I want a Banshee!!!!

[trx250-86]

Because this is a 250R forum.

And?i understand you may prefer you trx more then a banshee, but to bash on a legendary bike as the banshee is down right crazy.

[croat1]

Damn it!  I'll make a confession.  Banshee Protrax is on my to do list.  It will be that or a Polaris Scrambler XP 1000!

X2 on the Laeger Banshee.  soon.....i hope.

[Hurley250R]

And?i understand you may prefer you trx more then a banshee, but to bash on a legendary bike as the banshee is down right crazy.

I said earlier in this thread, if I lived near dunes and only rode dunes I would have a banshee also. Just saying this is a 250R forum and alot of guys are gonna hate.

[Bowtie316]

I really didn't hear too much hate, I was actually surprised that my thought of buying a banshee was supported at all on this site.  A couple of us have pointed out some short comings, but it's hard to argue with a twin 2 stroke. It's just unfortunate that mine is slower than my 250r, lol.

[sameltoe]

I think most of us have probably had a banshee or 2

[bkstoffe]

I just picked up a basket case banshee in some trading. It's cherry and I'm thinking it'll be a good winter project. Prolly just be a hill shooter / drag project. Definitely will take back burner to my trx and cr500af projects though! I bleed honda red...

[udontknowme]

well guys add me to the list. today picked up my first ever atv and its a banshee no less hahahah. been on single cylinder dirtbikes since '83 and i just wanted something different. 4 wheels and 2 pistons seemed to fit the bill perfect. anyways its a '03. from what i can tell its all original. guy i got it from said he never did nothing to it and was pretty sure the original owner he got it from never did nothing to it. looks like the jugs and head never even been off. only bolts on the whole bike that appear to even have a wrench on em were the lug nuts and the plastic cover over the front sprocket maybe to replace the chain since the masterlink is on backwards or perhaps they just flipped the chain to try and get double the life, hell im not sure. got some douglas wheels with goofy looking v shaped paddles and a factory yamaha service manual with it also. manual will be handy since i dont know a damn thing about these machines

now before you go busting my balls for buying a stocker let me explain. a built up bike has quit a bit higher initial cost. 5K-8K range for the ones i seen recently. ya it probly cost 2x that much to build them originally so you'd be getting a hell of a deal but i just didnt want to fork out that much cash. besides i like to build my own stuff. in the end i may end up with a 8k bike but if its a few parts here and there over a period of time it wont kill my wallet so bad. a prebuilt bike by someone else gives me no satisfaction. plus i want to mess around with these yamaha cylinders alittle bit and see how fast they can go. ported aftermarket cylinders leaves me nothing to tinker with. anyways im pretty stoked to have something new to mess with. darn shame its not a honda or ktm but it'll do  . one question, is the stock pistons prone to cracking ?  dude said he didnt think there was even 50hrs on it but i thought of having a look through the intakes and exh to be sure nothing looks like its gonna explode

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[JR250R]

Had a 4mm stoker, cpi pipes, carbs, and that thing was fun as he'll to ride. Handling and the powerband isn't great for trail riding but the sound, power when it does kick in  and being able to beat almost any other quad when you can hook up is awesome. Here in PA it's hard to find a decent banshee for a good price usually there beat to hell and have been bored .080 over due to being blown so many times by idiots.

[udontknowme]

Well, after I got it home and went riding, I swapped out riding with another banshee and found the other bike had much less vibration.  I pulled the stator covor off to check runout and it was a .006", so I figured it was out of true, planned to send it to have it trued and welded but when I pulled the jugs off, one of the rod bearings was on it's way out too.

It's got a +4 stroker in it now.  Unfortunately they (FAST) couldn't get my jugs ported in time for me to take it to sandfest, so it's just got a spacer and stock porting.  It runs okay, but basically like a stock bike.

On a more positive note, i got my new 330R out yesterday and it runs real strong, very happy with the trx7 port.

did you get it running yet ?  how much vibration is normal on these things ?

[jcs003]

Had a 4mm stoker, cpi pipes, carbs, and that thing was fun as he'll to ride. Handling and the powerband isn't great for trail riding but the sound, power when it does kick in  and being able to beat almost any other quad when you can hook up is awesome. Here in PA it's hard to find a decent banshee for a good price usually there beat to hell and have been bored .080 over due to being blown so many times by idiots.

lol.  i get your point, however getting those carbs synced and dealing with overheating in the woods is what leads to failed top ends for trail riders.  mine never failed cause i jet rich.hehe

john

[Sand_Blaster]

Debating on picking up a second banshee tomorrow for $2,000. It has a good amount of after market. I'll probably part out my other to fund my 250r build. Hmmm

[Pumashine]

I see you have a Pumashine Banshee grill

[sangheraent]

I see you have a Pumashine Banshee grill

haha what a coincidence, I had no idea you made banshee grills. I bought this grill off bansheehq in 07 or around then. its one of my favorite i have ever seen simple yet stands out.

Sand_blaster unfortunatly the older I get the less money I have to throw at machines that burn money. My 250r is not as pretty but definetly nicer its in the for sale section under full bikes.

[Sand_Blaster]

Welp I bought that banshee today. $2,000 & freakin stole it so many after market trinkets all over that thing. Its a chick quad though :\ I'll post pics soon.

[udontknowme]

sweet. im still figuring out the ropes with these things. need to tighten the chain just alittle but cant figure it out because the yamaha manual sucks. i hear the clymers manual is better but i havent seen one so im not sure. feels like im driving a couch compared to the motorcycles im used to but its pretty fun to ride. goes like a raped ape when it hits the powerband :applause: