thats a hard question there two totaly diferent machines. i have both and there both a good quad.the banshee is way up there on the fun side of riding, its a great quad but the suspension is not as good as the raptor, and you have to ride the banshee, it responds well to mods and theres tons of parts out there for them. on the other hand the raptor is easy to ride because its a four stroke and responds well to mods also,it can be fast and handles well also. i like them both i think you should ride both and see whitch you like the best. either one is a good machine just depends on what your using it for . i only ride sand on both of mine