weight of 87 Banshee?

[exxxtreme]

Im looking to buy a 87 banshee. i did alot of reading on here and some say they like the j arm model because the frame is lighter than 91+ but no one ever stated what both weights are. Im sure easy answer. Searched the whole web. the 91+ are 386 lbs

[ECshee]

836lbs

[exxxtreme]

looking for a real answer. 87 88 89 weight. 91+ are 386 lbs

[rjdgriff]

836lbs

He had the same numbers, just in a different order lol

[camatv]

i think its in the repair manual. there is not much weight difference. about 10lbs or less?

[bansheesandrider]

I thought the spec sheet for my 89 when I bought it new was 370. 87 and 88 might be different slightly because 89s had 10 inch rear wheels and a six bolt rear sprocket intead of 9s and a 4 bolt sprocket on 87 &88.

[Jereme6655]

like cam said its in the book.... 401lbs for 87-89. then in the later years it climbs to 408lbs and then to 410lbs.

[exxxtreme]

thank you for the replies. i tried to look at online service manuals but always found manuals saying 87-06 thanks for the input guys. i said to hell with it and bought a tricked out 96. Got it for 1800 and he had over 3k in mods. Great deal.

[Starwriter]

Got it for 1800 and he had over 3k in mods. Great deal.

 

Good find. Now that's the way to buy a Banshee. Even if it's not set up quite how you want it, sell some aftermarket goodies and use the money to buy what you want.

 

As far as weight difference, a few things to consider are that '87 didn't have footbaskets, so that's probably 5 lbs. At some point they changed the swingarm carrier bolt design to 2 long bolts with spacer tubes, instead of 4 short bolts, so that's probably 1 pound. So, for the actual J arm vs A arm suspension, it's probably only about 3 lbs difference. Maybe less, considering that the early brake calipers with the big cast iron brackets are probably heavier than the later ones.

[camatv]

must be why my 87 dosent wheelie as easy.. that extra half pound in the nose..

 

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