How The Banshee Became The Most LUDICROUS Quad Ever Built

#Warrior #1980s #legend #Yamaha #banshee
There is a saying that " The happiness we seek is not in the absence of chaos; happiness is finding refuge in it. No other quad could drop you in the center of chaos and allow you to see what you were made of, like the Yamaha Banshee. A machine that could reach speeds of nearly 100 mph and deliver an experience like no other.
In this video, we will look back at the Yamaha Banshee and its impact on the off-road world and why Yamaha was forced to stop making this beast.
Written, narrated, and edited by Born A Goon
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[@morro3488]

Intro and Outro 🔥 Content 🔥 Edit 🔥 Great job, another banger!

[@BornAGoon]

Thanks 🔥

[@auntjanet2346]

5:01 🔥

[@_KINGSENSA]

Agreed

[@hollywoodquiet]

I wasn't even looking to get a Banshee. I just leisurely clicked on and watched this video and now I need a Banshee in my life.

[@jasonfalcon7821]

Watch out it's a freaking beast 2 cylinder 350. 2 stroke!

[@maddpepe313]

Dude same!

[@josephstratton1]

Same

[@brabbit7703]

Good luck ppl want hella bread for them now

[@deancrawford2577]

Banshees are something special, a lot of people don't realize that a Banshee won the Paris - Dakar rally in its class back in 1998. The rider, Vikus van Deventer, a farmer with an adrenaline mission finished more than a day ahead of the closest competitor!, yes you read that correctly, and the competitors had much bigger machinery! Respect.

[@aretnap3653]

*Hellz YEAH!*

[@etienneboucher9510]

Awesome anecdote: my dad always said quads are unstable nonesense compared to bikes...

[@bradthackston5217]

Won Baja too in stock form

[@sabiti5428]

That dude definitely had 2 stroke buzz for days after that 🤣

[@SilmarilS79]

@@etienneboucher9510 At high speed, yes. ATV are not the best, but for pure hard offroad, no bike can follow them on hard terrain.

[@davemccage7918]

I never understood the logic of declaring an inanimate machine as “dangerous”. Certain people are just hell bent on banning dangerous objects instead of banning the idiots operating them.

[@BornAGoon]

so true that is they always want to take the fun out of everything

[@jameshealy4594]

This is both true 99.9% of the time and utterly incorrect. If it's fast and you crash it because it's unforgiving and you're not Travis Pastrana that is totally on you and always will be. If a bike is released where big bumps make the frame snap in half, that is dangerous in a fundamental way. Ridiculous example sure, just pointing out it's rarely black and white in either direction.

[@jodynunley6447]

Same goes for guns, guns don't kill people.

[@davemccage7918]

@@jodynunley6447 That’s a great comparison actually! I’ve been around guns my whole life and I’ve yet to be hurt by one. That’s only because I have respect for what they’re capable of and avoid morons that do not.

[@davemccage7918]

@@jameshealy4594 By definition, most (if not all) machines are “dangerous”. Chainsaws are in fact capable of inflicting harm, but I would NOT call a properly operated, well maintained chainsaw “dangerous” per say. Now if a company produces a saw where the chain is prone to flying off due to a design flaw, then I would call that particular type of chainsaw dangerous. The Banshee was a very capable machine, but not inherently flawed so long as the operator was equally capable. I guess all I’m saying is know your limits.

[@WestNebraskaAdventureChannel]

The smell of premix in the dunes, the smell of that wet sand coming off the roost of Skat-Trak tires mounted on some sweet Douglas rims, and the unmistakable sound of the Banshee. What a video. This took me back 25 years to when I was taking my Banshee to every sand dune I could get to. Love, absolutely love your content!

[@Stan_in_Shelton_WA]

Me too. Rode my 86 banshee through the mid 90's into the early 2000's. What a ride, did all my own wrenching, it screamed! #1 Imperial Sand Dunes. 100 low lead aviation fuel.

[@jessemadden2743]

You summed up ten years of my life. Well said!!

[@Stan_in_Shelton_WA]

@@jessemadden2743 the smell of LL100 aviation fuel in a 2 stroke use.

[@RT-qd8yl]

God I miss Silver Lake so bad 😭

[@jamesskinner8590]

Idk if you’ve ever heard one with a 2 into one Dynaport pipe on it? But it literally sounds like an F1 car and then mixed with some race fuel and some Klotz two stroke oil!!! Omg idk if it gets any better!!! JMO

[@davemccage7918]

That Sunday morning cartoon feeling, but for adults.

[@BornAGoon]

thank you

[@davemccage7918]

@@BornAGoonNo Goon… Thank You! This well made micro documentary made my morning dump 1000X more enjoyable than it normally is. 😅

[@JoeLiberalism]

YES!!!

[@ArikaStack]

When I was a kid my dad had a Banshee. He built it, got heads, reeds, pipes, and it had to run a special high octane race gas. He sawed off the front fenders so all that was left were nubs. By the time he was done building it, I was 12, and the only time he ever let me ride it, I wasn't allowed to go above 2nd gear, because that bike was stupid fast. When I was smaller, he'd ride with me sitting on the gas tank and he'd drag race people with super built raptors and stuff and win, with me riding along. That bike was crazy. I had a slightly built blaster and there was no comparison. I'd buy a banshee over any other quad as an adult if I had the money.

[@TonerLow]

That's a great dad story 🙌

[@BornAGoon]

great story

[@insanetaco98]

I'd never buy a banshee lol. My old man built an 89 and rode it til he sold it and got his 96 and built that then sold that when the 450s hit. Never looked back cause the banshee can't corner for shit and just feels like a fuckin boat

[@rayricer1132]

Your dad was light in the loafers

[@insanetaco98]

@rayricer1132 nah he kept up with yokley and ballance during the elsinor gp in 03 on his yfz

[@bakzetary3145]

I was an x-motocross guy but I put all 4 of my kids on 4-wheelers and later, snowmobiles when they were young; priceless adventures together!

[@YouTubeneedstostopcensoring]

My son is 2 and I’ve had an xr50 waiting for him since before he was born. I’m so excited introduce him into all forms of motorized recklessness like my dad did for me. I’m sure your kids appreciate the hell out of it.

[@martinenaswarren4650]

I grew up riding banshees. Had up to 3 at once time. This video brings back memories👏🏾👌🏾

[@crspep]

2 things I'll always remember from the Banshee days, #1 was the sound of the lead Banshees flying by "pinned" on a dirt road in the Parker 400 back in the 80's...... #2 was a little 70 lb girl kicking EVERYBODY'S ass up comp hill on one at Glamis. Another great video Sir !

[@GabiWhite-qr6lz]

The Queen Shee, her name," Priscilla " 88hp, Bought her new in 98, same day neck injury that still a knife twisting today, but, she's still in the fam.

[@alexstoermer]

When that thing hit the pipe everyone got a neck injury 😆

[@stephenburns3222]

Amazing video. 2 banshees in the garage been loving them for 30 years

[@mikehh8020]

I had a modified banshee in the 90's. It was an animal. I'd wait at intersections for cars to pass on the highway and I'd pull out behind and pass them in less than 1/8 mile.

[@BornAGoon]

awesome exoerience

[@Mr.Wonderful731]

Had a banshee many years ago so I clicked. Well done sir. You nailed the feeling.

[@Nick_B_Bad]

Christmas 1986 I was 7 & my parents got me a Yam 175 Tri-Moto. Eventually got a Tri-Z 250 and a Suz LT250R. Nothing beats a 2 stroker

[@jordanfehlman]

I had chills 20 seconds in and I had chills all through the 20 minutes. WOW.. Awesome video!

[@bobz1736]

Another masterful video 👏 Many RD/RZ 350LC motorcycle owners are so grateful for the Banshee for engine spares availability.

[@troyscherr5054]

Very easily one on the most used and modded Yamaha engines in history. I had a 74' RD when I was about 12-17 and at 1/2 a century I ride a 100hp Banshee and grin and laugh just the sameas I did as a kid. Only fond memories and mile wide smiles !!!

[@adventuresofsb]

the opening minute gave me chills, thinking back to hearing the 2 stroke screaming when i was younger

[@YouTubeneedstostopcensoring]

I can still smell it.

[@nathansnedegar5885]

I even remembered and had the magazines he showed

[@yeetygonzalez5843]

Bro, that outro was so fire. It legit gave me chills when he was relating it to life and saying how we love it bc it's dangerous, and it's what keeps us going

[@ysllew]

same here! hit the feels pretty hard ngl 🥲

[@havocthechiweenie9642]

I got my Banshee at 14 . We had it ported and polished , bored out and crank upgraded for more displacement, boost bottle, Fmf fatty pipes , and a 6 in extend swing arm. Mom wasn’t exactly happy when she asked Pop Is his quad as fast as yours now? He goes No…….his is actually a little faster . I can still hear mom yelling while walking back to the house I swear to God If he gets hurt! ….Rawr rawr rawr lol

[@dandersonjr]

2 stroke 3 wheelers and the Banshee 4 wheeler are the only non motorcycle machines I would ever consider buying. In the early 2000's when I had a Yamaha dealership we'd get one of each color which meant two and we'd pull them in and out of the shop everyday for display and at the end of the week when the oil started to drip out of the exhaust we'd fight over who would get to take them outback and clean them out. Double the fun factor in the winter when we'd race them around the building in the snow covered parking lot. Had a helluva time selling 2 every year but at least we had fun with them while we had them.

[@davidsonneman1121]

YEP Banshee, 250R, ATC250r. Well..all 3 wheelers.

[@Infernal_Elf]

Lovely video. The Banshee is the Most iconic atv ever.

[@trashpanda314]

My first sport quad was a 98’ 350 Warrior in 2000, when I was about 15. We had a group of about 10 kids that got together and hit all the local spots on Saturdays in our little country town. I remember my buddy Kevin showing up one Saturday with his Dad’s brand new Banshee. I had my Warrior and thought, how much faster could it be? They’re both 350s after all lol. After much coaxing and promises that I wouldn’t crash his dad’s new baby, Kevin relented, and I hopped on that Banshee and hit it! It was a LOT faster than my Warrior. My adrenaline went through the roof as the wheels glided over the gravel road. I squeezed the throttle and my legs against the tank and sent it, leaving a trail of gravel dust a mile long. It was an absolute blast. I always loved my Warrior, but from that day forward I always had a soft spot for Banshees. I have a SxS now and meet up with family and friends for rides. A couple years ago my step brother’s friend showed up to a ride with a Banshee. I wondered if it was just my love and nostalgia for them or if they really were as fast as I remember. The dude let me take it for a little spin and it was absolutely just as much fun as I remember! I would love to find one that hasn’t been ran into the ground but it would probably be cost prohibitive at that point.

[@Anthony-du3he]

Couldn’t of said it/ done this better myself. Well said! I was fortunate enough to grow up with a banshee limited edition. Great times

[@Sleeper_Banshee]

I think you’re the first KZbinr, who is actually used one of my video clips that they actually tagged me in the description. Thanks!

[@BornAGoon]

Thank you for posting the content it was good stuff

[@stiffmeister0hYeah]

Now that I'm 53, I finally bought one. Starting with all new suspension this month. Heck I even got my 83 year old mom to ride it!! We had the ATC90 in the 70's.

[@BornAGoon]

I want to see a vid of mom on the quad that is priceless

[@billmadison2032]

very cool. pipes chip and carb work is enough to be fun and reliable. steering stabilizer for us old farts. that's all I need

[@stiffmeister0hYeah]

@@BornAGoon can you recommend a Banshee forum? I'm going to order Lonestar parts, Elka suspension..but I need advice on new rims. Motor is last mod.

[@tango186]

Wanted a Banshee when I was 10 years old, almost 20 years later I still want one.

[@brockoglesby8113]

I think I just watch my favorite KZbin video of all times! Growing up, riding a 80hp banshee, this literally gave me goosebumps. It makes me realize how useless my 90 hp raptor 700 is! just not the same feeling.

[@justinpennington7682]

A banshee wasn't 80 hp

[@OCT52SPLIT]

My friend got me into riding back in the late 80s. Learned to ride on my friends 1978 rm125. Not having a bike for 10+ years fast forward to June 2000. While shopping for groceries there was a Yamaha dealer on my way home. I stopped "just to take a look" I could not decide on either a banshee or YZ250, almost bought both. Pulled the trigger on banshee but still always wanted a YZ. Now in 2021 I found a 2000 Yz250 (yes 2 stroke) at a decent price and bought it. They both share garage space now.

[@speckitis]

Great video..... Years ago, here in Tucson, there was a guy who rode a fancy banshee around town (you can make anything street legal in AZ, God bless them). He had oversized, back lit spinner wheels on it, all the bells and whistles. Really cool to see him around town. I haven't seen him in the better part of 15 years, but if he reads this, he needs to know he was appreciated.

[@marcielindustries9225]

Ive had a lot of quads and bikes over the years. The Banshee is the only one ill never sell.

[@BornAGoon]

sweet

[@BChev4]

I have a 2003 limited edition and am the original owner. I also won’t ever sell.

[@billymanilli]

Wish I never sold my '01... It had MAYBE 40 hours on it... bought brand new, did about 4g worth of stuff to it, and lost my job AND had a kid at the same time... had no choice Sold it for 3400 cash! I still hate having to do that 21 years later

[@marcielindustries9225]

@billymanilli Life happens man, things can be replaced they just cost more later lol. I paid full covid prices for mine.

[@elibnem4126]

That's how I feel about my 89' TRX 250R and 85' ATC 250R, never will we be separated.

[@joshgessinger4509]

2 stroke smoke forever. Iv rode and raced just about everything from snowmobiles to cars. Dirt bikes one of my favorite passions but a ride on a Banchee never disappoints. Might not handle like a honda 250 R but the power of the 350 twin is unrivaled by any ATV iv been on. Wish i bought one when they were cheap now finding a nice one is going to cost ya some coin but probably worth every penny lol!!

[@CPT_IDPS]

i got my 1988 LT250R when i was 13 with a twist throttle, and well i did wheelies right away lol. 20 plus years later i still got that beast.

[@ryeguy4449]

Well done! Absolutely brilliant tribute to an incredible machine. Love seeing that face every time I open the garage and shee has yet to let me down.

[@BornAGoon]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-hw5vs5pw5q]

This was very well put together and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Thank you.

[@kenwise4596]

Started my motorcycle career in 1990 at a multi line metric dealership and I uncrated and assembled and did the pre delivery service on hundreds of banshees and blasters. They sold the shit out of them probably more than any other model dirt or street. On most machines performance parts give you little gains here and there but the Banshee was instant gratification. The Blaster would get some good gains from the same mods but nothing like the Banshee. If we wanted big gains on the blaster we would take the crank out and swap the blaster connecting rod out with one off the Banshee turning it into a stroker motor.

[@gmsdnga]

Awesome video compilation! Thanks for featuring us from Utah!!!

[@BornAGoon]

thanks for watching hope to send some views your way

[@ramapur6851]

18:38 to the end is absolute gold!

[@BornAGoon]

thank you

[@Double_Stack]

Amazing video and presentation. The release that keeps us going. I commute on two wheels as much as I can and it is almost unreal how much it helps relieve stress.

[@ianj8505]

Bro I love the energy. You could hype anything.

[@mud664]

Awesome video!!!!! In 1997 I bought a brand new Warrior which I sold years ago. There was a brand new 1997 Banshee right next to it. I always wondered if I should have bought the Banshee, this video makes the answer obvious.

[@cargotoolshop5319]

I bought my 14 year old son a warrior, that should answer your question, I think my blaster was as fast as the warriors, and I had a banshee but I had two many quads, I got a brute force 750 to replace them, I will die with my Kawasaki, still love it to this day 2005

[@Critastic]

I’m 30 years old, these are my Sunday cartoons, this brings back so many memories of riding my cr250 in the desert and seeing banshees everywhere. Your videos are wonderful.

[@zinga6596]

The intro description 😩 you always making them juicy man 🔥😌

[@12vshady]

In 1996 i decided to get a warrior. I was 14. And opted for an electric start and reverse. That being said i learned how to work on stuff starting with the 'double trouble' banshee. Plus i didnt wanna mix gas when i look around house or go cut grass or rake leaves and have enough gas for days of riding. Plus the 250rs and kawa and lt250r would smoke a banshee after a rebuild so i guess i wish i had a banshee now but i dont regret the warrior when i had a choice

[@Jules_73]

This brings back wild memories of riding my friends built Banshee. The crazy power and feeling of barely keeping it at bey as it pulled the front wheel off the ground at 60 mph on the streets was wild!

[@ParkerHarris-cl7qn]

I’m 15 currently and I bought an 89 banshee re jetted it got new plastics and have been enjoying the hell out of it. The feeling of that power suddenly hitting lifting the front tires with every gear is incredible. That demonic scream of the 350 2-stroke makes me smile no matter how many times i have gone flat out. It is truly a beautiful machine.

[@user-td3oe7cy2l]

I had been waiting for this video for a while thankyou man for actually doing it after I asked.

[@TwistedSix85]

I bought a Banshee 10 years ago and it never has gotten old to me. I still have fun like the first day I rode it. It still starts on the first kick after all these years and has never broken down on me. Two cylinder 2 stroke, 10,000 RPM, and six gears. What’s not to love?? I only paid 3K back then and they selling for 6K now in the condition it’s in. They could sell for a 100K and I know without a doubt I still wouldn’t part with it. It’s the greatest quad in history.

[@angry870]

nothing like it before and nothing like it after....I loved my Banshee

[@jcapen1]

Great video! I am a die hard dirt obsexxion guy because of the fantastic dialog. They have not been putting much content out and you my friend will help fill that void. Thanks..

[@tjohnson200]

I loved my Banshee. Had pipes and a little motor work done. It was a perfect quad for the dunes.

[@rspence3463]

This is the first time one of your videos came into my suggested page. I took a look at your other video titles. Subbed. This will be fun watching all of these. Nice work.

[@BornAGoon]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@danielchapman9635]

We flat trackers loved the quads dusting off the track first before the bikes got on the track!

[@starbase247]

what a masterpiece, truly worthy of its content!!

[@cnrmtzz]

another masterpiece

[@BornAGoon]

Thanks you for the kind words

[@boxynosepoker1963]

Great video of course love ur stuff man ant wait till the next video

[@BornAGoon]

Appreciate it!

[@nevillegregory3010]

I’ve raced cars here in the land of Oz but nothing feels like hanging off the side of a Banshee at full throttle!!! That is y mine is still in the shed more then 18 years after I bought it!

[@jessejuarez46]

Its crazy that for a couple of Summers/Winters, I would use the Banshee when I was a Kid. At no point before did I know what kind of machine it was capable of being. I remember riding it and it would take off once the rpms were high enough. Its been about 10-15 years now and now I want it back hahaha good ole banshee. Its currently in my Parents shed collecting dust. Last i remember it had bad carb and idk what else. I do remember burning my leg with that weird exhaust. Thanks for this video, it has brought me great memories!!!!

[@minnesotatomcat]

I’ve got a 1987 moto 4 225, still runs like a top! Both my kids learned how to ride on that thing 👍

[@sci-fyguy7767]

We had one for my parents land. We all took turns riding it & it caused me & my 2 brothers to buy sport quads (2 blasters & a warrior). That bright blue moto-4 started it all.

[@minnesotatomcat]

@@sci-fyguy7767 I bought mine from a friend who got it new, it sat in his barn the last 15-20 years he had it. Then he got cancer and he tried giving it to me but I insisted I buy it from him. I got it running and all cleaned up and drove it to his place shortly before he died, it made him smile like I hadn’t seen him smile in a long time. It’s as much about the memories as the machines 👍

[@sci-fyguy7767]

@@minnesotatomcat That’s a good story. 👍

[@brabbit7703]

Long live the Yamaha banshee definitely a highlight of my childhood

[@Boyzee355]

Banshees are the king of Quads/ATVs… built from 1987- 2012 says it all. Apart from the J-arm to A-Arm upgrade after 3 years of production they only added a key and brake light over 25 yrs. it’s the greatest bar none. A bike you actually build a relationship with because shee’s alive and feels it every time you ride her 💗🤘🏻

[@sirlaowery]

Bro. You are so right! I love all sport quads! Long live sport quads!

[@robertpulliam4152]

Let's just hope Yamaha keeps at it. They are thr last manufacturer who still makes a proper sport quad.

[@samsymes475]

One of my dads mates had a banshee when I was about 7.. I took it for a quick rip one day and iv been addicted ever since!

[@formallynamed85]

Loved these bikes and I will forever bare my scars from them lol

[@christianbrown7711]

Masterpiece! Genuinely emotional

[@cargotoolshop5319]

I went from field racing a banshee and farming with a honda rancher, to one machine, a Kawasaki brute force, its big but fun, second summer i owned it i took the racks and plastic off, for a jet kit, hmf exhaust and elka shocks, it's way funner and faster than my banshee was, but I still miss my Yamaha

[@ThatGuy-nb7zf]

I worked at a dealership in the late 90s when the Banshees were in their prime. At closing time when we brought all the ATVs back into the shop for the night it was a race to see who'd get to pilot the banshee.

[@JBAutomotive794]

This was awesome!

[@Horsewithnoname88]

Rode one when I was kid. Nothing will ever sound like it again.

[@jacobm2625]

Subbed to you last night, and whadya know, a new video today! I love your storytelling, keep up the good work, and thank you 🫡

[@BornAGoon]

Welcome aboard!

[@michaelj.kastner5165]

I have a completely restored 2002 frame off Banshee that is absolutely stunning!!! Has engine work also!! Its in climate controlled storage bubble wrapped!! In 10-20 years its going to be worth a Fortune !!!

[@markconners2913]

Already is a small fortune!

[@GregoryStrauss-tk7pe]

Another excellent and flawless presentation 5 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@BornAGoon]

Many many thanks

[@jimcook8852]

I hade a 1987 Banshee. So much fun.

[@pr_props3786]

Love you narration bud, just subscribed 🔥

[@BornAGoon]

Much appreciated!

[@Ride_Red148]

What a great video to see just posted after coming home from the desert

[@BornAGoon]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@joedurt3364]

Well done sir , well done . My 2008 banshee is my pride and joy. Where i live there are not many around and people break their necks looking at it , its comical actually

[@dnns971]

amazing video

[@bbb1081703]

great video! well done!

[@BornAGoon]

thank a lot

[@nfapeng187]

I had 2, 3 wheeler's growing up. Also I owned a Banshee later in life. Wish i still had it! Was one of my favorites other than my 450r. Ow ya, broke my collar bone for the 1st time on my 3 wheeler!

[@cody-gaming7593]

Amazing video.

[@underSTATEDexcellence]

I loved my Warrior 350 too.

[@johnnyboy8113]

What an intro. It gave me goosebumps.

[@ats1029]

My 1st one my Mom bought it for me,,😊,, I still have it,, And Also 3 More..😂, This is My weekend Stress Reliever.

[@combatflipflopsgriff8343]

The narration was spot on. Well done.

[@kwhp1507]

We used to have atv drags at the fire department. Christmas tree finish traps the whole nine yards, and banshees was by the far the biggest crowd pleasers. You ain’t seen a banshee until seeing one running on nitromethane and massive tuned pipes. Good times at Posey Fire department.

[@aaronverrett69]

This video is awesome. My dad bought me a banshee when I was 13 years old and I still have it to this day and there’s nothing like getting off of work on a crappy day and letting it rip around the neighborhood.

[@ihavealife002]

that first time you hit the power band as a kid is insane haha. I was a few years younger than you when I road my brothers. Scared the shit out of me, but I couldn't get enough after. So much fun.

[@jasonpace9260]

They really Need to bring back the banshee

[@Naltddesha]

Yesssss I was really hoping you’d do another one of these covering the Banshee, considering the success of the Quadzilla video. I’d love to see one on the 250r, and all the race trikes as well!

[@brandonm6052]

We never had a Banshee but my dad used to have a warrior and they raced in some pastures in some kind of mixed class when I was little. It sounded like they each were able to show their prowess being 2 stroke vs 4 stroke.

[@danarmstrong7796]

Loved my Banshee, really would like another one.

[@chrisverro290]

Nothing sketchy about a Banshee. They are awesome!!

[@cigarr0000]

Respect the Banshee, especially one with Toomey T5 pipes, tuned carbs with air pod filters like my profile pic. It is a machine that DEMANDS experienced riders' attention at all time. The stock suspension isn't the best, it doesn't like to ride slow because there's no rad fan and it's always ready to rip, but if a noob is not aware of the powerband, it will definitely rip you to pieces.

[@trygzemke7503]

CPIs and yfz shocks make a banshee a dream to ride

[@Jay-323]

When tuned properly the banshee runs like a dream

[@elibnem4126]

My buddy had one with this set up. It was the only thing around that could run with my built ATC 250R. Every single flat field in the area had our drag racing shred marks permanently etched into them. Boy I miss the 90s,early 2000s.

[@arena314ify]

The banshee I never understood till the very first time I rode one within the first 10 seconds of me riding one it became my favorite quad ever built and that has never changed since

[@ibnthani]

Hands-down, the best quad ever built. keep it up Goon

[@BornAGoon]

Thanks, will do!

[@insanetaco98]

So why was the 250R winning championships til the 450s came out?

[@alannaramone3821]

What a promo speech at the end of this video! Goon you rule! ❤

[@LVL1Yo-YoGuy]

One of the few youtube videos I watched from start to end. Nice narration btw.👍

[@BornAGoon]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Iseerightthruyou]

I had a Banshee and I loved it. If you knew how to handle it, it was a great machine. Tight corners? No problem. Grab that front brake, a small tweek of the cheek, a little snap of the throttle, and she would corner with the best of them. I had no problem hanging with the bigger quads. Only reason I sold it, was because I have bad hands. I started having trouble holding on to the handle bars. Too many close calls of bumps yanking the bars outta my hands and almost wiping out. The guy I sold it to, rode it one time, scared him so bad he sold it. ....lol

[@MarkJacksonGaming]

-- Still have two of them. Solid condition. Perfect mechanically.

[@1ohmwrecker]

My uncle rode professionally thru the 90s and early 2000s. He used a Banshee since day 1 lol.

[@justsomejoe3632]

I had a Banshee and a Tecate 4. The low-end grunt of the Tecate made it feel more raw and brutal, but the high end power of the Banshee was truly amazing.