What would be better for a 14 year old rider banshee or yfz, Im leaning twards the yfz, but i am considerably resposible with the power, well with my blaster. I have rode neither of these quads!

 

Either will get you hurt. Banshee is kick start and sucks a lot of fuel. They are also very finiky for tuning and keeping up. A four stroke is always lower maintenance cheaper to own.

 

ride them both and figure out which u like best.... this does also depend on what type of riding you are going to be doing....so what type of riding do you do ??

 

im 14 month from being 15 but i got my 07 shee when i was 13 and it was my first manual quad
i your fat get a yfz if your in shape get a banshee
if you dont know how to work on anything then get a yfz
me prsonally love working on my she jetting/adding stuff top ends etc
although i havnt donemy shees top end i did my friends blaster and yz125 which is fun stuff
a good properly maintained shee will go a longtime without needing a new rebuild
on bansheehq a couple of guys have there stock top ends after 7 or 8 years with 120 psi comp and they beat the hel out of them but they maintain it correctly and on time

thing about the banshee is that its a twin which means when you by engine parts its usually double (pipes,reeds,carbs etc)

but stock shees arnt much to jump for joy about they are the same as a stock fappy 700

so i bought pipes,reeds,28mm carbs, clamp on style filter, TORS removal and tires so now by the time i get traction on the pavement (usually third or 4th ) the rappy is lonnnng gone

good luck

EDIT: BTW a shee is the same maintenance as any other quad just gotta make sure your jetting is right and check compression every 3 months (both of which take 5 min) i rode a yfz for a day and was as bored as riding my dads 450 kodiak, its just same power throughout the rpms and wheely then slide corner etc, where as the shee is hard to pull wheelies unless your in 3rd or so to get traction and talk about sliding corners

BTW the cost to re-build a shee doing the work yourself is prolly 1/4 the money off a 4-stroke

 

If you're going to be racing either cross country or motocross get the YFZ. My son started desert racing a YFZ at 14 years old. Its a good quad that doesn't require much maintenance and does good on a trail, for a race quad. If you're going to be sand dune riding get the Shee. I had a 2005 Banshee, and it is also a lot of fun. It powerslides better than the YFZ, and the powerband is more "fun" in my opinion.

 

yeha the power band is definitly noticeably better...

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: speedyman12345

im 14 month from being 15 but i got my 07 shee when i was 13 and it was my first manual quad

i your fat get a yfz if your in shape get a banshee

if you dont know how to work on anything then get a yfz

dont get these comments. as far as yfz450 being for fat people i dont know about that. the banshee feels like it has more power but in reality the yfz450 make much more power it just does not fell like it as much because it is always making power where the banshee only makes power in a select rpm range. the yfz450 frame and suspestion are far better than the shee. the only reason i whould buy a shee is if i where going to build a no budgut hill killer. go for the yfz450 much better allaround quad and will smoke banshees with simular mods.

 

im sorry but a piped and filtered shee will beat a piped and filtered 450 on pavement
not on dirt for sure and o track a yfz would obviously kill it

check bansheehq.com banshees are good for more then a hill shooter or straight line thats just where thy really stand out

 

Neither should not be used by 14 yr olds. A 400ex or z400 is better suited for a 14yr old, wait on the Shee or the YFZ until you are 16. Your blaster compared to a YFZ is like a moped vs a Gixxer.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: speedyman12345

im sorry but a piped and filtered shee will beat a piped and filtered 450 on pavement

not on dirt for sure and o track a yfz would obviously kill it



check bansheehq.com banshees are good for more then a hill shooter or straight line thats just where thy really stand out</end quote></div>

your probaly right on pavement...BUT QUADS WHERE MADE TO OFF ROAD!
as far as being to young as long as you know your limit you will be fine.