HONDA 99 440EX, new stk rims/tires, brushings/bearings, LSR carrier, Graves seatcover, IMS 440 Big Bore, ported head, 3 angle valves, race cam, K&N filter, modified White Bros exhaust OR 1997 YAMAHA, Banshee, never raced, FMF power pkg, inclds pipes, silencers, jets, reeds, boost bottle, seat, Pro action suspension, new A arm bushings, chain & sprocket, kick start, main electrical component, all plastic, rings, cables, freshly reblt carbs, mechanically perfect????

I can get either for relatively the same price... which is better buy?

 

Go for the 440EX it is a much better bike.

 

as much as I'd hate to admit it I'd go with the Honda simply because of the 4 stroke reliability. Just sold my 250r and got a Raptor. Never buy a 2 stroke again

Chasman
01 blk/wht raptor
big gun exhaust
gyt-r skids
gyt-r head light covers

 

Does the big bore kit on the 400ex makes it less reliable? Where do you ride? If you can ride both and see which one you like best... Personally I'm a fourstroke kind of guy; fill her up and lets keep moving.


j/t
01 Raptor Blk/White

 

I'd go with the honda. Even though i am a yamaha guy and don't really like honda's I think the honda sounds better. Thats WHAT I would do.



Kyle,
getting a blaster this weekend.

 

Contrary to what you may hear...Yes, the 440 kit in the 400ex does make it less reliable. The 440ex will be more torquey off the line and will probably loose in a long drag (if that's any concern for you). After owning both bikes new, I would have to go with the Banshee over the overrated (in my opinion) 400ex. The Banshee is prabably suspended better after the the suspension mods. Whichever you go with, definately do a compression check. Ride both!

 

I will go with the Honda, I'm not a Honda fanatic, I used to have Banshee's before, and I'm impressed with the new Raptor, but I'm also very impressed with the performance of the 400ex vs the Banshee.
When I buy the 400ex I did it because I found a really good deal, so my idea was to have it for 6 to 9 months and sale it later for the new Yamaha or Honda or Cannondale high performance ATV.
But all I can say is that I'm in love with him, and that's why I have been investing money on it that I was saving for the new incoming bike, and this include a 440 kit, a exhaust, TCS shocks, full Aluminin protection, CDI, Handlebar, and much more to come like new carb, etc.....
I mostly do XC and all my friends have Banshee's and they can not keep up with me in trails or on a MX. I don't enjoy drag racing on my ATV, if that's what you like go with the Banshee, if not, go with the Honda 400ex.

 

When i say 440ex or Banshee, Im not neccesarily comparing asking you to them in a race. I just want to know which would be easier to maintain with a good speed, I dont need the fastest quad on the market. Will the 440 kit will make it less reliable or not? Thank you all you Yami fans for gving me honest information , I appreciate it

 

The 440 kit will make it slightly less reliable, because they take alot of material from the motor, thus making it harder to cool. BUT, the banshee can overheat too, so it's your call. I'd buy the 440EX, just from a straight on perspective. Every Banshee I've ever heard has a broken kick starter spring somewhere, and rattles annoyingly. If you are a woods rider, which it sounds like you are, then the 440 is the way to go. (But if it is much more than $4000 bucks, I'd pass anyway, and look for a 400EX stock or with a 416 or 425 kit, more reliable, and you can put the cash in YOUR mods, not some one elses.)

Whatever you buy, ride safe, and keep with the Raptor plan, I love mine.

 

Hey Chris!!! I just noticed you live in Jamestown... Is that the Jamestown on Chautauqua Lake??? I have a house up there right next to the institution. If it is where do you ride?? Thanks for the help with the 440, I appreciate it.