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Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

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Wow really? Doesn't seem slow to me at all. I know one problem with it for racing is it sits to high, and its probably a little on the heavy side too. I love how much torque it has makes for some fun ridin.

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Wow really? Doesn't seem slow to me at all. I know one problem with it for racing is it sits to high, and its probably a little on the heavy side too. I love how much torque it has makes for some fun ridin.

 

I have a buddy with a 700 Raptor, he wanted to try out my Banshee so we traded at the dunes one day, 2 hills later he gave the Banshee back because he was scared, I wanted the Banshee back because his Raptor was like riding my garden tractor. He has it piped, jetted, and open air box

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I already rode a Banshee, my cousin has one. Doesn't make me wanna go out and get one. :cheers:

 

 

I'm just giving you a hard time, I have an insane amount of money and time into the Banshee. It is affectionatly called my "mistress" by my wife. The Raptor's are nice don't get me wrong and they do have that low end grunt, I just prefer to have my arms and shoulders hurt for 2 days after riding from trying to keep my ass from getting thrown off the back

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

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I already rode a Banshee, my cousin has one. Doesn't make me wanna go out and get one. :cheers:

 

 

I'm just giving you a hard time, I have an insane amount of money and time into the Banshee. It is affectionatly called my "mistress" by my wife. The Raptor's are nice don't get me wrong and they do have that low end grunt, I just prefer to have my arms and shoulders hurt for 2 days after riding from trying to keep my ass from getting thrown off the back

 

 

 

 

Lol hey thats just a good way to get a workout. Oh I liked the Banshee, If I had the extra money laying around I have one of them too. Along with a YFZ450, and a Grizzly 700. :lol:

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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i personally dont like banshee's... the only good thing about them is the power.. they handle like shit, uncomfy, and unreliable. i have had many hours behind shee's

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i personally dont like banshee's... the only good thing about them is the power.. they handle like shit, uncomfy, and unreliable. i have had many hours behind shee's

 

 

I have a 421 Big Bore kit on mine along with stroker crank, cool head, ditched the 2 little carbs for one big one and a V-force 3 intake FMF Gnarley pipes and turbine core silencers. It has been together almost 6 years now and NEVER broke down on me EVER, I do put new plugs in every year for good mesure and only run BeNol with 112 VP racing fuel

 

So far has handling like shit I don't think you've rode one that is setup right or maintained properly or something, could just be personal preferance I guess I just never liked the feel of the taller quads like the one in your avatar them things just feel like pigs to me. You do have a little width advantage over me but I think it is given back up in the height being more top heavy

Carder09 Senior Enthusiast

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All that money and still a stock 250 out guns them. Just don't see the fun in a quad.

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All that money and still a stock 250 out guns them. Just don't see the fun in a quad.

 

 

HA HA HA no stock 250 will come close, poor dirt squirt boy

Carder09 Senior Enthusiast

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My 89 stock 250 would run circles around your quad. Ive raced many modified quads like yours of guys who just thought their ride was the fastest, hell at the red river I raced a dude and beat him only for him to say "I would have won if I had my nitrous on" so I laughed in his face and rode off. Its like a car racing a motorcylce, unless your car is lightweight and has a ton of power, you ain't gettin past that bike.

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I enjoy my Rappy but it is a heavy biotch. I personally don't race and it really does great in the woods which is where it was intended to be rode.

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

Daryl LBZ

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I enjoy my Rappy but it is a heavy biotch. I personally don't race and it really does great in the woods which is where it was intended to be rode.

 

 

 

I agree. I love having Reverse too.

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