Hey peeps, Im looking for a new quad and was wondering what would be better for me , a banshee or 250r. i ride some trails but mostly open coal roads, hills, and some tracks in PA. PS- i dont want to here about garbage 4 strokes(and this isnt a 4-stroke vs 2-stroke post)
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My advice is you buy my 250r!

The last person i talked to who has owned both said he would sell he banshee any day to have a 250r again.

 

you in PA?

 

nope, WI

 

Id go witht the 250R myself. But i hate the banshee! I think they are garbage!

 

get the 250R if you can find one, but the sound of the banshee is pretty sweet [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

are banshees really bad for tracks? im talking about racing but for just riding tracks in general. poeple say the suspension is really bad but ive never rode one soo.....

 

keep in mind this is the Honda section, you will get a very different answer in the Yamaha section

 

ive pushed both to their limits. the 250R is the way to go. may not have the hard hit or the sound of the banshee (which is sweet indeed) but it is a great machine and still the standard of handling to me. 250Rs were designed for competition. rated best in build quality, and best atv, and best used atv soooo many times. when i bought mine it was 17yrs old and on its first rebuild. still going strong and handling great. a banshee does not totally suck on the track but will wear you out much faster and is just happier in more open country. a banshee's seat is softer and i actually like the rear shock (the way mine was valved) but that did not make up for the shortcomings in handling.

never had trouble from any of them, so banshees will last as long as anything else if given proper attention.

 

250r. i think it is the best 2 stroke ever built. and im a yami owner right now. the frame is so much better than the shee. thats one of the main reason it is so much better on the track. and the shee wieghs a ton for a 2 stroke. it is only 10lb less than my raptor 700 which is a big quad.