lol.. you LT people gotta make up your mind... so what is it really.. the 80 mph stock that ive heard all along.. or is it 90 now? either way i dont give a hoot... ive heard from alot of people that they take a lil time to get up and going.. but are fast once they get there... but the raptor takes no time getting there... so you wouldnt think the LT would win by anymore than 4 lenghs.

 

I say zilla...just my insignificant opinion

 

what if you put a zilla engine in a 250r frame? would that be faster than a normal zilla?

 

This is what the younger generation of quad riders are notorious for. The "new and more powerful" modern 4-strokes do not hold a candle to the power of the late 80s 2-strokes. I dont care what you uncles brothers cousins former roomate said, NONE of the new quads will run with a stock LT500,Banshee, or Tecate in a drag race. LT500 slow to get going? What kind of logic is this? I have pulled high 1.7 60ft times on stock Zillas, whereas the best I could manage with a piped Raptor AND an extended swingarm was high 1.8s. Many of you know that I am not brand loyal, and as I said before I have owned and do own a Raptor and a Lt500. It took a fairly modded Raptor run top end with a BONE STOCK Zilla that had a slipping clutch, and even then the Zilla destroyed it in acceleration. Mod for Mod a Zilla is light years ahead of a Raptor. Yes the Raptor has a more "usable" powerband, and is far more advanced, but when it comes time to drag race, the Raptor is just a toy in stock or near stock form when compared to a LT500.


Ill break it down:

This list is only ranking quads by thier drag racing quality, not thier ability to handle tripples or sweepers. I will show many ties as a lot of quads are very close, and the winner will be determined by rider skill. A top speed list would closely resemble this one also, Ill put MPH next to each quad, but dont hold me to that exact# as elevation and rider weight can severly affect these #s

1. Lt500. 76-82mph
2. Close tie between Banshee and Kawasaki Tecate. 72-76mph
3. Tie-Honda 250r,Raptor,Preadator. 68-72mph
4. Tie-LT250r,YFZ450 68-72mph
5. Z400 62-65mph
6. 400ex 63mph

Im not going to put the 450r in the list since I have not seen any live proof of its abilities.
The v-force 700 would probably fall somewhere between #3 and 4, they can really come out of the hole if you know how to work them.

This is a pretty consistiant list, and Im sure that someone out there somewhere has seen a YFZ450 outrun a 250r, but as a whole, this is how it breaks down.

 

**** that sounds right to me. the raptor that was the same speed as the zilla had a lot of mods that why it was the same. Say what you like but in my opinion the Zilla is simply the 426 Hemi-Cuda with a 6-pack of the quad world. aint nothin like it and never will be

 

The thing is "now'a days" People arn't gonna spend $6000+ on a quad that only goes fast in a straight line and only for a limited # of times before something goes to hell. That's where the new more modern "4 strokes" come into play.....

 

I'm maybe going to Buy a LT250R. The seller told me his quad was ahead of a raptor in a drag race. Could it be true it's only DG Piped?

 

what bout a yfz vs 450r, or a 250r vs a shee?

 

Yea exactly why they go and pay 2 to 3 grand for a quad that will beat the one you paid 6 grand for and as long as you put the 3 grand down up front (whether you buy one that has been worked or work on one with the money you didnt spend) your still gonna get a reliable quad thats faster than a 4 stroke for half of the price of your four stroke

 

yep that's the way i think too. and for the extra 3 or 4 grand that you got left from not buying a new 4 stroke, you can put all that into a 250R,Banshee or whatever and blow the 450's or whatever away. 4 grand can go a long ways in building something if you have the right idea on what to buy.

take a look at my 86 Honda 250R the only real upgrades i can make on it now is to get a bigger cylinder than the 310 that it already has on it.