chris642 Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 (edited) So, i was waiting since July to see the issue od ATV rider magazine in which the "Sanbox shootout" was going to be in. OK, here are the results. Just save them to your computer and zoom in to read the text. yes, thats right, the Banshee came in 7th out of 7. Gotta love the new plastics they felt the need to put on .Then came the predator,Then the DS650 X, Then this... , i thought a dune machine was supposed to be light and nimble, not a bus.. Third came the Yfz, i have no complaint with that. Then, this is what made me laugh. then they say this: It gets me so mad that all the people testing said the banshee was uncomfortable and hard to ride. I never even knew people put comfort into perspective when buying a sport quad. When your hauling ass it all feels the same! This is how it should have went: 1) banshee 2) yfz 3) raptor 4) 450r 5) predator 6) ds650 7) v force I know how a raptor feels going up dunes and it just sucks compared to my Banshee, sure its more work but who cares, thats what makes it fun. raptors are so god damn boring, my cousin who owns a raptor wants to sell his now just to beat me(not going to happen). Now when people read this review they are going to believe that they could kill a banshee with their 4-pokes, and whats worse is that its going to scare people away from it because "its so hard to ride" well, sorry for the long post, im gonna go make me a sandwhich. Edited September 18, 2004 by chris642 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallrat Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 Please tell me that shootout came from a gay mens magazine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee04le Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 Yeah, thats crazy. Do the editors of these magazines give any thought to their credability. I mean who are they kidding? Well, the entry level rider maybe, but other than that, they (dirtwheels and the others) have become sort of a running joke with respect to their shootouts and comparisons. Dirtwheels last month had pics with one of their riders on a banshee in the sand with stock TIRES. Stock tires somewhat limit the performance capability of a banshee... especially in SAND . I think they must get factory support to hype the 4-pokes though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris642 Posted September 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 (edited) heres the cover. Please, if you guys know of any 2 stroke only or banshee magazines, tell me and I will cancel my subscription to ATV rider today! Edited October 3, 2004 by chris642 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasty01banshee Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 dirt wheels... hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 im not diggn the new plastics. looks like yami take on fullbore's look. im sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limitied03 Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 Damnit did they purposely make it look like shit and Have to stick on the front cover with those oh so sickening rapter plastics??? haha thats why it came in 7th they got the rapter and the banshee confused DUH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duecebanshees Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 We all know that the banshee is an excellent machine that is why we own them. And someone please tell me that the plastic on that banshee on the cover is a joke !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 I've ridden my dads raptor on the dunes and it doesnt compare to the banshee. I dunno what retarded monkey decided on those rankings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04ShEeLE Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 I can tell you guys flat out, if I see anyone cruising that new style Banshee, I will clown them until they cry. wtf is that? And I will say my friend has a trx450, and it is the worst riding quad i have ever ridden. It's so stiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsuther78 Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 All I got to saw is WTF is up with Yamaha and those damn plastics??? Ok, it looks good on the Craptor. Now they are changing the warrior and the Banshee to look like them??? I dont know. The banshee has been great since they first came out. Why change it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 Banshee should have obviously been top, count how many rule the dunes? Why would they ever put the YFZ450 behind the raptor??? reverse, in case you have an obstacle that you need to back up from in the dunes???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platinumjason Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I took my Banshee too the dunes for the first time Saturday since I got it 3 weeks ago. It went great after I bought paddles for it. My friend kept wanting to switch me his Raptor 660 and ride mine around, I didnt mind the Raptor much but I'd much rather be riding around on the Banshee, but yeah that is pretty crappy with the Banshee taking 7th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee~ Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 (edited) Why would they ever put the YFZ450 behind the raptor??? reverse, in case you have an obstacle that you need to back up from in the dunes???? like the paddles will work I guess they were doing the rankings by cc's put all the small cc's at the bottem Edited September 20, 2004 by Banshee~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbanshee Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Please tell me that shootout came from a gay mens magazine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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