine needs a top end. When I got it, all the little parts, carbs, brake parts, every nut and bolt was in a big mash inside a plastic bin, which must have been left outside at one point because everything in there is covered in rust, the engine was left indoors thankfully.
Now the frame and all the parts on it are freshly painted and powdercoated, new handlebars, etc. Engine is all shined up, old pistons are already taken out, and cylinders are off. I got new cylinders which were ported by a shop with the banshee, still needs a new head though.
What I want to do is pretty much replace everything on this thing, full stainless bolt kit (115$ on Ebay), all new calipers, stainless braided brake lines, T5 exhaust, K&N intake, new handlebar hardware, seat cover, new plastics, etc. I priced it around 1350-1500$ to buy pretty much every part, including a forged rebuild kit.
Now I've never worked on a Banshee before, nor have I seen one stripped down. What would be the best way for me to put this thing all back together? Anyone ever made a step by step thread on this? (guessing not), or are their manuals that would be great for doing this?
Here is the Banshee, needs new plastics because they were painted and it didnt bond, so it just kind of flakes off.