which would you buy a 2003 banshee 350 with pro circut chrome pipes, paddle tires, and .10 big bore kit, and new weisco pistons for 3200 or a 2005 honda trx450r stock. WHICH IS THE BETTER MACHINE!!!!
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I would buy the Banshee. I would never buy a 450, wayyy too much for motor work. I'd aso be weary about buying a 4 year old 450. What will you be doing with the quad you buy?
I wouldnt spend any money on a Honda anything (except a 250R). I made the mistake of buying a Honda once. Never again.
Wearing? You mean worrying? Your worried about a 4 year old 450r, compared to a 6 year old banshee?
Same thing im thinking. My friend has a 2005 450r and races and redid the piston and sh*t 1 time so far. There awsome quads,banshee's cost wayy to much to rebuild.
well to do it right ,a banshee cost about one third to rebuild compared to any modern 450 :-/
if it was a yfz450, then i would say yes to that, in this case the banshee.
um topend rebuilds are not bad at all on 450s, you can get a brand new cylinder for under $200, and if your cheap, a stock oem piston for like $80 plus gakets, it will be $320 tops. lets see $100 bucks for boring a banshee, $80 bucks for a wiseco piston times 2= $160 plus gaskets, puts you at close to $300, thats not 1/3 difference and imo, you can get more hours out of the four stroke, and you can just replace the piston and rings the first rebuild, like i did, and then second time buy a new cylinder, i got 60 hours at least on my original cylinder on my 450, still going strong. banshees dont have that hard coating in the cylinder that keeps it square for a long time. valve components last a long azz time if taken care off.
um topend rebuilds are not bad at all on 450s, you can get a brand new cylinder for under $200, and if your cheap, a stock oem piston for like $80 plus gakets, it will be $320 tops. lets see $100 bucks for boring a banshee, $80 bucks for a wiseco piston times 2= $160 plus gaskets, puts you at close to $300, thats not 1/3 difference and imo, you can get more hours out of the four stroke, and you can just replace the piston and rings the first rebuild, like i did, and then second time buy a new cylinder, i got 60 hours at least on my original cylinder on my 450, still going strong. banshees dont have that hard coating in the cylinder that keeps it square for a long time. valve components last a long azz time if taken care off.
I myself am not sure if I'd buy either one. If I were to buy a new quad it would be a TRX or LT250R or another Blaster and set it up for MX. I'm not a fan of 4 strokes and you also have valves to replace and adjust and revvlimiters.
What I meant in my first post was that I'd be more worried about buying a beat up 450 that I'd be worried about buying a beat up banshee. I ride with my buddies all the time (they have 250 4 stroke race bikes) They are only 07's and the motors are in terrible shape backfiring, taking about 20 kicks to start, etc.
What I meant in my first post was that I'd be more worried about buying a beat up 450 that I'd be worried about buying a beat up banshee. I ride with my buddies all the time (they have 250 4 stroke race bikes) They are only 07's and the motors are in terrible shape backfiring, taking about 20 kicks to start, etc.
I myself am not sure if I'd buy either one. If I were to buy a new quad it would be a TRX or LT250R or another Blaster and set it up for MX. I'm not a fan of 4 strokes and you also have valves to replace and adjust and revvlimiters.
Thats what you call horrible maintainence. My 03 KFX is still on stock bore, stock cylinder, stock cams/springs/shims/buckets. Everything specs out just fine. My friends 450R on the other hand is a pure straight up piece of sh*t. Its in the shop under warranty more than its on the trail. Everyone else I know with 450's never has any problems. Just the damn 450R's are badly designed.
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