gusetting frame?

[kaotik1]

Going off that I grabbed a banshee frame, and tried to see the same places, and pointed them out here.

banshee frame

 

I hope that helps.

[LiftdT4R]

Just to let you know, I just ordered a full guset kit for the Banshee from Tarantula Racing, they will have them for sale on their site by the end of the month. You can check them out here: www.tprusa.com Super easy to deal with too, they had a banshee frame in house and they;re drawing it up now. Not bad at $89.95 either.

[dawarriorman]

Honestly Ive never heard of many recurring problems with the Banshee frame, other than the steering stop, that loop behind the radiator, and possibly the foot pegs. Just looking at it, the banshee frame it is well built. The new quads need the kits cuz the factories have been trying to keep the weight down, and the frames aren't as strong.

[yamaha04]

Honestly Ive never heard of many recurring problems with the Banshee frame, other than the steering stop, that loop behind the radiator, and possibly the foot pegs. Just looking at it, the banshee frame it is well built. The new quads need the kits cuz the factories have been trying to keep the weight down, and the frames aren't as strong.

 

i will agree with you about the new 450 frames and the factory making them light but i know 2 other guy plus myself that have bent the rad and steering stem support. plus alittle while back a guy PM's me on here asking how i bent mine back so thats four i know of now and im sure there are alot more out there.

 

opps sorry about that dawarriorman i just reread your post and seen that you did list that steering loop problem sorry again

Edited February 6, 2007 by yamaha04

[Snopczynski]

ok i am building a frame for my banshee and i need to know where weak areas besides the foot pegs are so they can be reiforced any pics or info will be awsome thanks guys

dave

 

If it is a J-arm, you need to go back over the a and j-arm mounts. Otherwise we just put a bead along the bottom of the lower a-arm mounts. Radiator hoop has to be checked for cracks in the webs that tie into the frame, and make sure the hoop is not pushed back. Rear of the frame needs to be checked to make sure its not bent up. Also look for cracks around the rear shock mount, and in the cross braces under the seat where the seat mounts and the cdi mount. Headlight mounts need to be checked, and rear fender mount brackets on the sides.

[mod quad 2]

they steering stop you mean the like square metal piece the keep's you from turnin to far...any one got some good pic's of some of these point's and were are some i can do with out strippin my bike bare

[LiftdT4R]

Honestly Ive never heard of many recurring problems with the Banshee frame, other than the steering stop, that loop behind the radiator, and possibly the foot pegs. Just looking at it, the banshee frame it is well built. The new quads need the kits cuz the factories have been trying to keep the weight down, and the frames aren't as strong.

The banshee frame is a lot more solid then the new YFZ frames, but when I stripped mine down, I noticed chipped paint and very light cracks near so of the joints in the frame, mostly up front. The frame is a 93 or 94, with an 01 engine in it, so it has been flogged for 14 or 15 years now, and rolled a few times I'm sure. I ditched the frame, and picked up a newer one, but I definately want to keep the bike I'm building for a long long time. That's why I wanna gusset it. The steering hoop is a must, as well as the sub frame, the stuff up front should be nice to do, just more of an insurance policy I guess. It might be hard to find a good banshee frame in a few years, so I want to build one now, myself that I can keep for a long long time.

[Snopczynski]

the steering stop should be at a 90 degree angle to the bracket its on, and you gotta add a reinforcement piece to keep it from bending back out again. Make sure the edges and corners on it are not worn down. Also the steering stem should contact it fully with the tabs that are on it.