Kronanius Posted June 21, 2005 Report Posted June 21, 2005 Hi. I'm new here, and this looked like a good place to ask questions about Banshees (duh!). My friends, who all ride dirkbikes, got me into jumping about a year ago, and now I'm hooked like an eight-year-old kid on cheap crack. I ride a fairly new little Polaris 250 Trailblazer, but I've long since hit the limits of this little machine, and was looking for a serious upgrade. What I have *heard* is that the Banshee, stock, isn't much to account for (as high-end quads go), but is the monster of the track, hands down, when propperly modded. I'd like to know if this is also true for jumping, and, if applicable, what one can do in order to make it this way [for] jumping. Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it. ~ Kronanius. Quote
locogato11283 Posted June 21, 2005 Report Posted June 21, 2005 sure you can jump a banshee, but stock shocks arent gonna cut it if you wanna go even halfway big. aftermarket shocks would be a must, and a arms would be right there with them. so you are looking prolly between 1000 and 2000 bucks right off the bat. then theres the swinger. stock ones suck. adjustment sucks and they bend easily. so theres another 500 or so bucks. personally if it were me and i was mainly concerned about jumping id buy a yfz450. right out of the box they are jumpin mo fros. i would never try and ride a banshee on the track again after riding my 450. Quote
Wallrat Posted June 21, 2005 Report Posted June 21, 2005 How big do you wanna go? You can get about 6' of air before things start getting painful on a stock shee. Quote
northshoremb Posted June 24, 2005 Report Posted June 24, 2005 How big do you wanna go? You can get about 6' of air before things start getting painful on a stock shee. 384038[/snapback] That is true cause when I cranked a 45 foot table top it landed pretty damn hard and collapsed the front right shock to a L shape. Definatley need aftermarket fronts, back one is ok though do to the adjustability. Quote
sredish Posted June 24, 2005 Report Posted June 24, 2005 personally if it were me and i was mainly concerned about jumping id buy a yfz450. right out of the box they are jumpin mo fros. i would never try and ride a banshee on the track again after riding my 450. 383999[/snapback] herd dat.... Quote
SpeedyShee Posted June 24, 2005 Report Posted June 24, 2005 I personally don't find my almost stock banshee that bad for jumping, i mostly hit jumps and go about 6 feet high and 45feet long But yes some aftermarket shocks would make it alot of fun. Only my 2 cents Quote
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