I agree with the post earlier....ride the quad you want like. I ride a banshee cause of the pure g's and ergonomics. I dont spend my riding time all in the top end speed of my shee. I set mine up for mx cause its where I spend most of my time. Ocassionally I get challenged to a race. I never have to ask anyone to race ...they always approach me cause of the shee reputation. A friend of mine owns a yfz450, and it rips pretty fast and it fits his likings. To me the Raptor and the YFZ450 dont even come close to comfort of the shee. Thats a plus to me since I like to sit on a comfortable seat when riding hard sometimes. I owned a 92 warrior before I got my shee and the ergonomics of the warrior was nice and didnt seem to top heavy for sliding around when you use body english. I got a shee for the killer looks that it has, not for popularity..Heck, I got mine when everyone said shees are out of style. The lower and wider stance made it easier for me to slide and hammer the throttle the way I want to ride. No other quad has that appeal to me.....* thats just me*..... everyone likes a different feel to their rides. Main thing is: Ride what fits you and your style of riding. If I get hammered in a long distance race aginst another quad it wont make me sell my shee, he just beat a shee thats built for mx ...not drag! If someone wants to compare fastness of their quads, take two quads built equal and have at it that way. Quad wars will always be happening no matter what. Lets just ride......Its what we like to do with our free time.