About a year ago I know that he was getting a web up and running but I am not sure what the site is. If you go to www.bansheehq.com and do a search on passion racing engines you will find alot of info.

 

I wouldn't get either........I'd get the new Suzuki 450. And I have a Shee............

 

i know theres a company called F.A.S.T it doea alot of banshee's. they are out of kansas. another banshee hq favorite .

 

Second that!!! The suzook 450 is a dream to ride!

 

I have a shee and I do love it since I put on a FMF exhaust system...I raced against a z400, 400 ex and yfz450...I had the hole shot plus I was getting a good lead on the pack...if you get a shee I recommend widening the bike and exhaust at least...but if I had my choice I would go for the suzuki 450 that is what I am going to buy this year and still keep the shee cuz it is fun. It's not the bike it's the rider.

 

Frankly, go to an mx race and try to FIND a Banshee there these days... ANY of the new 450's will be a much better choice than a Banshee for racing MX. Now, look at TT racing or Ice Racing and you have a different story.

I would bet that anyone here with any real racing experience (an actual organized mx racing event - not backyard racers) would agree that the Banshee is an ill handling, peaky powerbanded, front end heavy, dinosaur that would take way too much money to make into anything capable of competing with the new 450's on an mx track.

 

you never really saw shee's on mx tracks. the 250r was the king of the mx for a long time. just go 4-stroke, why do you think everybodies gone to them,even motocross.

 

Yeah, I would pretty much agree with that. The Shee is front-heavy (actually, by today's standards, a bit heavy period) and the suspension is nowhere near what the new 450's have - but in it's defense, it hasn't changed in 19 years either (except for doing away with the j-arms). As for being peaky, yes, they are stock. But, with the right mods they can be made much less peaky, and as for power potential, it'd smoke ANY 450 4-stroke UNLESS you have an unlimited bank account to spend on it. Dollar for dollar, the Shee can make more power. With the right mods a Shee CAN be competative in MX - you have to concentrate on suspension mods, engine mods that bring the powerband down a bit, and making it lighter, especially in the front end. What would that cost? Don't know, but isn't it just easier to start with something already optimized for MX??? But, to some people, the Shee is just what they like from the 1st ride - there's just something about that 2-stroke twin!