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Stock As A Rock
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This is such a noob question but why do so many banshee's have there plastics removed when riding on the beach? And doesnt sand go in ya face with the front guards off?
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Banshee250R
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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the whole plastic taken off or just the guards cut off???
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Stock As A Rock
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just the guards off, main plastic covering body is still on, do they cut it off with a grinder or something as mine is 1 sole plastic, yer why they do this ya got any idea's....All i can think off is for rolling but couldn't just be that,
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Banshee250R
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i cut my front plastics on my banshee
it just looks a bit better than the big chungy guards
and i cut them off with a grinder
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Stock As A Rock
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Really thats it cause it looks betta with out? Wow i kinda like the square look, each to there own i guess, how do ya go with sand and dirt? any flicking up into ya face?
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yep just so it looks better, i like em when there cut but havnt done mine
i have heard of people cutting them with stanly knifes  than sanding em to perfection
you might get like 1-2km/h from wind resistance...LOL
and with the sand and dirt it doesnt bother you but mud wil deff be all over you. just wear goggles
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Yeah ... most peeps cut them for looks ... but I agree ... usually looks better with the plastics un-cut!!
Except the YFZ 450's ... I like them cut in a way to look like little wings ... Cut Mikeys' Cobra like that ... 
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hammer686
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Cut off front guards = less drag/wind resistance = increased acceleration, higher top speed (anything upto extra 7kmph depending on quad) & less likely to wheelie when ya don't want to eg drag racing.
Cheepest speed mod out - can use hacksaw.
Flicking dirt and sand in ya own face is better than the guy in front doing it to you.
Use file to sharpen teeth on footpegs - next best free mod.
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BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, funniest sh#t ive heard in yonks....
Extra 10hp too... its purely cosmetic only, you wont get 7km/h increases in top speed etc, what a laugh....
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wouldn't it just be easier to sell the banshee and buy something more modern ...that way u get the look and u will go faster for longer  LOL
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ozzy84:suppose we could all shave our legs too
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hammer686
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not called race plastics just because they look good!
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anyone got any pic's or know of a website that have a few bikes with the guards cut off?
Ps, Think ill leave mine on just quietly :p
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject: ok |
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Just buy a Raptor,,, They are faster, Look better and you don't have to cut anything off....
Each to their own though, a guy I know is cutting his fronts coz he says at top speed the front wants to lift off.... 
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| Ozzy84 wrote: | BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, funniest sh#t ive heard in yonks....
Extra 10hp too... its purely cosmetic only, you wont get 7km/h increases in top speed etc, what a laugh....
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just shaved the scrote and showed the wife..... never seen her run so fast. reckon it was a good 7km/h faster than she has ever run before. can't say it looks real cosmetic though
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just shaved the scrote and showed the wife..... never seen her run so fast. reckon it was a good 7km/h faster than she has ever run before. can't say it looks real cosmetic though |
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| Ozzy84 wrote: | BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, funniest sh#t ive heard in yonks....
Extra 10hp too... its purely cosmetic only, you wont get 7km/h increases in top speed etc, what a laugh....
suppose we could all shave our legs too |
yep and take a "profanity removed" too before we go fo a ride to lose weight??
and all those giving the shee a hard time lay off boys...
a design that hasnt changed in over 20 years means it was made a winner from the start...
KEEP THE 2 STROKES ALIVE!!
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hammer686
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[quote="Stock As A Rock"]anyone got any pic's or know of a website that have a few bikes with the guards cut off?
www.bansheehq.com
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:25 pm Post subject: Re: ok |
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| quad wrote: | | some one post a pic of that so that can be seen |
Here are some photos of Mikey's Cobra, after cutting ... same as a Yammie 450 ...
I think I need more photos of this bike ... seems like they in every post!!!
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another reason to cut them on banshee's is so that you can see the front wheels
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| Davo wrote: | | another reason to cut them on banshee's is so that you can see the front wheels |
Same reason a lot of sand riding only raptor riders shave their fenders. Some people also prefer the clean lines of the fenders removed/shaved.
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Now that second pic is just plain ugly,,,,,,,, I'll leave mine the way it is thanks
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| TasRaptor700 wrote: | | Now that second pic is just plain ugly,,,,,,,, I'll leave mine the way it is thanks |
Ditto that!!!
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what the "profanity removed" is taht?
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