bronco91shee Posted September 20, 2004 Report Posted September 20, 2004 i shortned my swingarm and now my paddles hit my left nerf bar. but there off of a 250R, so there bigger than regualr shee's(got them for free). i thouhgt mine was bent, but then i measured my dads shee, and his is shorter on the left side too. my friend just told me his is the same way. ours have all been rolled, but is that from us or are they all that way? i measured from the front lower shock bolt-backside to the front of the axle-straight back. mine were like 3/4" difference between sides. has anyone else ever noticed this? or are our frames all twisted from accidents? peace out Quote
jinx44 Posted September 20, 2004 Report Posted September 20, 2004 Probably from wrecks. I think banshee frames are the weakest ever made. Will your gas tank slide in and out easily or does it require prying or beating? If it requires effort, your bike has been on its top before. The steering loop is SO easy to bend its not funny. Quote
Cotton eyed Joe Posted September 20, 2004 Report Posted September 20, 2004 Its hard to say where the frame is "supposed" to be. On my frame when its off on a bench somewhere by itself, its all over the place. My buddy bought one brand new in 99 and his right tires were almost lined up, and on the left side, the front stuck out further than the rear by about 2 inches. The rims were all on right... swapping tires didn't matter... its just the way it was. I think Yamaha might have swapped QC for production. Quote
ledofthezep Posted September 20, 2004 Report Posted September 20, 2004 The steering loop is SO easy to bend its not funny. Just beef it up a bit...here's a pic of mine. Quote
locogato11283 Posted September 21, 2004 Report Posted September 21, 2004 led, i do the same thing but i also put one on top where the bend is. it makes it really strong. that way i bend bars instead of the loop. i go kinda overboard. i use 1/4 flat steel Quote
sredish Posted September 21, 2004 Report Posted September 21, 2004 i don't really see what your talking about, but... i've been drinking, i have the tv up on the puter and i'll worry bout it later... Quote
Jibrille Posted September 21, 2004 Report Posted September 21, 2004 If you gusset the frame, and beef up where you said, should that fix the frame from bending in some wrecks? I really want to buy a banshee one day, if I ever sell my Rappy, but if they bend easily I'm not sure. and yeah I get into a fair amount of wrecks. :S Quote
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