I am in the market for a new or moderately used sport quad. Today I went looking at a large sport quad dealer and also went down to a popluar riding spot to see how these quads actually performed. The bombardiers really caught my attention and seemed faster and meaner than the raptors for some reason. But the quad that took the cake was a 97 banshee with a 370 kit and every upgrade you can think of (everything polished) including a nice big blue bottle of NOS that was sitting in the front bumper compartment! The price for this banshee was 6500 dollars. I have grown to like 4 stroke quads and found out that they are actually pretty fast! But i cant get over the pure adreline pumping feel of a 2 stroke. So, the question still stands - what should i get? I do all kinds of riding; so i want the best over all quad!

p.s. how long is a banshee on nos going to last you without blowing up too fast?

thanks,
800

 

How big is your checkbook? Go for what you can afford to maintain..

 

I am looking at the price range from 4000-6500, will the 4 strokes cost more down the road to maintain?
How much will it cost to maintain a shee on nos?

thanks
800

 

Forget the NOS. That's for hillshooting and nothing else.

With your budget you can get a NICE Banshee with a LOT of mods that will smoke those 4 strokes of the same cost. Basnhees are very reliable. Banshees on NOS are probably not quite so reliable and if you don't REALLY know what you're doing, you could kill the engine in one run.

If you are a woods and trails type of guy go with the 4 strokes though.

 

If your looking for reliability go with the 4 stroke, and if you want low maintenance costs, definetly go 4 stroke