my banshee has 12 grand in motor, chassis and suspension mods plus the price of the bike, so im at about 17,500....if i gear it 15/41 and race a 450 with a pipe and top end mods, hes right next to me in a 300 footer and if i dont get the jump he smokes me......geared 17/40 i can beat him by 2-3 bike lengths in 300 feet, again if im hooking.....so to who ever has a piped shee that doesnt have a good 80 horse the piped 450 is faster, and a banshee with a pipe aint pulling a 17 no way in hell....its really easy to claim your 45 horsepowered banshee is smokin a yzf-450, but im racing them and they will completely walk from a banshee mod for mod......and Walter nor myself are sell outs, we are just calling it as we see it, rather than just claiming the the yz is a peice of shit.....and i will agree theres not a better feeling than haveing a 80+ ponied banshee rip your arms off, but truth be told the yz is a great bike, and fast as f*ck on a mx track or open desert....maybe watch some pro's race and see whos beatin who and on what
thanks BD for telling it like it is. so many people are so stuck on their banshees that they think its the only fast quad. the yfz450 is a great quad, and it really fast in stock trim. just watch any of the videos ive posted here. my yfz is stock and going up against my brothers ported banshee. a lot of it is who gets the better start. i just wish people could start bein a little more open minded about the 450. or at least think its a good quad until they race one and get their ass handed to them. then theyll know its a good quad.