Barrymaxx Posted January 2, 2007 Report Posted January 2, 2007 You can take him. If your a good launcher you will get it most of the time. I race a 125 with my blaster and from 1-3rd gear he only has me by like 2 lenths. Then its all downhill after that. But banshees have much more power then i have and not too much more weight so id say you could do it. Quote
bansheeyfz Posted January 2, 2007 Author Report Posted January 2, 2007 Im racing him this summer Quote
dajogejr Posted January 2, 2007 Report Posted January 2, 2007 You guys do realize that a bone stock newer 125cc dirt bike has every bit of high 20's to low 30s when it comes to HP, right? And a stock banshee is in the neighborhood of 33 to 35, right? Then throw in the weight difference....see what I'm getting at? Quote
2003LimitedBanshee Posted January 2, 2007 Report Posted January 2, 2007 Sorry Samdust...but that guy on a 426 can't ride, his tire is bald, or his bike is running like shit. That 426 will eat banshee, it's got every bit of HP your shee has, STOCK, and it weighs 150 or so less lbs. If that 125 rider has good skills, he'll beat you. That bike weighs less than 200 Lbs., and if it's bone stock he's only down a handful of ponies on you. I have to agree here. With my bike, all of what samdust listed, plus timing advance, VF3's etc., I can just barely hang with my buddy on his 426 in the sand. He says it has just a bit more in it, but I've seen him ride it hard and ridden it myself and I would put it at a dead heat. Now, you factor that he does a fair amount of digging off the line, and if I can keep the front down (hard with the stock swinger on big launches), I can pull him by no more than 1/2-1 bike length. But, if pull the front at all and have to lift I cannot come back around him. I don't know about corn fields, but in the sand at least, I would bet on the Banshee. Riding one of my buddies YZ250, which is admittedly abused, but not sick, once I jetted it for him, I would say my Banshee was noticeably faster than his bike. Dirt, who knows, the sand sucks a lot of power. Quote
Karzy5150 Posted January 2, 2007 Report Posted January 2, 2007 i could see it being a very close race to be honest with you. My buddy has a 125 thats has a pipe a big carb and reeds and it runs right with all of us when we are out riding and its not like anyone of us can just pull away. If the guy can ride you will have your hands full. Its all about power to weight and the rider!! Quote
Bansh-eman Posted January 2, 2007 Report Posted January 2, 2007 also if your riding up a hill like olds you got to factor in the whoops... that bike has WAY more travle over those bumps! it barley effect his first 3 gears where as the banshee is going to take a much bigger lose over those bumps! Quote
kajones Posted January 4, 2007 Report Posted January 4, 2007 i think they are going to race in a cornfield in about 4 months.... Quote
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