today( realy it was yesterday) my boss brought his raptor in for repair.it was very simple the petcok only when on on not res and the mechanic that i replaces didnt put on the vacum tube that connects to the left carb(the original carbs went on fire and needed to be replaced).when i got on it i was shocked by how quick it go on grab bar just buy tapping the gas.when i got off it my legs would not stop shacking that never happened to me on my 300ex.now im putting a 350x motor in my 300 to sale it (cracked case leaks alot of oil and no one would buy it) and buy a banshee.now a new question comes up get a banshee or 660 raptor.the banshee is stock but the tires for $3000 if i could find a 660raptor for about the same price i would think about.i would lean more to the banshee because i love to drag race and the owner is a friend of my dads.

 

get a 660

 

for dunes go with the shee for anything else go with the rappy

 

never road a shee but i own a raptor and love mine. just make sure its a 02 or newer or one with the tranny problem fixed. im sure other people know more about the tranny issues than me since mine is an 04

 

i am a 700 owner and use to own a 660 and i whould get shee myself. but i do a lot more sand riding also. if you do almost all trail riding i whould get the 660 though.

 

were i ride at theirs mostly drag racing and a little bit of jumpen. i stoped jumping when my 300 nosie dive into the ground and i sprained my wrist.the shee and raptor are the most commen their. in the drags their about even but i cant get a good look to see what mods they have (im always covered in dust lol).with people talking about polaris i think the sports quads are better then their utilities.i saw their pred 500 (with a pipe,rejeting,tires and a 289 lb rider) race a 660 raptor(with a pipe and a 190lb rider) the pred won by about half a quad.they both had a great run i think the tires and rejetting helped out.

 

The 660 is an excellent trail bike. Banshees are OK but some of the downsides are you have to mix oil & gas, and take spark plugs and a tool with you everywhere you go. And when it comes time to work on the engine, you have to buy 2 of everything, instead of just 1, which can get real costly......2 pipes, 2 carbs, 2 pistons, 2 cylinders, dual crank, 2 heads............

 

mixing oil is no big deal to me.when you buy parts i know it will suck having to pay double for repairs.whoever said hobbys are expensive was right.

 

if u really wanna drag race get the shee....u can make it a real screamer 4 less $ than the rappy

 

he is right about that it is hard to beat a 2-stroke in a drag race. i have a raptor 700 and was thinking about draging it out but i decided that im going to get a lt500 because i dont want to make my raptor un-duneable. the lt500 is way cheaper to make fast also.