i would like to no with one is the fastest and best one the trail.
If i wanted to ride trails and go fast what one is the best for me.

who has best accelaration
and who has best top end

 

The suzuki is faster on acceleration and topend by a little in stock form but the shee has been around for ever and is still being made so it has way more aftermarket goodies to make it more than competitive with the 500. Neither one of them is a great trail bike but I would say the smaller banshee might be better. I don't have either one of them and don't have much experience with them on trails.

 

Are they both stock, lightly modded (pipes, reeds, filter and mild porting), heavily modded (maintaining stock cylinders with bigbores or stroker kits and heavy/aggressive porting) or are they custom (aftermarket cylinders/jugs and etc...)?

 

none of those questions matter. Stock vs. stock the lt is faster and quicker. Nearly any modification will put the banshee ahead. Use the banshee for trails

 

I disagree! The LT would make a better trail machine due to the low end torque the big bore produces.. The banshee is way too pipey for a trail machine, however, the LT is much heavier and bigger which is less than optimal for trail/woods riding... But I wouldn't trade mine for anything!

 

The Banshee is totally inadaquate for the trails. Needing to rev the pi$$ out of it does not make it a good trail machine. Imagine having to get by a tight spot slowly while reving the sh-t out of it? The zilla on the other hand can slowly plow through anything in any gear!

 

LT 500 SUCKS. BANSHEE RULES. the yamaha banshee is the worlds fastest twin cylnder 2 stroke and fastest accelerating. and is the most modifiable. the lt 500 and banshee from what i hear are not goog on trails in less modified for better bottom end. best trail riders wood be 250r 400ex yfz 450, raptor

 

With all the discussions about MPH and horsepower going on I thought I would dig through my "archives". And I found a jewel!

3&4 Wheel Action, June 1988. 6 quads at the 1/4 mile asphalt strip (L.A. County). Also these speeds will be the top end of each machine as the article reported all quads were topped out before the end of the quarter.

1. Suzuki 500 Quadracer, 79.20 mph, 15.09 et, 1.938 60 ft time.
2. Yamaha 350 Banshee, 77.05 mph, 15.33 et, 1.902 60 ft time.
3. Kawasaki 250 Tecate 4 74.75 mph, 15.81 et, 2.064 60 ft time.
4. Suzuki 250 Quadracer, 71.48 mph, 16.09 et, 1.947 60 ft time
5. Honda 250 4-trax R, 71.89 mph, 16.42 et, 2.084 60 ft time.
6. Kawasaki 250 Mojave, 57.84 mph, 19.07 et, 2.162 60 ft time.

All machines were bone stock, two riders made four runs on each quad. The best times were obtained by leaving in second gear with exception of the Tecate-4, it worked best in first.
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SPORT QUAD power-TO-WEIGHT ratioS… Highest to Lowest
(approximate stock rear wheel horsepower / factory claimed dry weight)


1. Suzuki Quadzilla LT500 ---------> 51srwhp / 390lbs = 0.1308 horsepower per pound
2. Polaris Predator 500---------------> 45srwhp / 415lbs = 0.1084 horsepower per pound
3. Cannondale Cannibal -------------> 38srwhp / 375lbs = 0.1013 horsepower per pound
4. Yamaha Banshee ------------------> 37srwhp / 386lbs = 0.0959 horsepower per pound
5. Suzuki QuadRacer 250R --------> 31srwhp / 327lbs = 0.0948 horsepower per pound
6. Kawasaki Tecate 4 ----------------> 33srwhp / 339lbs = 0.0944 horsepower per pound
7. Honda 250R --------------------------> 31srwhp / 329lbs = 0.0942 horsepower per pound
8. Bombardier DS650 ----------------> 42srwhp / 465lbs = 0.0903 horsepower per pound
9. Yamaha Raptor 660R -------------> 35srwhp / 399lbs = 0.0877 horsepower per pound
10. Suzuki Z400 / Kawasaki X400 -> 32srwhp / 370lbs = 0.0865 horsepower per pound
11. Honda 400EX -----------------------> 29srwhp / 374lbs = 0.0775 horsepower per pound
12. Polaris Sport 400 ------------------> 31srwhp / 481lbs = 0.0644 horsepower per pound
13. Yamaha Blaster --------------------> 19srwhp / 320lbs = 0.0594 horsepower per pound
14. Yamaha Warrior -------------------> 22srwhp / 397lbs = 0.0554 horsepower per pound
15. Polaris Scrambler 500 2WD ---> 29srwhp / 525lbs = 0.0552 horsepower per pound
16. Honda 300EX -----------------------> 17srwhp / 377lbs = 0.0451 horsepower per pound
17. Kawasaki Mojave -----------------> 17srwhp / 379lbs = 0.0449 horsepower per pound
18. Honda 250X -------------------------> 15srwhp / 351lbs = 0.0427 horsepower per pound
19. Honda 250EX -----------------------> 13srwhp / 349lbs = 0.0372 horsepower per pound
20. Suzuki QuadSport 230 ----------> 11srwhp / 309lbs = 0.0356 horsepower per pound
21. Wal-Mart powerWheels ---------> 0.5srwhp / 50lbs = 0.0100 horsepower per pound

 

Are those the same HP #s posted on here before? Some of them seem unlikely to me.

Like the Predator. If it had 10 more HP than a Raptor then it wouldn’t be much of a race.

If the LT230 has 11 and a Blaster has 19 then a Blaster should easily smoke a LT230. Mine was only a nut hair slower than my friends Blaster when they were both stock and I am 40lbs heavier than him.

 

The LT500 is not heavier than the Banshee. The big 500 only weighs in at about 392 lbs or so.

The Shee is a bit over 400 if im not mistaken.

As far as trails are concerned, the 500 would be the bike. Massive torque for climbing any hill with no running start,
80 MPH top speed in stock form.

Handling would probably go to the 500 also. Its very wide and very stable.