Been riding Banshee's since I was 10. Have had three, the latest a clean 2001, I ride desert + moto.
You can keep your 4-stroke.
I can ride, but I've never been too mechanical, Always had a crafty little bro to wrench on them for me.
Overshot a triple this last spring, crashed hard. I went to the hospital but the bike took the brunt. Bent the axle, swing arm, A-arms, had hoped the motor was fine but no luck. Carbs were wayy outta wack, and after having the bolt-ons replaced, went to ride it and it started spitting crank oil out of the right exhaust.
Finding someone that knows what their doing AND wont rip you off is tough these days. Dudes will swear they know a two-stroke motor but then...
Came across C&M's info (Chris) online, Googled "banshee specialist". Called on his day off, he still took my call and still let me bring the bike to him. Drove it from Seattle to Enumclaw, met Chris at his shop. The dude is AMPED about Banshee's, but you could tell he was a mad scientist.
I handed him a really injured machine, he was undaunted. Three days later (Three days!), he said to come pick it up.
Chris took an old, damaged bike and made it the hottest running, most balanced, fastest Banshee I've ever ridden. Literally my dream bike, and he didn't add a single performance mod (aside from some VForce's). Didn't sacrifice reliability.
The guy took care of my bike like a father takes care of his kid's bike. He saw details and addressed them. Hell, he made my kick-start stop rattling; that damned thing has rattled for 20 years! And he didn't rip me off.
That crash earlier in the year kinda broke my heart; I was hurt, but I thought I might have to trash one of my most cherished things.
Chris had a better idea.