Killer_Shee

I'm gonna jump in here as a V-Force owner--first off the bike doesn't top out at 65 mph. Its in the 75 mph range bone stock, and up from there with clutching modifications. And a little clarification on your HP #'s the V-Twin is producing 50 horse at the crank. Those numbers you are giving came from a dyno run of a stock machine with stock clutching. The stock clutching in the auto tranny doesn't allow the machine to rev past 6500 rpm and the 700 twin makes peak power at 8500rpm; therefore the dyno numbers at the rear wheel are not what the motor is actually capable of producing, just what the clutch setup is ALLOWING it to produce. The stock clutching is set up to utilize the tremendous torque (38 ft/lbs bone stock) that the motor is capable of producing, and the clutch setup is also used to detune the bike so that Joe-Schmo isn't killing himself with it. With minimal mods to the intake, exhaust, and clutching this is a bike capable of 85+ mph and will pull a piped Banshee by 3 to 4 bike lengths through the gears--trust me, I have extensive seat and mod time with both machines. Don't take the V-Force mildly, it is unimpressive in stock form, but with a tuned clutch it is a serious threat to anything with similar mods.

You can have one of the after market companies (i.e. Works, Elka, etc) rebuild it and use their own valving and spring. You will then have a custom shock built to your weight that will be far superior to the stock setup.

The rear shock is fully rebuildable.

I go tmine from C&D for $500 as well, but I think Fullbore has raised their prices since then.

No Doubt, Quicksand Motorsports is the shit. Highest quality, custom built parts at a fair price. Don't be fooled into thinking the big names like Lonestar are the best quality, because they are not. Gary has the best customer service that I have ever experienced anywhere.

The actual big reason DMC changed the design is the single silencer could not be run with a round housing swingarm. People were crushing them with the brake caliper when the suspension was fully compressed. So if you are running a round housing swingarm, do yourself a favor and get the Aliens

Any of the Dura-Blue axles will interchange between the two bikes, even the HD. The HD axles are stock length, so a Raptor HD axle would make your Banshee 2" more narrow than stock. The Eliminator and X-33 axles are identical for the two bikes and share the same part #.

Gary (azsandrat) is the man when it comes to welding Ti the PROPER way. It has to be welded in a sealed environment in order to have good, high strength welds. By the way Gary, nice avatar.

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