Hey I'm only that age and I have a 400EX and modified 250R. I'm just sayin its crazy to START as in ride for the first time on a Banshee. We all know the Banshee is a bike for the experts and the bike loves to be ridden like a race machine.

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Evan Johnson 99 400EX 88 LT250R

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I hope i live im gettin a banshee for my bday im goin be 15. If i die thats the way god wanted it.

 

i rid my first quad when i was 12 it was a banshee (stupid me) i broke my collar bone and left arm in two places ive got a blaster now

 

Sounds like alot of parents didnt know how dangerous atv's can be. If you cant drive a car yet, why can you drive a banshee? Give a 12 year old a quadzilla, or a yz500..no problem there, right? Thats where all the lawsuits come from.

 

A Banshee isn't a good quad to learn on at any age. There's probably been a lot of inexperienced kids that have gotten hurt while ridding a banshee, but I bet there's has been a lot more inexperienced adults that have been hurt while ridding a banshee. I started ridding when I was 6, so I had quite a bit of experience when I got my banshee at age 14. And I'm sure a lot has to do with your attitude. If you're inexperienced, and you're out trying to show off, and out run everyone, and out jump everyone, you'll probably gonna bite it, no matter how old you are or what bike you're on.

 

You are right with that, the banshee is not a learning bike. I still wonder how all these 14 year olds get banshees?

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Cuz they think they're kool. I bet I being 14 can out perform most kid banshee riders that just get a banshee cuz its kool

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Evan Johnson 400EX/LT250R

 

Here we go again. People both questoning the age at which a rider is capable of handling a quad/vehicle, and then other (younger) people claiming to be old/experienced enough to do it.

Let me put it this way. If a kid asked me what I thought, then I'd have to find out how good of a rider he is, NOT how good he thinks he is. Younger people have a strong tendencey to think they are good enough to handle almost anything, especially something they are interested in doing. Case in point - My 7 yr old son thinks he can play basketball well enough to play in the NBA. Now everyone here is probably laughing at that (along with me). But he doesn't laugh. He's serious. The problem is that young people don't know enough to compare themselves to whoever it is they think they are as good as. How does this relate to a 14 yr old getting a Banshee? Only more experienced people are capable of determining whether or not that particular quad is right for him. Another issue is the maturity of the people doing the comparison. Kids have a tendencey to tell their friends "go ahead, you can do it", without giving the subject much thought. It's pretty funny to watch your friend bail and get hurt (when you are young) after following your advise, so what do they have to lose? Go do it, right? That's where parents come in. They are actually looking out for the welfare of their kids, unlike the kids' friends, who don't give a hoot if their friend ends up in the hospital. They'll just make fun of him for crashing.

No matter what is said, kids are going to think thay can do more than they can, and older people will tend to be more cautious. If this guys parents let him buy the Banshee (or buy it for him) then they'll be the ones with the possibility of hospital bills. No one here can claim that!

 

i, kinda stiicking up for all "yungin's" dont think a banshee is a learning bike but like kidbanshee said, he isnt starting oput on a banshee, he has had several times of experience...i dont have a problem with teen's having banshees as long as they have experience but now i must admit there are alot of them that try to start off on a banshee and they are just stupid...

 

How many times are we going to visit the "how fast is a stock banshee?" question. I see this over and over and over and over. Boring.

Wide open in 6th your teeth are chattering, your adrenaline is rushing, and quite frankly, a bit scary. It is fast.

You have to ask the question of "how often am I wide open in 6th?". Seldom for duning or desert riding at least here in AZ.

FMF or Toomey?? That is the question. Six 1/2 dos the other. Although the Toomeys are about $100 more in chrome. I pretty pleased with the FMFs

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Skene '00 Banshee