I am going to buy a quad here pretty quick. I was thinking an early '90s banshee or a 250R, dont really care what year. What are some pros/cons of both, and which would u suggest buying. I dont really ride woods that much, mainly MX and sand.
Thanks
Josh

 

Well that only makes the decision harder. Banshee is the best for sand, R is the best for mx. R can be made into quite a dune machine without a whole lot of work, but the banshee takes a lot of suspension mods to make it mx ready. Power is not really something you can compare, because chances are you wont find a bone stock R. Banshees are still in production, so you could get a new or newer one, but parts are still very present for both. My father had 4 R's during his racing years, and I miss them every time i get on my raptor. The shee has a powerband like a lightswitch, boom, youre gone.

Both are awesome quads....but I'd personally go for the 250R. Ride both, see what you like, have fun.

 

ya maddog pretty much covered it except id go for the shee jmo the 250r would be good 2

 

thanks guys, now...does anybody have an R that they are selling? lol
Josh

 

Hey josh, long time since u posted on this site. Youll of course need a shee to keep up with me at Little Sahara this summer [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

Go with the shee, keep it Yamaha

-nick

 

oh man, you know what you want more! lol. you know you want the shee. lol. you'll need it, for when i smoke all yall on the YZ[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] lol. well maybe not the yz, but maybe the go-kart[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

your asking a honda vs. yamaha topic in a yamaha forum...i think the 250r is more versatile in most situations. Its easier to control, has more torque then the banshee, the power isnt so abrupt. The banshee is a good dune machine, the 250r is a better trails/mx machine. The 250r can be made to kick some real dune poon azz though