racing yesterday...

[tithead]

racing was a shitter for me yesterday. my conection to my negative side of my battery snapped on the 450.

 

i was up against the new ltz450`s. there was quite a few there. for the first impressions of seeing them i thought they looked impressive! but when it came to the crunch, and with my 450 not running that well i was not impressed at all with them.

 

i had the feeling that there is not much power in them but, they dont use the full 100% provided.

 

when i was watching the pro championship class the top of the feild were mostly yamaha, honda and a polaris took second over all.... the suzuki`s were in the lower half of the feild.

 

IMO, i wouldnt buy one for racing.

 

anyone else raced against them in mx???

[sp1tekiller]

I get the impression that they are SEVERLY choked up in stock to close to stock form.

[rebelbanshee2]

the exaust tip is probably smaller than some minis. I guess with the tip out and yosh's $40 "cherry bomb" they are just as fast as anything. I wonder who the first company will be to make a quad that isnt corked up?

[Gargamel]

the exaust tip is probably smaller than some minis.  I guess with the tip out and yosh's $40 "cherry bomb" they are just as fast as anything.  I wonder who the first company will be to make a quad that isnt corked up?

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it needs more then then just the "cherry bomb," it need to be remapped with one of these just like every bike needs "jetting" with mods.

 

and a whole better exhaust and a K&N too. The stock trim sucks ass over all other stock trim quads. It is fun after some mods, it should of came out with this stuff, but we know that aftermarket money is a bussiness too

[westexgt]

The way I look at it, you can buy a yamaha add shocks and a-arms, or you can buy a suzuki and buy a bunch of mods for the motor. I personally like the yamaha's looks and performance better. And with aftermarket shocks and A-arms you should put that Suzuki to rest in handling and performance.

 

Kevin

[bansheefreestyler]

i raced one a while back in arenacross and it was in last or second to last.

[Felonious_Monk]

I own the new suzuki, as well as a mildly modded shee.

 

As far as being faster than the shee, no.

 

Will it keep up with a brand new yfz?? Yes. My ltr has the cherry bomb, the yfz has lid removed and baffle out. Dead even, time after time.

 

Will it keep up with an 06 trx with the full hrc kit?? No......the trx has a higher rev limit, and a full header and cam.......would the ltr keep up with the same mods?? probably.....well just have to wait and see.

 

That is all in open fields. From drag racing to laps around the edges.

 

The bansee beats all of them, but the trx with hrc kit gives it a little bit of a run.

 

On a track is a different story. The handling is top notch no doubt. Where I could do 4-5 laps on the banshee on our track, I can now do 10-12 with the new suzuki. NO arm pump. Just point and shoot. Predictable, planted and stable.

Anyone that saw one coming in last on the track must have been watching a poor rider. The yfz and trx do not compare in stock form at all suspension wise.

 

The banshee is definitely one of a kind!!! But, to be honest, hasnt seen much time out since the suzuki arrived.

[tithead]

I own the new suzuki, as well as a mildly modded shee. 

 

As far as being faster than the shee, no. 

 

Will it keep up with a brand new yfz??  Yes.  My ltr has the cherry bomb, the yfz has lid removed and baffle out.  Dead even, time after time.

 

Will it keep up with an 06 trx with the full hrc kit??  No......the trx has a higher rev limit, and a full header and cam.......would the ltr keep up with the same mods??  probably.....well just have to wait and see. 

 

That is all in open fields.  From drag racing to laps around the edges. 

 

The bansee beats all of them, but the trx with hrc kit gives it a little bit of a run.

 

On a track is a different story.  The handling is top notch no doubt.  Where I could do 4-5 laps on the banshee on our track, I can now do 10-12 with the new suzuki.  NO arm pump.  Just point and shoot.  Predictable, planted and stable.

Anyone that saw one coming in last on the track must have been watching a poor rider.  The yfz and trx do not compare in stock form at all suspension wise.

 

The banshee is definitely one of a kind!!!  But, to be honest, hasnt seen much time out since the suzuki arrived.

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after reading this i would agree with you. but i think stock for stock between a yfz450 and an ltz450 the yam would win. and from what i saw at the racing, the 2 bikes with the same mods... the yam would win again. i am mighty disapointed with the suzuki.

 

i would love to see a drag with the suzuki 450 and the yfz450.... both stock and then both with the same mods.

 

one of the pro riders at the racing on sunday brought a yfz450 and a suzuki 450 for his back up bike. its was brand new.... NEVER LEFT THE PITS!

 

the top 3 from sunday...

 

polaris 500, yfz450, yfz450.

[Kayleigh]

go tithead! beat 'em all in europe then come over here and kick some ass!