GoBigOrGoHome Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 These bikes have been together for a couple seasons now, and I know some of you guys have already seen em... but for those who havent, here are a few pics of the long travel banshees we built for the dunes up here in oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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White97Banshee Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 That looks AWESOME, I've seen this before but not the components up close.. How tough was the process of getting all the geometry to work? How far is the gap between that spindle and the tire? Looks like a few hairs at most lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 yep, theyve been posted here before. thats some pretty wild stuff right there. i dont even wanna know what that setup costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4strokekilla1987 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Forgive me for asking such a newb question but what is a longtravel banshee for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming Yellow Zonker Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Your front end looks different.... How's it ride in woops??? I would think like a Cadillac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltd.yfz Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Looks great as always!!!!! Which i could've done this frame! I've seen this go thru the whoops, it's amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87sheerips Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I am so envious of your machines )) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKheathen Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 cool, i've seen some of it, but not the final product complete.......is that adjustible sai, down there? hard to tell by the pic. got me thinking on springing for a raw bolt-on spindles for my x-arms..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopczynski Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 You running a battery to power that xmitter bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBigOrGoHome Posted December 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 That looks AWESOME, I've seen this before but not the components up close.. How tough was the process of getting all the geometry to work? How far is the gap between that spindle and the tire? Looks like a few hairs at most lol. yeah theres about 1/4" of clearance betwen the tire and spindle lol its tight but I think it looks bad ass that way. like everything was custom made to fit together perfectly It rides like a cadillac for sure... through the choppiest dunes it just feels like glass... you can go through huge whoops and not even need to stand up its so crazy to ride its more like a little sandrail than a banshee its so smooth and stable. The purpose of a long travel banshee is for someone who wants a show bike mixed with a drag bike mixed with a motocross bike... great for top speed on the open dunes over any terrain. great for drag racing and great for big steep loose hillclimbs. I am running two trail tech rechargable batteries for my xmitter light bar... I actually am running a PVL ignition and the batteries and lights are a totally separate wiring harness so when the motor isnt running or even when the motor is pulled out, you can still turn the lights on. The guy that wired my bike also hooked me up with green LED underbody lighting so I can make it strobe while Im racing people up the hills at night I love it it looks like a UFO going across the dunes lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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