ATV Mods

I just bought my banshee with most of the goodies already on it a few weeks ago. The thing is that my friend with his 2000 banshee got jealous and tried to buy most of the things already on mine. So this weekend we installed the ASR a-arms, Works Triple rate w/rezzy's (not the adjustable kind like I have ), stainless steel front brake lines, a durablue eliminator +2 axle, and new axle bearings. The a-arms didn't come with some of the parts required to mount them (dealer's mistake) so we're waiting on the spacers for the top a-arm and the mounts to replace the stock ball joints. Other than that we're good to go.

A word of warning though, I ride through flat trails, rocky hills, and coal silt (black sand). The heim style ball joints make it VERY easy to turn the wheels. That's great but it can put a hurting on your forearms when riding over big rocks. The handlebars can literally rip out of your hands. After about a month of riding I should build up enough stamina to overcome it, but I just wanted to let everybody know. Other than that they are so meaty that I don't ever think I'll have a problem with them.

Does anyone have an aftermarket swingarm and/or bearing carrier that they really like? The bottom bolt for the bearing carrier is totally stripped out so I'm gonna get a new one (chain keeps loosening cuz it won't get tight enough), but I'd really like to get a new setup back there since everything else is sweet. Any suggestions or warnings would be appreciated.

I just ordered 26 Yamaha parts this week. The bottom bolt and nut on my bearing carrier were stripped out. I was putting new axle bearings and seals in when I noticed that one. That explains why my chain kept slacking up.

The rest of the parts were mainly cosmetic. I replaced all of the bolts holding the fenders on, mainly anything you see all of the time. I also replaced the seals in my steering stem clamp because there was a little bit of play in it that I did not like.

My rear caliper had some of the rubbers around the mounting bolts missing so I decided to just order a brand new caliper assembly. Do you know how much that cost me??? $217 Granted it has all of that parking brake crap on it that I have to remove, but still I thought that price was a lil steep.

All total with the bolts, nuts, washers, seals, and caliper the bill ran me roughly $262. I guess it'll be worth it in the long run...

Just placed another order: GYTR chassis skid plate, aluminum frame protectors, grab bar, and some new decals for the 5.5 gallon Clarke fuel tank I'm going to be ordering next week. My buddy picked one up for his 2000 banshee and it's much better than those IMS ones. You have to cut the plastic with the "YAMAHA" decal under the gas tank, but this tank has the vent holes on the side just like stock. It covers a little bit of the sides of the hood and comes up higher on top, but when you sit on it you can't tell because it doesn't hinder you at all.
Now we won't have to plan our trips around making sure we have a gas pit stop during the trip and packing some oil. I'll get some pictures of it this weekend to post.

Until then, here's the link to the manufacturers site. It looks much better on a nice banshee with some graphics on the tank, trust me...

well, from the winter to now:

20x11x8 GBC Sand Sharks on Douglas .190s
20x11x9 Kenda Knarlys on Douglas .190s
21x7x10 ITP Holeshot XCRs on Douglas .190s
New OEM gas tank cover
Motion Pro CR Pro twist Throttle
Scott Comp II Grips
1/2" reed spacer
TORS removed
Motion Pro Idle Kit
Oil injector blocked off
AC wide grab bar
87' 250R rear shock (awesome)

and i'll be ordering new nerfs right away because i hate my DG ones