Hey I live in North west Ohio also. I've owned a couple different of different quads, my Banshee being my third(owned an 03 LTZ-400 and a 98 Scrambler 400) so needless to say I've been all over the spectrum. If your used to ridding reeded motocross 2 strokes, this should not be a change of flavor for you, to an extent. Ofcourse the Banshee is going to require more ridding when it comes to the trails, as you will need to keep the thing on pipe to get anywhere but you should be used to it. Most complain about how 2 stroke are a pain in the ass to keep running and tend to load up on you, but I beg to differ. Banshee's can be decent trail bikes and love to hill climb.
I loved my Z-400, however, in the short time I've owned my Banshee I'm proud to say it makes my Suzuki look like a child's toy.
After all that said, where in Ohio do you usually ride?