went to watch my first quad race ,i found it very exciting,the yfz took the first 3 places,4th was a honda 4oo then a raptor (the only one) a couple more honda,s then last came a predator,i thought they were quick those predator,s,where was the suzuki,s kawasaki,s and why was there no banshees racing do they not race them mutch at mx im intriged to no...thanks

 

Well, on the mx track, a banshee is kinda squirrely-even in the air (trust me i know), the power comes on as too much as a hit for jumping. Dont get me wrong, you can jump shees, but not anywhere near as good as you could a honda or the yfz. From personnal experience, my 300ex is a better mx quad than my banshee, the 400ex is a better quad than it, the 250r is better than it yfz and the 450r are better mx quads than a 250r, so more people slide to the 250rs, yfzs, 450rs, more than something that wears a rider out- a banshee.

 

Also banshees are expensive. You have to buy 2 of everything. Sure the banshee has loads of power but for mx your really dont need that great hit of power your better off with a smooth ride. Not to say that it cant be done. There are plenty of shees that race in the amature ranks. There were a few that used to race pro just check out the one in the alba web site. But it's expensive.

 

banshee's are drag quads. go to drag races and you'll find your banshees.

 

Beacuse the shee has such a wide motor the front of the chassis is also very wide. This in turn forces the a-arms to be shorter which hurts handling and suspension action. I've also been told they tend to nose over in the air.