According to this, the Raptor puts out 36hp stock
dyno

 

hhmmm......

 

I will cry the day they bann the banshee. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

 

This was posted by RPM on another post, and i thought it was applicable. (thanks RPM!)

"The Government Regulations that cover Emission Standards on All Production Motorized Vehicals (Including modifications to production vehicals), falls under the Gigantic umbrella of the EPA's Clean Air Act. These are the regulations that are trying (Mostly in CA) to force everyone into Electric, Electric Hybrids, and Fuel Cell automobiles. The way it works is they (The Government) threaten to withhold Federal funds from Cities, Counties & States that exceed Federal clean air guidlines on more than X number of days a year. This by the way is the same Government office that allows the big Oil Companies to pollute and gives them Credits towards their violation fines for crushing older cars (But that's another issue for a different Forum).

Emissions, are higher on 2 Strokes than they are on 4 Strokes (Assuming both are tuned and running properly.) and that is why they are going after them first. You can BET your A** that it won't be long before they come after ALL recreational vehicals. You and I both know that the amount of toxic emissions that are caused by us riding our ATV's is insignificant in the larger scheeme of things. But the Enviromental Lobbiest are a powerfull organization, and they are using the Clean Air Act to get their way.

Either way, as the popularity and the sales of ATV's increases, if the manufactures don't start working on the problems of emissions, they are going to find themselves behind the 8 Ball and the Tree Huggers are gonna win. Can you imagine ATV's with Catalitic Converters on them?

Sorry for the Soap Box Sermon. I'm really not a anti Government Wacko, the only reason I know any of this crap is through my dealings concerning regulations in the high performance automotive industry. "

 

so if the shees do get banned, what will happen, there going to find them all and take them away. er what?

 

you just wont be able to buy them anymore

 

o ok just wondering

 

stock for stock. it def aint fastest ina drag. your forgetting about the beastly 500R

 

i agree... dont have much to say about the banshee or the raptor, but i sure know that i dont put any faith in what dirtwheels prints in their mag. i love looking at the pics, letters, and some of the quads, but if you are looking for well-written, non-biased articles, that are worth reading... you may as well pick up a coloring book

 

lmao, nice one[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]