whats so bad about j arms

[yamahakid1]

im thinkin of buying a 1987 banshee with milled head port and polish and a cool head would it be a bad idea to get it?

[Crath]

I have one, nothing to complain about but its also lighter

[87sheerips]

They bend as easy as a wet noodle. I have them I know. Other than that they are great, I like to keep the original old school look so i keep em.

[batoutofshell]

I got one too and as far as I am concerned the turning is a little different but I can live with that for the perfomance without too many mods they just seem faster. The 87's were geared different.

[Redlined]

I have always had the older ones with J-arms. And I am an old guy that started riding them when they first came out.

 

I have an 87 now and I just converted it to a-arms, only because I wanted to get extended a-arms and I wanted to have more options, not because of any problems.

 

I say buy it. If you find later that you want a-arms, just pony up a few bucks and install a-arms.

 

Batoutofshell, is that true, they are geared different. I did not know that

[blueshee03]

we been riding j arms for years now and never had any of ours bend .i'v seen more a arms that bent than i have j arms.

[midnite]

The 87 and 88 banshees had 13-42 gearing. They were also sold new with 22 inch rear tires. When yamaha switched to 20 inch rear tires, to compensate they re-geared the banshee to 14-41.