Banshee or Raptor ..
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12-08-2003, 10:35 PM
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12-08-2003, 10:52 PM
#14
12-08-2003, 11:08 PM
Banshee or Raptor ..
Wouldn't need to pass you, because I would whoop your candyass right off the line, and I would never look back. So you can rant and rave all you want to about your DS is this, and your DS is that....but the facts are.....someone is always faster. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
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12-08-2003, 11:12 PM
#16
12-08-2003, 11:42 PM
Banshee or Raptor ..
Sorry fact is that even with all of your mods you still couldn't beat me in a drag.
As for the original question you have to figure out where you're riding. Open terrain favors the Banshee, everything else is Raptor territory. I've got a few mods on my Raptor and really dont worry much about Banshees or Ds's. Of course the dedicated sand draggin Shees still whoop up on me but most do it all machines are easy pickins.
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Banshee or Raptor ..
Originally posted by: AlphaRaptor660R
Banshee-Fast as heck, can be made even faster with ease and will usually if not always be faster than a Raptor mod for mod...Powerband is a little unpredicatble, you can go from barely moving to not being able to stop in seconds...tons of aftermarket parts available...Engine has less moving parts so will cost you less and be easier to maintain if anything should go wrong...Downside of a banshee, according to legend it will require rebuild sooner than raptor, although a friend of mine has not rebuilt his banshee since he bought it 2 years ago and it is still running strong. You have to mix fuel with oil which is a big deal for some. Suspension isn't the best. I'd say the banshee is best suited for the sand/desert.
Raptor-Lots of torque and lots of speed, not as quick as a banshee but it will catch it and pass it stock for stock. A lot plusher ride. Electric-start and reverse. Powerband is smooth from bottom all the way up, not nearly as jerky as the Shee's. Uses regular pump gas. Lots of after market parts available. Cons-it's narrow stance and high center of gravity make it a little tipsy, nothing that can't be overcome with practice. After your basic mods, pipes, filter, jetting, there isn't much more you can do without spending some moolah. I'd say the raptor is a great all around machine.If I left anything out, feel free to help out fellas..
Banshee-Fast as heck, can be made even faster with ease and will usually if not always be faster than a Raptor mod for mod...Powerband is a little unpredicatble, you can go from barely moving to not being able to stop in seconds...tons of aftermarket parts available...Engine has less moving parts so will cost you less and be easier to maintain if anything should go wrong...Downside of a banshee, according to legend it will require rebuild sooner than raptor, although a friend of mine has not rebuilt his banshee since he bought it 2 years ago and it is still running strong. You have to mix fuel with oil which is a big deal for some. Suspension isn't the best. I'd say the banshee is best suited for the sand/desert.
Raptor-Lots of torque and lots of speed, not as quick as a banshee but it will catch it and pass it stock for stock. A lot plusher ride. Electric-start and reverse. Powerband is smooth from bottom all the way up, not nearly as jerky as the Shee's. Uses regular pump gas. Lots of after market parts available. Cons-it's narrow stance and high center of gravity make it a little tipsy, nothing that can't be overcome with practice. After your basic mods, pipes, filter, jetting, there isn't much more you can do without spending some moolah. I'd say the raptor is a great all around machine.If I left anything out, feel free to help out fellas..
ditto....well put[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
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12-09-2003, 01:14 PM
#20
12-10-2003, 12:09 AM
Banshee or Raptor ..
Originally posted by: cop
The Rappy and Banshee are both good machines, it's just that the DS is better.
The Rappy and Banshee are both good machines, it's just that the DS is better.