Mcaff Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Ok so I start my topic off with the fact I love my banshee, however I don't love it's reliability or the fact it is a nightmare to get parts in the uk. I use my banshee for just messing around tracks and trails etc nothing like some of you guys or compittive just general mucking around. Lately I've got sick of the banshee and the fact I go to fix something and then something 10x worse happens to try and sort that so I have been toying with the idea of a newer quad.. So what do you guys make of the yfz 450 or the Suzuki ltr450? I really do love my shee but as I say parts are a nightmare so doing a rebuild is really not cost affective for me. Let me know your general opinions of these other quads or try and sway me to keep the banshee... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Banshee's along with other 2 strokes can be very reliable, u just have to spend a lil bit of money. Dont give up so easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebanshee98 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 If you have no air leaks, its jetted properly and you do normal maintance like you would any other quad the banshee is very reliable. Understand that old parts will break like on any other quad. No other quad will you the arm ripping power that a banshee can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Chad Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 The Suzuki 450 are sick. Better ride and faster than yamaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcaff Posted November 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Thanks for your opinions lads, just really trying to sort my banshee to sell now as its just problem after problem and its becoming the point now where I can't enjoy it without the worry that something else is going to go wrong. What do you guys make of the yfz 450? The reason I ask is I cannot find a lot of the suzukis around my way for sale and then it has the same issue for parts here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasi S. Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 What kind of parts you are looking for? The UK is full of RD350 riders and tuners, so I think it is not so horrible to get basic parts for the motor. And in my opinion it is very easy to get parts from the USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebanshee98 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Thanks for your opinions lads, just really trying to sort my banshee to sell now as its just problem after problem and its becoming the point now where I can't enjoy it without the worry that something else is going to go wrong. What do you guys make of the yfz 450? The reason I ask is I cannot find a lot of the suzukis around my way for sale and then it has the same issue for parts here. what problems are you having? i rode my buddys yfz450. it was fun and a nice bike. idk maybe its just me but i like something with a real powerband and trust me my buddy had parts break alot on his 450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcaff Posted November 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 It's not really the parts to be honest it's just me that needs the change and I think I would just prefer a newer bike, I'm after a choke just now and a standard crossover pipe, there's a couple of other bits but if I'm honest if I'm not keeping it its no really worth it. I was out today on my Honda crf because my banshee let me down yet again something simple that turned into a nightmare kind of my fault but its just the last straw. Went to do an oil change and when screwing in the sump plug I threaded the hole so just a small thing that could happen to anyone but it just sums up everything with the bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave5.0 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 U cross threaded the drain plug? That's a good reason to get rid of it. All other bikes have non cross threadable plugs so that's prob a good call on your part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcaff Posted November 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Yeah calm down mate I did say it was my fault. Just came to the end of my teather with the thing hence the post, if I was looking for mechanical advice I wouldn't post it in this part of the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave5.0 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Yeah calm down mate I did say it was my fault. Just came to the end of my teather with the thing hence the post, if I was looking for mechanical advice I wouldn't post it in this part of the forum. Dude I ain't excited. I don't care. Just thought it was funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Just a general question.......why is everything harder to find and more expensive in the UK? I figure everything that rides a boat to the U.S.A. also rides a boat to you. Why is everything such a pain to deal with in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenyboy Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Because everything comes from America, atvs aren't big business over here so there aren't many aftermarket dealers. There's no huge turnaround so the shops don't get distribution deals so they just buy what they need from the states. I think mcaff here is using that as an excuse to sell his bike though, engine parts aren't that hard to get over here. By the sounds of it he's a 4 stroke get on and ride it guy who can't be bothered getting his head round a 2 stroke. No offense to the guy but some prefer the easy life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcaff Posted November 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 To be honest you are both right! I do want an easy life it is the reason I got into bikes and motocross, I am very new to the sport as cars and modifying got very expensive and fucked me over but that's a story for a different day. Parts wise it's not really getting the right part it's the fact of the cost of the parts over here, and every little thing has to be imported, that then brings on lots of small pain in the ass costs that I cannot get my head round paying. I guess I would be more suited to a 4 stroke as I already have a Honda crf that I muck about on. I've decided however to keep the banshee for a while, well at least untill I sell it and get a yfz 450 or an ltr 450 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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