Dirtwheels shootout Raptor vs Banshee October 2000

[rdlsz24]

Cool article from DW from about 10 years ago. Yamaha's new Raptor vs their proven Banshee. Remember this is when you could still walk into a Yamaha dealer and buy a new Banshee here in the states. It was also a time when the sport was kind of stale, and at a transition between 2 strokes and 4 strokes. The new Raptor was the start of the change imo. Yeah the 400ex came out in 99 and it was a start, but not what many people were looking for.

You can download the pdf here, or just view the images below.








Rob

[yammer hammer]

man i would rather have the banshee for sure! long live 2 strokes!

[86 350x]

Banshee all the way, the 01 raptor had tranny problems also that they failed to mention

[volfan537240]

id like to see the article with the modded out banshee vs the modded out rappy. a decent set of pipes, cool head, +4 timing and k&n pods makes a world of difference on a banshee. that $500 saved could get you all those mods if you buy em used and find good deals.


long live the banshee!!!!!

[The Goat]

I know the general agreement is to like the 2smokes...but a 700r rappy with pipes, and a programmer is nothing to sneer at. They run a LOT faster than most would be willing to give them credit for.

[volfan537240]

700's definately have alot of potential but $ for $ the banshee will always smoke em.