smonnat_1 Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 A quick brief story.... im new to the site, I purchased a banshee a few years ago. Restored it and sold it and have kicked myself ever since. Recently I found a basket case banshee on Craigslist that was so rough I couldn’t pass it up. Pretty much all that I have is a complete bottom end, and rolling chassis. No fenders, seat, cylinders, carbs.... etc. the guy I bought it from had big plans to put an R1 motor in it and did what you should never do and cut the frame. He cut the part of the frame that contains the VIN number and the same on the other side. Which isn’t an overly big deal because I know it’s something I can fix. I just have a few questions and am doing research before I fully start my build. Just wondering what everyone recommends for performance parts. I put CPI’s on the 2006 I had a few years back and loved them. Was thinking of them, shearer and was looking at the on brand I’ve been seeing a lot called SLP? I’ve been looking at cylinders, can’t find much on eBay just those cylinder kits for a couple hundred bucks but I can’t find anything that shows how reliable those are. Not looking to put a cub motor on it right away. Just want something that has good strong power and is reliable. Hoping to find a nice parts lot I can score that contains a lot of parts I need such as fenders, seat, foot pegs, gas tank. Looking for any advice would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keno Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 Buying a running banshee is going to be cheaper than trying to get that running. VIN section cut out and welded back in is going to be a red flag if LEO ever inspects the quad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smonnat_1 Posted March 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 I live in northern New York. No one really cares about anything as long as it’s registered. And in New York you can fill out paperwork saying it’s a custom chassis and they’ll give you a vin number so you can register it. New York will do anything to get tax money and lawn enforcement up here checks for registration, insurance and makes sure your not drinking. As far as going the cheaper roughy, yeah it is probably cheaper to buy a running banshee. I get more enjoyment out of building it. I bought a Tecate 4 a few years ago and built that back to one piece. Same with my 89 250r and my 85 250r. But if I buy one for 2500-3000. It’s going to come with fmf pipes, bald tires, and stock suspension. Replacing the pipes would be 600+ either way, then I’d rebuild it anyways because you never know who had their hands in it. You’d have upwards of 4500 and that’s not including a lot of cosmetic work I’d like to put into it. I can build one from scratch the way I want for close to the same price and i personally get more enjoyment out of building it. I’ll spend some time gathering miscellaneous parts I need. But I hope to score a lot of parts in bulk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandSlingerOR Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Since ur dead set on building part by part, yah I'd totally look for at least a bare frame with the vin. Especially since the guy thought a street bike motor in a shee frame was a good idea and cut it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialblend07 Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 You could spend $6k+ on getting every part you need only to have it be worth $4k if you tried to sell it. It's better to find something that isn't a basket case, and change what you want on that. Lotta NICE bikes go for $4k, which you'll easily be spending with the parts you're going to need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keno Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Seriously, 4mil banshees sell for $3500 to 4000 here in the Midwest. Have you looked around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayesully810 Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 part by part is far more expensive. x3 on buying assembled. There was super cub 521 for sale here in MI for 6k just for reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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