Hi, I live in canada, and am wondering what quad would be better for me? a banshee or a 400ex. I will be riding logging roads, rocky trails, bit of mud,water,sand, prity much everything. I also want to be able to do wheeles and drive on 2 side wheeles. Also jump! I herd the banshee is hard to wheele and jump because of the power and it's front heavy. Also is the banshee to high strung for trail riding? Is the 400ex to under powerd? Can a 400ex even spin the tires on gravel for at least 10 feet?

 

I would say go with the 400ex they have lots of power and are alot more reliable and alot less matinece. Espeacilly in canda[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]

 

go with the 400ex it its much better for the trails and mud than a banshee. the 400ex is slightly underpowered for a 400 put put a pipe on it and it unleashes some hidden power. the 400ex does really good on the sand too i have seen many people with 400ex's at the dunes and they had no problems hanging with the bigger bikes. They do alright at jumping too.

 

Definetly the 400ex, it is a all around good machine and reliable.

 

I think its a tough decision. I own a 400ex and really like and I'm happy I bought it. The Banshee is more work for fixing and riding, but its more personal preference. More are happy with a 400ex though.

 

definately the ex all shees are good for is going fast and breaking down,not that great of a trail bike.

 

The thing is, is I already have a 4x4 quad, and I doun't want to buy a sport unless it is significantly more power then my 4x4. my 4x4 is a 350 4-stroke. A 400 4-stroke just seams like it woun't have that much more power. Where as the 350 2-Stroke twin will have insane power. I doun't mind maintaining a banshee. What I want is somthing that can stand jumps and trail ride but still has power to spinn the tires. I am leaning toward the banshee. I just want to know if a 400ex and a banshee jump and handle about the same, just the banshee isn't as good for trial riding, but better for speed. Hope u can understand that[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

 

it all depends on the rider.

I've ridin my friends shee on trails and jumped it to. never had a prob. he beats his shee into the ground every time he rides it. he's just checks everything when he gets done riding and makes shure everything is kool. never had any magor probs.

you just have know how to handle it.

 

Well, how long will a banshee go on a tank of gas and how long will a 400ex go on a tank of gas?

 

Because I am gona be doing alot of trail riding also.