NN2 Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) Lets see if it works. The hole in the caliper is because I couldn't get the piston out, even with 125psi of air pressure. I used a small screw and threaded it in to push the piston out. Now I'll just have to TIG it. Ha, it worked! Edited January 15, 2009 by NN2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennieben Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 i have a banshee with stock suspension and a yfz with stock suspension. the banshee rides ten times smoother than the yfz. the yfz rides like a brick. id rather keep the banshee motor in the banshee frame. its like riding a cadillac compared to the yfz. now if youre going to be jumping or racing around a track then i guess the yfz frame is the way to go. just my 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.J. Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Awesome project! Any possibility of keeping the banshee plastics, at least the front clip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NN2 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Not sure what I am going to do with the Banshee at the moment. Just last March I did a complete chassis rebuild right after I bought it. All new bearings, seals, powder coat, etc. I may keep it but I may part it out later to recoop some of the costs for this project. I have a little one on the way due in the Summer so this may be it for a while, although I do have a pretty good wife that lets me do just about what ever I want so we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NN2 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 i have a banshee with stock suspension and a yfz with stock suspension. the banshee rides ten times smoother than the yfz. the yfz rides like a brick. id rather keep the banshee motor in the banshee frame. its like riding a cadillac compared to the yfz. now if youre going to be jumping or racing around a track then i guess the yfz frame is the way to go. just my 2 cents Most suspensions suck from the factory except the new quads are getting pretty good. You're the first that I've heard saying a YFZ suspension was crap. I don't plan on keep the stock suspension for too long anyway. Long travel is in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennieben Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Most suspensions suck from the factory except the new quads are getting pretty good. You're the first that I've heard saying a YFZ suspension was crap. I don't plan on keep the stock suspension for too long anyway. Long travel is in mind. im not lieing. i have a banshee, raptor 686, yfz478, and a yfz470. the banshee and the raptor ride like sofas compared to the yfz's. we ride at least sixty miles round trip every weekend. so depending on which bike i take, at the end of the ride my whole body feels it. the yfz is agile and nimble but the stock shee goes everywhere the yfz does and doesnt hurt. good luck with your project, im glad youre doing something different. i hope it turns out good and congrats on the new member of your family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunerman Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Here is one I did last year. There is also some pictures of the YZ250 motored YFZ chassis also check it out Clicky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NN2 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Here is one I did last year. There is also some pictures of the YZ250 motored YFZ chassis also check it out Clicky Very nice....and clean. How do you like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokespirit Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 NICE I am also a RZ freak... love these little 2-strokes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 cool ass project man, cant wait to see the end result keep those pics coming :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokisbuddy Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Looking good man lol metal epoxy i like that. how does that blasting cabinet work for ya? how much media did it take to blast the parts shown in the pic? i am just curious as i am planning on buying a small blasting cabinet from summit when i buy my powdercoat set up. in a couple weeks again awesome idea man. and technically it will still be a yfz350 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NN2 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Looking good man lol metal epoxy i like that. how does that blasting cabinet work for ya? how much media did it take to blast the parts shown in the pic? i am just curious as i am planning on buying a small blasting cabinet from summit when i buy my powdercoat set up. in a couple weeks again awesome idea man. and technically it will still be a yfz350 lol The actual sandblaster I made works great. It's not a siphon unit but uses air pressure to feed the sand out the bottom on the tank. I need a bigger compressor to maintain over 90psi for any length of time. I just run the nozzle from the blaster into the cabinet. I made an attachment on the side to connect my dust collector which really helps with being able to see everything. Without it seeing is difficult. Works great though and can really strip paint quick. Those parts took about 60 lbs of sand. I just use fine white sand from the hardware store. I use it 3-4 times before it breaks down too much. Just screen it in between uses. Screen the new stuff also since there are small rocks/pebbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSSA Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 Anyone else get a virus pop-up when clicking on pictures in the first thread? I've gotten them on three different computers now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
official_style Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Good luck! Those are the first pics I've seen showing how to mount a Banshee engine in that chassis. I was wanting to do that with my old YFZ, but have no fabrication skills and no pics to go by. are those deep dish bullitt/torq thrust m rims? i have been waiting for a while for the challangers to come out, hopefully when it warms up i will catch one at a light :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4stroker Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 any progress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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