Hotrods cranks

[CFH87]

I was thinking about my rebuilding my banshee in a few months and was wondering what makes hotrods banshee crank seen here http://www.hotrodsproducts.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cProducts.view&productid=114 so much better than the stock crank welded and trued. thanks

[bansheesandrider]

The only thing a genuine Hot Rods crank has over a stock crank that has been rebuilt with Hot Rods rod kits and then trued and welded is that the crank pin is replaceable so when it gets scored up, you can replace the pin easily instead of having to cut the pin out of the stock crank. This is assuming you are comparing stock stroke/stock length rod cranks.The only other advantage is that you might possibly be able to buy a Hot Rods crank cheaper than having a stocker rebuilt and trued & welded. But you may still need to have the Hot Rods crank trued & welded also before it is ready to run, depending on who you buy it from. AND some of the craks on Ebay SAY they are Hot Rods , BUT when it arrives it is NOT a genuine Hot Rods crank, even though that is what is pictured in the auction.

[alf44]

I can get you a Vitos crank trued and welded alot cheaper than that. If you really want a Hotrods crank I can also get them cheaper than that shipped. Hit me up.

[CFH87]

any diffs between the 2 companys?

[AKheathen]

a few things i have noticed about the current hotrods cranks- they are running cheap bearings, especially the rod bearings. the center seal is still labrynth, but softer than stock, so it will wear quicker. it is my honest opinion, that the oem is superior in eveything, save for the webbing.....vitos cranks were utilizing some stock components for their cranks, from what i can tell, and cost is the only reason to chose them over oem, unless welded....that being said, it appears that vitos has made some major improvements on the recent version of their cranks, at least the 4mill anyway. now, all bearings are superior to both stock and hotrods, rods are improved in design and strength, and the webbing is keyed....i don't know if the keyed webbing will prove to be a plus for strenght at all, or an issue with trying to true, and they are running what appears to be a rubber center seal, which would be horrible, as labrynth seals pretty much last, or outlast the life of the adjacent bearings, and rubber will wear down much quicker, focing you to rebuild the crank, and probably replace the worn pin from the seal riding the surface constantly.....what i decided to do, was rebuild a couple hotrods cores into better cranks than all of them......not really saving any money after all is said and done, but a much better product in the long run.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YAMAHA-BANSHEE-VITOS-4MM-STROKER-STD-ROD-CRANK-/110477369477?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Motors_ATV_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19b8f6e085