I went to Sand Mountain in Fallon NV and it was a near sweep for the predator 500 Friday, Elliot had a 500 predator with a WB pipe and jet kit thats it, it was about 40 degrees and the polaris embarrassed all of us that day, on the large hill drags he beat the snot out of me and my nicely built 400ex, he smoked all the warriors of course, and another buddy just purchased a DS 650 it was broke in and he had it jetted and piped K&N, you guessed it the predator ate it for a snack, I being a honda guy didn't want to believe it so Sherm the owner of the DS650 weight was a little problem with him so I told him no way the predator really is faster so he let me drag elliot the first race I got the hole shot I was pulling hard and away from the predator for the first 50 yards when I had to hit 3rd gear because of the very low rev limiter the predator (Elliot) waved as he passed me! well I said one more race of course he said yess this time I got the hole shot again but I decided to keep it in 2nd gear no dice he still caught me at about 60 yards man that predator is nice and hard to beat. I want all to know and I know their will be ones that will bash me over this comment but...I'm going out on a limb and say I have rode many I mean Many probably every quad out on the market except the 450R Honda yes that means a new 450 Yamaha yes he raced one too but the guy didn't have his paddles on but back to the story, I feel their is not a better Quad on the market for the money, and if the Dirt WHeels and others think anything else they are being paid off. This will be my next Quad [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

P.S. the only Quad that took him was Yes...the King...Banshee, Elliot you can't win them all, even though he beat a raptor. Any one out their thinks they are missing out not owning a DS650, word for the wise the grass is not greener on the other side. I neel before the Predator way to go Polaris! JUst now they need more mods for them.

 

AMEN brother!

 

yamaha guys will blame over weight under skilled riders on those looses.

 

lots of people dont give the predator the respect it deserves

 

This sounds about right except...what was the Banshee that beat him...it must of had some super amount of money into it.

 

it was just piped out, and it walked away from the predator which is no big shock, predator is fast but not that fast, I had a banshee a 2002 and it was a smokin bike.

 

More know how than money will make a Banshee run well. It doesnt take a "super amount of money" to make them go fast. I can take a new Banshee, about $750 in aftermarket mods, and literally smoke a lot of bikes. Knowing how to port your own cylinders dont hurt either.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

lol.. ya.. add 500$ plus shipping for any1 that doesnt..

 

Shhhhhh....... That doesnt count.

 

I have a pred and the only quad i have not yet been able to beat is the 450r that is becuase i cant find one to race.. cant wait till i meet one