BriggsRi Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 I'm finally in the market for a new machine - Banshee 04 / 05, but everyone is trying to talk me out of the purchase. I have owned a Warrior and Wolverine - both had zero problems. I have heard all kinds of arguments: Yamaha will stop making the Banshee after '06 due to EPA regulations Some trails are not allowing 2-strokes to run Noise, noise, noise High maintenance cost, fowling of plugs, re-building of carbs, etc... There are better alternatives, like what? Please Help Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 1. Yamaha will stop making the Banshee after '06 due to EPA regulations2. Some trails are not allowing 2-strokes to run 3. Noise, noise, noise 4. High maintenance cost, fowling of plugs, re-building of carbs, etc... 1 true 2 not in my neck of the woods, where are you? 3 noise? wait till you itch for some t-5's 4 plugs are cheap and only retards foul them constantly, ive never redone my carbs, just buy some pj's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboybanshee Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Are you mechanically inclined or do you take your quads to the dealer to get serviced? I've never had to rebuild my carbs, and I can ride a minimum of 20-30 hours before wanting to change my plugs...I think your friends just don't wanna get smoked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton eyed Joe Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 They aren't noisey with the stock pipes, I haven't ran the stock silencers with the Toomeys yet, but I can always get Toomeys hush kit. It was designed to shut people up that like to bitch that 2 strokes are noisey, and now those people can ride on dunes such as Oregon, and Sliver Lake where houses are near. Even though people have probably been riding on the dunes much longer than the houses have been there, they still find it neccesary to bitch. The Toomey hush kit is metaphorically going around the mountain rather than trying to go through the mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriggsRi Posted September 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Currently I live in - Alabama, but maybe moving to Michigan in the next 6 months. Another thing I have heard - is that if this EPA thing gets passed, all two and four stokers will have to do some emissions mods at a cost to owners from $50 to the sky is the limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriggsRi Posted September 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 I'm not motor head but I can handle a wrench. And as for the smoken thing, all my buds are running the 660 Yamaha's - they keep saying that the Banshee will not keep up - low end stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriggsRi Posted September 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 By putting on these modes / silencers, does it take away from the power out-put? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris642 Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 I'm not motor head but I can handle a wrench. And as for the smoken thing, all my buds are running the 660 Yamaha's - they keep saying that the Banshee will not keep up - low end stuff. Haha, let your raptor buddies think what they want, i smoke my cousins raptor in the trails. You just cant be a pussy with a banshee, if you are they will smoke you, its all rider. about the maitenance, obviously they dont own banshee's so how would they know. Get one man, they are a hell of a lot of fun to ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris642 Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 By putting on these modes / silencers, does it take away from the power out-put? no the whole purpose is to gain power, it also makes her sound kick ass in the process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboybanshee Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 I'm not motor head but I can handle a wrench. And as for the smoken thing, all my buds are running the 660 Yamaha's - they keep saying that the Banshee will not keep up - low end stuff. Haha, let your raptor buddies think what they want, i smoke my cousins raptor in the trails. You just cant be a pussy with a banshee, if you are they will smoke you, its all rider. about the maitenance, obviously they dont own banshee's so how would they know. Get one man, they are a hell of a lot of fun to ride. Right on, my thoughts too.... If you know how to perform proper maintenance and upkeeping on a quad, you won't have any more problems out of a banshee than you would anything else. How well the banshee performs is depending on how well you take care of it...plain and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheefreak Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 I have only slight mods and I have never even come close to seeing the ass-end of a raptor. They just don't want to get smoked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriggsRi Posted September 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 That's it - I'm going to stick with my first choice - The Banshee. Now, what color??? Thanks everyone for the in-put Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandShooter Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 I think a raptor with a pipe is much louder then a banshee with pipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 yeah it is! that shit always wakes me up in the middle of the night at the dunes. ever any banshees? no. 250r's? no. craptors and 400ex's? all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiCkBaNsHeE_990 Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 yeah really. I went riding this weekend and there was a banshee and a raptor out there and everytime the raptor punched the throttle he would drown out the sound of that banshee. I smoked the crap out of the raptor anyways on my yfz. The banshee is out of comission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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