Banshee FTW?

[peafive]

I've been riding a rapto 660 for 2 years now and im hearing a lot of good things and bad things about the banshee. I'm the market for a new quad and im looking at the rapto 700 or the banshee. Which one is the best way to go? And i hear banshees are a lot of work.. are they hard to maintain.? One more thing, do they have a greater top speed than a raptor?

Edited July 1, 2006 by peafive

[korndawg]

It all depends on what kind of riding you plan on doing. If you want to do a bunch of riding on tight trails, I would go with the raptor 700. If you plan on riding dunes, or anyplace you can really open it up, I'd go with a banshee.

 

As far as maintaining them, banshees really aren't that bad. As long as you don't abuse them too bad, they really aren't bad to maintain at all.

[peafive]

so i take it taht a banshee will beat a raptor in a drag? waht about pits? are banshees good there?

[korndawg]

stock vs stock, assuming equal rider skill, I would assume that the raptor is probably going to out run the banshee. Dump $1000-$1500 into each one though, and it's a different story.

[helldriver]

banshes rule in the sand pits

 

banshees casn be ridden anywhere,, a raptor 700 is just a, little easrier to ride in the woods

 

but a banshee with just pipes and filter, will out power it anyday in the sand pits

[peafive]

Assuming i get a banshee, what would be the best thing to put on it first?

[fastashell]

get some new pipes first.

also i ride trails and my banshee rips them up. the banshee is an all around great quad. get it youll love it

[peafive]

What kind of pipes should i get? and should i get nerf bares and what type?

[decon]

What kind of pipes should i get? and should i get nerf bares and what type?

 

Get pipes that suit your riding style. So question is what type of riding do you do?

[EastCoast Banshee]

Dont worry about nerf bars right now there are alot better things you could get. Id say get pipes and an airfilter at the same time. I personally am going to do all my suspension work befor i drop more money into my motor. No use if you cant controll it.

[peafive]

Get pipes that suit your riding style. So question is what type of riding do you do?

 

I ride in homemade trails (i'm not that bad at making trails, takes a while though) and i have a 50 acre pit in my back yard. So i ride trails and pits

[decon]

I ride in homemade trails (i'm not that bad at making trails, takes a while though) and i have a 50 acre pit in my back yard. So i ride trails and pits

 

are they tight trails? open trails?

[chris642]

I ride in homemade trails (i'm not that bad at making trails, takes a while though) and i have a 50 acre pit in my back yard. So i ride trails and pits

 

I would get some T5's for that, they have good topend and still maintain a strong bottom and midrange.

[peafive]

are they tight trails? open trails?

 

both

 

And do you guys know if the banshee would get better fuel milage than the raptor?

Edited July 1, 2006 by peafive

[korndawg]

Fuel mileage will probably be worse on the banshee (2 strokes tend to drink the fuel).

 

As far as what pipes to go with, some T-5 or T-6's would probably do really well for you, or a set of the Paul Turner mids.