Yamaha Raptor, Yamaha Banshee, or KFX 700?!

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Jan 25, 2004 | 11:51 PM
  #1  
Im planning on buying a fourwheeler really soon, and i wanna know, which is faster, KFX 700, YamahaRaptor, or banshee?!?!? My friend has the kfx 700 and i just want to beat him. It would be great if someone could help who has ridden all 3, ive only rode the kfx and the raptor
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Jan 26, 2004 | 12:05 AM
  #2  
Yamaha Raptor, Or KFX 700?!
IF both are stock, the Raptor has a slight edge (.3-.4 secs) in a 300 yards drag.
However, if the 700 owner changes one $22 spring in his clutch, he will be faster
by about that same amount, or a little more, depending on which spring is used.
The stock clutch spring is for beginners and is really wimpy. Mods on the Raptor
will make it a whole different story. Then the two of you will be modding and
remodding trying to keep up with each other, LOL.

However, if you were to buy a 700 also and change the spring before he saw it,
you would beat the pants off him [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

The Banshee is one screaming machine, in straight line racing it will beat both.
It is a 2-stroke however, and can't fairly be compared to the others.
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Jan 26, 2004 | 12:07 AM
  #3  
Yamaha Raptor, Yamaha Banshee, or KFX 700?!
Thanks, so do u think i should just get a kfx?
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Jan 26, 2004 | 12:10 AM
  #4  
Yamaha Raptor, Yamaha Banshee, or KFX 700?!
Ride them both, ride a Banshee too. See what you like and don't like about all three.
I can't tell you what to get, or even what I think you should get. You have to decide.
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Jan 26, 2004 | 12:12 AM
  #5  
Yamaha Raptor, Yamaha Banshee, or KFX 700?!
Well ive had experience with the banshee and kfx... no one of my friends have the raptor, i kno i like the kfx and the power and it handels good for a big bike
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Jan 26, 2004 | 12:13 AM
  #6  
Yamaha Raptor, Yamaha Banshee, or KFX 700?!
Yea i know the banshee screams because of the 2 stroke motor, but i dont want to worry about having to working on it so much, new top ends all that stuff with 2 stroke
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Jan 26, 2004 | 12:21 AM
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Yamaha Raptor, Yamaha Banshee, or KFX 700?!
We dont ride much on tracks...its mostly trail riding, and open fields and the street lol...the cops cant catch us but i just want to be as fast as him or be faster, i can already outride him by a lot
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Jan 26, 2004 | 12:24 AM
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Yamaha Raptor, Yamaha Banshee, or KFX 700?!
A good point Carl. A Banshee will require a lot more maintenance and repairs, but a 2-stroke
is really cheap to repair should the engine wear out, which it will after a year or two.

I can't stand the sound of a 2-stroke, so I won't own one. But, others won't own anything
but. So, it is a TRUE case of different strokes for different folks. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

Go for the 700 then. It would surely be better than a Banshee on trails.
With a few mods you will have one of the fastest quads out there.
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Jan 26, 2004 | 12:26 AM
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Yamaha Raptor, Yamaha Banshee, or KFX 700?!
yep, cuz me and my bro have owned a lot of 2 strokes over the years. But we are a dirtbike family mostly, all 2 strokes though and i just get tired of repairing them. And when my buddy got the kfx700 i said screw it i want to get something to smoke that
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Jan 26, 2004 | 12:27 AM
  #10  
Yamaha Raptor, Yamaha Banshee, or KFX 700?!
So pretty much it boils down to the Raptor or KFX
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