Boxhead Posted May 20, 2004 Report Posted May 20, 2004 How do you guys think the YFZ450 compares against te Banshee? Better power? Reliabilty etc? Boxhead Quote
J..J. Posted May 20, 2004 Report Posted May 20, 2004 Hey Boxhead Welcome to the HQ, since you're new here I'm sure everyone will go easy on ya for asking this question. Here's why: 1) This is the Banshee HQ, what do you think the answer will be? 2) This topic has been discussed over and over, do a search and you'll find the answer. 3) Everyone is so bored with this topic, they might just ignore you... The 450 is plenty fast and stock for stock will have the edge on a Banshee. I only know one person with a 450, his is fitted with a K&N and DMC Aliens, everything else stock except for jetting. My Banshee, stock bore, stock port configuration, stock carbs, FMF Fatty, V-Force reeds, +4 Timing, Vitos Super Stock Pistons and 22' rear tires with stock gearing JUST beats him from a second gear start all the way through 6th gear on pavement. The best thing about the Banshee IMO is the thrill of the powerband hit, nothing compares... Quote
Boxhead Posted May 20, 2004 Author Report Posted May 20, 2004 Fair Enough, i did not do a search , i will though to see what the difference opinions are. As for it being a Banshee site i would hope people would give an honest opinion on the pros and cons of each. Boxhead Quote
J..J. Posted May 20, 2004 Report Posted May 20, 2004 Please don't think that I'm dissing you man. You're best bet would be to do a search, you'll find a lot about this topic, some of it will be B.S., but you should be able to form an opinion. As for reliability, like I said, I only know one person with a 450 and he's had no problems at all. Cheers J.J. Quote
Boxhead Posted May 20, 2004 Author Report Posted May 20, 2004 No Problem, The only reason i asked is that a friend of a friend bought one recently and i was curious of the difference. Personally i am for the 2 stroke, as you said nothing is like the hit of the powerband. Cheers Boxhead Quote
knight_ripper Posted May 20, 2004 Report Posted May 20, 2004 All I gotta say is Banshee = 6 gears. Quote
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted May 20, 2004 Report Posted May 20, 2004 To add to Knight Rippers comment: Banshee = 6 gears, soft seat, living on the edge no matter what gear your in. Quote
theeechozen1 Posted May 20, 2004 Report Posted May 20, 2004 I have to agree on the comfy seat, I rode a 450 and the seat sucks ass. Quote
nickxc Posted May 20, 2004 Report Posted May 20, 2004 give ya a little idea of the reliability of the new 4 stroke... My friends 90 day warranty just expired and his crank bearings went and hes looking at an $800 bill for the repair. this dosn't mean all of them are not relaible Im just talking about the one I have expereince with. his reason for not getting a banshee when he bought it was that those unreliable 2 strokes blow up all the time. My 01 banshee is still running strong... Quote
alba_banshee Posted May 23, 2004 Report Posted May 23, 2004 My brother just bought a 450 today. I will have to agree the seat suck ass! We are going to Pismo in july, and you can believe that we will be racing the shit out of our bikes. I will let you know how it turns out. Quote
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