2004 Yfz450 Vs. 2004 Banshee

nate1999mxz600 · March 19, 2004

nice one duece you took the words out of my mouth

sweetshee4312 · March 19, 2004

maybe its time everyone start wrting to yamaha saying they should update or w/e u wannna call it, the suspension, i mean imagine how much better thayd be if they were sold it stoke better suspension, make it so it comes stock with yfz shocks

Blue Duece · March 19, 2004

that would be nice but i think the geomitry of the shee is way off for track racing...maybe not like a speedway or flattrack race, but for like a moto or a baja type race, the banshee is lacking, the after market frames, like the lobo or lsr are still kinda best suited for open riding, and the weight kills you on a long open race, im lucky enough to live and ride in the socal high desert (real close to dumont) and i see these bikes alot in sand and moto's (theres four ama tracks twenty minutes in either direction from my house) at some point technoligy takes over, i try to do 45 minutes straight across the desert on my shee and im wrecked, just fuckin worked, and i have good suspension..yet a buddy on a 450 with the same shocks is whistling across the desert an hour into it, we trade bikes and im playing riding that little light 450, then we pull over and he says "give me my bike back, your shees kicking my ass"..but damm the 2 cycle feel is soooo fun, ive always said if your in a situation where you have the option of shutting down i.e. rec riding, the banshee is incredible, but if your gonna race, you need to win, if you have to bust out a skateboard it doesnt matter a cool shee coming in last verses a guy on a 450 whos getting the win......again im a banshee owner who will allways be in this "cult" but im going to do what i have to, to smoke the guys im racing, if that means switching bikes, then hey f*ck, thats what ill do......it wont make me a sell out...... it will make me the guy in front.......

banshee04le · March 19, 2004

<_< :yank:

j/k come on.....I thought it was funny p.s. thanks alot, now I gotta have one

Nighty · March 19, 2004

I said it before and i'm gonna say it again:

"A banshee is a way of life, 2 stroke, mixing oil, fast revving'

the new yfz is one great machine.

On the other hand i cant believe the raptor with 220cc more displacement is so slow

Great bike would love to own one.

I think yamaha is doing a great job trying to please all the current banshee owners.

the 2 stroke will eventually be banned and the 450 is a worthy replacement.

but for now: :headbang: WHOEHOEE banshee :dance:

chipdog · March 19, 2004

BANSHEE BANSHEE BANSHEE if the banshee wasnt yamaha i would still own one. for sure. yfz 450 is just a blaster 4 stroke. if you guys wana talk about a bad bike other than a banshee try riding a trx450.WHOA SON OF A B*^%& . ive seen the new trx 450 take a yfz 450. i know yamaha is a good money making business but honda makes cars .they know perfomence.but now if mazda made a quad like the rx7 :whoa: i would be first in line.all in all the trx 450 will munch the yfz 450 hands down. BANSHEE BANSHEE BANSHEE KEEPING IT REAL.

banshee370 · March 19, 2004

BANSHEE BANSHEE BANSHEE if the banshee wasnt yamaha i would still own one. for sure. yfz 450 is just a blaster 4 stroke. if you guys wana talk about a bad bike other than a banshee try riding a trx450.WHOA SON OF A B*^%& . ive seen the new trx 450 take a yfz 450. i know yamaha is a good money making business but honda makes cars .they know perfomence.but now if mazda made a quad like the rx7 i would be first in line.all in all the trx 450 will munch the yfz 450 hands down. BANSHEE BANSHEE BANSHEE KEEPING IT REAL.

chipdog:

If I didnt see it for myself then I may have believed you.... The new 450R is NOT all that its talked up to be. I've seen both, ridden both, watch them race and I also get a lot of inside information from friends. The new 450r may have honda's reliabilty, and handling, but it lacks in other departments. Yamaha did their homework and I think it will be dominating everywhere. The YFZ will out handle and out pull the new R....... The YFZ will also yield more power from basic mods over the Honda. Its been proven.

I dont know how the 2 450s you saw raced, but I would put $ on the fact that the rider on the YFZ was lacking.... and how you can compare the YFZ to a 4 stroke blaster is just childish talk.