1st time drag racing and I BUSTED MY A** 

Thank you guys so much for watching and for helping me grow my channel to almost 25000 subscribers now! It was humbling to meet subscribers for the first time and to share the passion of motors with everyone there. What a great event and it's all because of you for supporting and watching! You ROCK!!! 👊

I was at that event I laughed when u almost flipped🤣🤣🤣🤣...it was just hilarious... but as always u make good content for us to enjoy

When your on dirt, launch in second gear and dump the clutch. I personally like to hold at a constant rpm at the line at like 1/4 throttle then dump the clutch and give it full throttle at the same time

Glad you didn’t cut this out, shows you can mess up laugh it off and get back in there and kick butt

Cool video, brings me back when I raced. Sand drags, hill, and desert races. Ate shit at 85 and broke my back and pelvis. I ran a 404 and 420 banshees. A real cheap and sweet setup when drag racing is to racket strap our front shocks down as for as you can, and place a pipe from grab bar and rear carrier to prevent the rear suspension from compressing. You can dump 2 gear at full throttle and lift the wheels all the way down the track, with out flipping over. Worked for me got 15 first place trophies and beat 100 plus hp drag quads with my 70hp banshee. Keep having fun!!

Bout to watch the video, damn that’s tough

Love to see the trail quad getting it in against purpose built drag quad. Next build series should be a drag quad!!!!!! If you plan on continuing to run the Banshee on the drag strip get some lowering blocks, your quad look like a monster truck compared to the competition Lol. Keep up the great content bro!!!!

That was a good effort for being your first time racing, little tip though, second gear, hold the throttle at a steady quarter, when the light goes green rip it full throttle and ping that clutch the wheels will spin for a bit then they will grab, that's the best way to launch, bike or quad ☺

Didn’t even realize that was you. I was there as a spectator due to motorcycle wreck a month before, my buddy was running a cannon dale and a Honda 400, I used to run a 600 swapped warrior but couldn’t run it this year. Banshee sounds good tho!

I've got a 421 High Port as well and I launch while it's revved up to the redline and constantly blipping the throttle until that light turns. launch 2nd on dirt. speed shift and dump that clutch. Gotta get them wins. Best of luck to ya

2nd gear launch sitting closer to the tank 90° elbows leaning alil forward! 🤣🤣🤣

Dude you have a new truck and a sweet looking banshee but no ramps! One word harbor freight.

You still did great for your first time bro!! That was awesome content

Thats how you know stupid fast is a real one he was the first one to run up to help 🔥

Love the video.. But sorry Mike that was hilarious. Thnx for the great video.

Damn i live 15 min from there didn’t even know about it lol All the best and have fun

2:44 those things must have big ass cams in them

That was cringeworthy 😂😂

Definitely fun day. made it to final 8 who knows what would of happened if I stayed to the end .awesome day tho brother had fun🤟

U did good Mikey, keep up the good work.

Awesome Mike《☆》Nice recovery bro :*: I love the smell of 2stroke in the morning🏁🤓🏁🎃➕🤓☻🤠✖➗➕

Mike you should bring your quad's up to Lake George NY in February for the winter carnival. They have ATV & bike race's out on the lake. Plus you can just free ride out there. We also have a couple ovals & a road course once the car racing is done. Also during the carnival they allow us to ride on the streets, must be registered & insured though. Keep up the awesome builds. 🤘

😂😂😂😂😂🤣 this was me on a blaster my guy trail riding

Mike my man, we have all done it.

For the first time drag. You do awesome. Keep the good job 💪

That looks like so much fun! 👍

14:30 is what you came for

If you don't love the sound of some two stroke popcorn, we can't be friends.

Skills come with practice brother!!!

You did good bro. I think we have all been there and did a wheelie like that before but good job and nice bike broskii.

Lol still haven't seen whole video but had to comment immediately. Times like this that we realize were similar to dogs. ( When you break a tail bone). Lol love your vids

I think you done good bro takes a lot of practice getting that launch down an the lite reactions down

Very surprised we didn't see any Quadzilla LT500's there racing. I never owned one, but I'd imagine a 500c 2 stroke quad would be faster then the banshee. Then again the Banshee does have 2 cylinders vs the 1 in the Quadzilla. Anyone know if a Quadzilla is faster or should I just buy another Banshee? If I go Banshee I'd get a Cheetah Cub 421 this time around. Undecided at this point.

Aw man all of that time waiting, lol.

MILLION VIEWS here you come 👊🤙

I wish I knew you were gonna be there!! I live 20 minutes away

My first sled was a 79 Polaris Centurion triple water cooled, it could pickup the front end.

This one was fun

Have you ever went riding in Tower City PA, Jack Frost Mountain, or Rausch Creek. There all great places to go.

Nice save!!!!

I thought it was StreetSpeed717 talking around 1:38...... lol

Props for getting back out there, after that 12 o clock wheelie😂

I miss my banshee! Some turd stole mine right when I had it dialed in, good racing! Lay on that tank, dump the clutch and get those tires spinning. Just like racing with paddles

Had something similar happen to me couple days ago. New bike. Needs a bit of jetting done. She stumbled a little when I launched then came on full force and just dumped me. Happened faster than I could react. Having your tuning of and a bike running unpredictable can land ya with a few scrapes and bruises.

Vintage2 would've kept the front end down.. HAHHAHAHAHAH

Shooting for the Stars

Just launch in second and dump it full throttle you should get lowering links for the front and reverse the back links

Whats up with more smoke from the left exhaust? Fouled plug maybe because of the wheelie

I did the same on a 600xr one time. I couldn't hear my engine because of the 250 I was next to. He raced professionally and had a clutch designed for quick starts without popping it up. I could've have smoked him though mine was much faster.

You picked the right tire. Next time preload your rear spring ALL the way. Far as the front, weld some kind of mount position for the shocks. At least 3.5" to 6.0" drop. I recommend higher rpm launch and be more aggressive with the clutch release. Instead of trying to feather the clutch, trying to throttle it in a specific throttle range, and body adjustments to keep front end down and get traction let's just treat the launch differently. Let's say you hit the favorite riding spot, bikes are warmed up, and someone sais "you lead mike" its follow the leader. Its 10 maybe 12 days since you got to ride. Once your wheels are pointed in the right direction, and thats the launch. That high rpm weight forward turf burner launch leaves you only one thing to worry about and thats weight transfer for traction. Just one thing to get right. The front a-arm action with it unloading for 4"-6" slows down steering( the beginning of weight transfer to back leaves front tires with maybe 30% traction wich means corrections are 3 times slower) this makes it easier to keep it down the middle. But the magic happens when your rear spring, being max preloaded, will completely stop full transfer to rear, long enough for you to ring out 2cnd gear and by then everything is manageable. No doubt the fastest quads had little to none front or rear travel. When you give it a go only one adjustment necessary as long as keeping body position same on every launch, your seating position front to back is only thing you change. I guarantee the first time you find that perfect spot, front to back that is, you will take a full second off your best eta. Blip shifting is twice as fast also I'll explain another time.

I knew nothing about this and I live three miles from Pocono Raceway! I wish I did so I could've came out

Lol good stuff right here man...I've been following since the beginning brother

You may have lost the race, but you definitely won 1st place in showmanship. 🤣🤣🤣

Good save with the rear brake

That second angle 😂

Hug the tank, lean foward so you don't wheelie and your drive wheels break traction and spin or slip the clutch just a hair on takeoff so you keep traction and don't climb into a wheelie. Drop a tooth off the primary sprocket. Starting out in 2nd may bog you down when you grab traction from burning out.

You would really like running at glamis.

Damn man you waited all day for that to happen, I bet you were embarrassed.

Next time lower the rear tires air pressure to 5 to 6 psi. Hit the trottle all the way, sit foward to the gas tank all you can and hold that steering bar real hard. Real nice machine that one. You have real power on that banshee. By the way it sounds I bet you is a 4 mil or maybee 8 mil. Only you need a good pilot. Keep practicing that reaction and your boot.

Can’t handle a bike like that lemme have it 😤😤😤😤

Michael do you have any plans for projects this winter?? Really enjoy your builds like the Raptor and Banshee! Keep up the great work!

Keep up the good work playboy

Yep thats why its weight forward for 2-3 then weight on the back for the rest. And ofc foot ready to smash the brake

Walks by a 800 triple Polaris storm. Doesn't even know. I miss grass dragging my pops

More pride hurt than anything. No big deal. Better luck next time. Keep up the great work. Cut them tips off!!

LOL if you want a drag bike you need a extended swing arm, you can rev it out and dump the clutch and it won't wheelie and throw you off

😂😂😂 that was good bro... try launching in second!!!

How much are did you have in the rear tires? I wouldn't have put no more in 10 lb in the rear an eighth in the front.

Heavennn

Damn that is a nice ass track

Hi michael, just a question The smoke at 19:10 is it bcs of your oil ?? It can’t be from a cold engine i mean racing on cold engine is not that smart but it is a lots of smoke so is does have to make something with oil right? You put too much or does that oil means something else? Nice race man i watch your channel from belgium✌🏻

Oooo my

Put your nuts on the tank. I always pulled super wheelies until a buddy taught me to put my nuts on the tank.

Love that old CEET graphics kit in the yellow banshee. What state is this in ?

put some water( depends on quad how much) in the front tires,and feather the front brake. keeps frontend balenced.

Lol that’s funny ..practice that launched buddy

Can’t be afraid of it. Just need to know it on dirt

I see the H&K banner I work for them for almost 11 years now

Why I use to drag race I would tie my rear end town with a strap to keep the front end down

Lol its funny because anybody who rides has either been in that position or was pretty close.

Do you still have the raptor 700? Any plans to take it to the drag races? I would be curious to see how it does at the track.

'Hood launch - - - gone wrong

Hey man love your videos I have a question. I have a 2001 banshee the right cylinder cuts off when rpms get high but it comes back when it lowers . I already put a new stator put a new top end on it replaced the valves still cuts off at higher rpms. Could it be the cdi box? Not sure what to do next. I just need a lil info from someone. Thanks man very appreciated.

😭😭😭😭😭🤣 I'm so weak!!

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Great video thumbs up from portugal #aldeiadasbanshees

lol that would be me lol

What kind of pipes do you have on your banshee?

why do people use the clutch when shifting? clutchless shifting is so much faster

Damn soom riding footage of the banshee !! Whats the chance ?? Hahaha

That things insane!! 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

Starting line 101. You have to sit on the gas tank and hold it with your " muslos" jajajaja. That happens. Good luck next time. Remember. Hit that trottle and sit on the gas tank...

Hey...you guys going to be at motorama this year? if so come look for banshee joes we will be set up with all of our drag quads. Also don't forget to check us out on facebook.

Did John not race?

Been there done that next time

That happens 100 times out of 100 times on a banshee, blaster, or 250r to light on the front end to go the fastest.

That is something that I would do lol

Atleast ya won 1 out of 3 ...

Collab with hellcat banshee ?

My brother was racing with you