Why does everyone want a YAMAHA BANSHEE?! Is It The Greatest ATV and Sport Quad of all time?

I might just look at one for me

Hands down, the best. Makes any rider better. Easiest to ride and near impossible to beat on the trail. I had a new 2001. I'll have another someday

Nothing you said tells me why a banshee is the best sports quad..do you have any facts? Or you guys just throwing shit?

I would like to have one and see what you guys build

Wasn't as sold in Australia in 2012 it has never been sold in Australia.

They are great, but they were made for like 30yrs. If Honda kept producing the 250r, or Suzuki kept making the LT250r and LT500r keeping up with technology, the Banshee would just be one of Many, and probably just average..

People who never ridden one will never understand. When that power band comes on. And it gets so angry it wants to sling you off of the back. Something I can’t explain. My 4mil stock cylinder, with a drag port, small bore shearers. Tuned to VP 110 is special to me. You can’t get on one and baby them. They’ll hurt you if you don’t know how to ride one.🦍💪🏾

It was the baddest on the block until I saw a cannondale eat one.

A Toyota Helix?

I had one for a few years back around 2001. It was really fast. Bought for $1300. Sold a couple years later for $2400. Wish I had never sold it. It was red and yellow with the yellow rims. God I miss it.
Currently have a Suzuki Quadracer 250. Also a great quad and love the 2 stroke. And a Honda 450r. The 450r is just as fast or faster than the Banshee but honestly it doesn’t handle all that well. Nothing like the old Honda 250r’s

My first quad I got when I turned 21 every one hated on me but I loved it it fit my personality I smoked everything I came across 😂😂nothing compares to it the sound the speed and the uniqueness💯💯💯

There are deals out there. Just gotta search

All my homies hate the EPA

You guys should do a VERSUS between the Banshee and the YFZ 450 SE.

As a kid that was my dream bike know at 42 that dream it’s going to be realised can’t wait to burn them tyres

I bought one in 1999 just like the blue one in the picture, I rode it on and off for four years, then I parked it when my fist daughter was born until now. I just replaced all the fluids, rebuild the front calipers and ordered two front tires, can’t wait to put them on and go out and ride it. It’s been 20 years. I thought about selling it, but when it cranked up the bug bit me again 😂 God I love that ATV..

I want a 4cyl matoon banshee engine to put into an R6 chassis.. 2 stroke crotch rocket 1400+cc lol

You need to look for banshees in puerto rico You're going to see the best built of bbanshees

Been there, done that
My 2023 yfz is light years ahead of those dinosaurs.

That liquid cooled 350 engine was mint on a street bike as well and bullet proof.

Sport quads don't need reverse!

Great bikes but never understood why they were so underpowered at 34 HP ...

Come to Chicago banshees are 5K all day long...

Nice bike but the KX 250 is faster, do your research...

I bought one brand new in 1994 purple and yellow, traded a blaster and gave 5600.00 dollars for it. And no four stroke quad will ever compare to just the raw visceral experience of a Banshee. I've rode most of the new four stroke quads, they're way better than the ones from back in the day like a warrior but I wouldn't trade my old Banshee for any quad built today.

the most overrated quad ever

I HAVE FIRST YEAR MINT 1987

LOL. The Warrior / Banshee reference really hits home. I had a '98 Warrior and thought I was the shit until my cousin shows up one day with a 'Banshee. Soon as he kicked it over I knew I was in for something special that weekend. Man, when the power band hits about half through second gear is a feeling ill never forget. If I had $8k to blow, id buy a Banshee tomorrow!

Still can't compare to the ATC250r.

I had one years ago, loved it, they have a distinct look and sound i think. I've owned ten different quads also and they hit 70 something mph but the banshee was always a little quicker, that maxed at about 85 mph but my banshee had a couple of add ons which made it slightly quicker.

Great power but kick-starts are dinosaurs

Quadzilla was just as fast n lighter better on fuel !!!!!!!!!!!!

I love my banshee and I think you guys should build one most definitely. I have a 2022 yz250 and my 98 banshee 2 strokes are just something that makes me happy

Had and still have a 97. Love that quad!

I’m thinking of buying one , 2010. How reliable are they ?

It's a 350 2 stroke.....end of story!

greatest = 250r.

I definitely love them but I will take a 500 Quad over them any day.

I agree, I hate the EPA as well. Just an organization with too much funding and nothing to do. They don't give a crap about emissions, with the push for EV's being proof of that statement. All EV's boast "Zero emissions!", even though there is no such thing. Most of that power came from coal mines, natural gas burning generators, etc. All they do is relocate emissions, not to mention the energy that is lost when transferring and storing said power, until the car is ready to use it. EV's are no better for the environment, and in my opinion, they are worse. So my question is, what's with the big push? My guess is something completely unrelated to the environment.

In 1988 I purchased a new 1987 Banshee. It was a demo at a dealership in Stone Lake, WI. Several years later, I sold it for what I paid for it, and I always regretted selling it.
In 1989, while I was serving in the military at Fort Irwin, California, I finally saw a Yamaha RZ 350 street bike for the first time.
I now own a 99 Banshee that is almost completely stock, with the original, un-cut fenders.
There are lots of excellent, high-performance quads, but nothing sounds like a Banshee.

Whenever I see someone hate on banshees this is their argument " Banshees are the past, it's not the 80s anymore, Raptor 700r go brrr."

I have yamaha banshee

Because it looks cool.

Killing off two-strokes was unforgivable.

Bought mine for 2500 last year!! Got lucky on that one

I will never sale mine I'm 52 and still ride hard

I’m type o if someone needs a banshee

I just bought one last week 💪💪