BriggsRi Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 Does any one know what the top speed of these machines are - stock, no mods. And what is there respective Hp's. My buddy's & I are having this debate - The Raptor side of the house seems to think that the Banshee is old school - and that there is no comparison. I think different - Banshee all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 raptors have an advantage. their front gay plastic makes them 2-3 mph faster. get some of that maier plastic for your banshee and youll be faster than a craptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdog Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 raptors have an advantage. their front gay plastic makes them 2-3 mph faster. get some of that maier plastic for your banshee and youll be faster than a craptor. i second that response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decon Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 raptors dont look that bad , but i'd prefer a banshee anyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee~ Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 I think the raptor has only 32 hp, but has a hella lot of torque...but in the end their still gay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 they also rev real slow. to me they feel slow in general cause they dont pull like the shees do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee76179 Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 (edited) Rators just can't get the job done stock..... by the way.. Rator stock 72 mph Banshee stock 74 mph According to a article I read somewhere by yamaha.. Edited October 3, 2004 by banshee76179 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Shepherd Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 A raptor will kill a stock banshee. b/c banshees stock tires suck, the stock banshee pipes are bottom end ones and the banshee is a top end machine. A stock banshee goes 73 mph. Why doesnt yamaha come out with a banshee that had rocket pipes, better reeds i.e. v force, and a better head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blue Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 therail, considering the rapor motor is a big bore motor with a long stroke it revs quite well and responds well to mods, stock for stock i would take a raptor over the shee just not fun to ride unless it has pipes. i have had a raptor and i really liked it just prefered my banshee. the only thumper i would ever buy over a raptor is the 450. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 yeah, that makes sense but coming off of a short stroke 2stroke anything will seem to rev a lil slow. i personally feel like im riding in a lifted diesel when i ride a raptor. they are just too tall for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Shepherd Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 I think a ds 650 is alot wrose then a raptor. But the banshee is my favorite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee~ Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 A raptor will kill a stock banshee. b/c banshees stock tires suck, the stock banshee pipes are bottom end ones and the banshee is a top end machine. A stock banshee goes 73 mph. Why doesnt yamaha come out with a banshee that had rocket pipes, better reeds i.e. v force, and a better head? if your racing on pavement the tires really dont matter that much you not going to spin.Everybody doesnt want rocket pipes,reeds,ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blue Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 (edited) they are just too tall for me. That is really the only thing i didnt care for about mine, i put a axle and wheel spacers on it and felt 10 times better to me. and the ds is just a big as tank the only think i care for about the whole bike is the motor. Edited October 3, 2004 by Big Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Shepherd Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 The banshee is a high performance machine. If someone wants one they get it for a reason. Now for the banshee to be the stock king again it must update its stock pipes, and reeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Shepherd Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 Also the money wasted on new look fabrication could go into improvement. They could have a base model like now and then a beefed up version such as the ds stock, and beefed up and the mustangand mustang GT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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