banshee v/s raptor
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#17
Hear me now and understand me when u are looking at Banshee tail lights. A Raptor is nowhere near as fast a s a Banshee, stock or otherwise. Im sure that the Raptor will beat it on a short drag race in the dirt while the Banshee is spinning its *** off, but as soon as it hooks it is sucking up the Raptor hard. I am not harping on Banshees just because i have one. I have a Raptor and a Banshee. And a Raptor with pipes and jetting might be able to hang with a stock banshee. I have a 99 Shee with Toomy T-5 pipes and silencers and thats about it, and it beats the hell out of my Raptor with gearing, pipe, and jetting. Dont believe the hype, the Raptor is a good bike indeed but it is not anywhere near as hard as it is cracked up to be
#19
Stock for stock I belive the Raptor will be faster and quicker than a Banshee. I was racing a Raptor at Gecko Rd. in Glamis over Thanksgiving and he (the Raptor) would get the expected hole shot and would be beating me up until about fourth gear, then I would catch and pass him. His Raptor was stock (at least it did not have pipes or anything obvious) and my Banshee has the usual "bolt ons". If I would have been stock I am quite sure the Raptor would have beat me.
RoostKing...
RoostKing...
#20
As a Raptor owner and a tough competitor in our group of riders, I can say this. The stock Raptor and stock Banshee are very close in a drag.
BUT put a stock Raptor up against a 100 MPH modded Banshee and what result would you expect?
This Bashee rips apart tires. (Ruined a set of Cepek Spider Traks doin 100 mph beside a car. Ripped all the nylon cords...).
You can't compete with a modded Banshee. Period. If you want the baddest sand machine around, by a Banshee and modify it.
In the sand, stay with the Banshee, you will be much happier. (That dude with a 420 kit must kill everything except a select few. Holy S***!)
But if you are like me, buy the Raptor because it runs like a 400EX with guts. Do the trail riding, woods, and a bit of sand. Buy it new so you don't have to fix it, maintain it, and sell it in a couple of years and buy another.
Modifying a machine intentionally puts more stress on parts which weren't made for it. That 100 mph Banshee spends a ton of time in the shop. My Raptor get's an oil change, filter cleaning, fuel and a wash. It starts every time I want it to, and it flies. It's simple really. A happy Raptor owner. I guess I just fit into the Yamaha target market.
RM
BUT put a stock Raptor up against a 100 MPH modded Banshee and what result would you expect?
This Bashee rips apart tires. (Ruined a set of Cepek Spider Traks doin 100 mph beside a car. Ripped all the nylon cords...).
You can't compete with a modded Banshee. Period. If you want the baddest sand machine around, by a Banshee and modify it.
In the sand, stay with the Banshee, you will be much happier. (That dude with a 420 kit must kill everything except a select few. Holy S***!)
But if you are like me, buy the Raptor because it runs like a 400EX with guts. Do the trail riding, woods, and a bit of sand. Buy it new so you don't have to fix it, maintain it, and sell it in a couple of years and buy another.
Modifying a machine intentionally puts more stress on parts which weren't made for it. That 100 mph Banshee spends a ton of time in the shop. My Raptor get's an oil change, filter cleaning, fuel and a wash. It starts every time I want it to, and it flies. It's simple really. A happy Raptor owner. I guess I just fit into the Yamaha target market.
RM