OEM Plastics

[Jess4798]

Is there anyway to tell if my plastics are oem? I just bought an 87’ banshee that looks to be all original. It still even has the tors system. The plastics are extremely stained and oxidized but I think they’re still salvageable. After watching some videos and looking at pictures it seems that oem plastics have a riveted warning plate on the left front fender but mine is just smooth and it doesn’t look like they filled any holes in. If they’re oem I’ll keep them just because I think it’s cool that they’ve made it this long but I’ll just buy new ones if not. 

[375hp banshees]

Dont think the older ones had rivited warnings

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[Jess4798]

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[specialblend07]

Only reason I don't think they're OEM is because the rears would be sagging more. I could be wrong though.

[JerzOutlaw350]

  I showed my neighbor the pictures of this Banshee on my iPad because he is a retired old school Yamaha mechanic with 30 years of experience. He said that all the plastics that are on this Banshee are the original factory plastics. He also said the plastics that were made in 87 - 92 were made way better than the plastics from 1993 and up that were cheaply made. He also said that 1987- 1992 had warning stickers and the 1993 and up came with riveted on warning labels. He wanted me to say that this thing is the perfect candidate for a full restoration and said don’t cut any corners buy doing a cheap restoration job and that this machine deserves the best quality parts available.