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    Just look at these bikes from the 80's in this thread. People said nothing good came out of the 80's well I beg to differ. My opinion is that they set the bar so high with these machines they are like works of art.

    I will own a lt500 before its all said and done.

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    Ditto BKM !
    Or at least a Banshee for me

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    Quote Originally Posted by whyzee View Post
    Ditto BKM !
    Or at least a Banshee for me
    They are a love hate thing for most guys. They are kinda like a Corvette in the sense that a lot of the owners are jack-off's and think they have the baddest thing on the planet and all other bikes should bow down before them. That makes a lot of people resent them because of their owners.

    I have owned three and loved every one of them. I practically need a jack to remove the smile from my face after riding mine.

    But the LT500 is still one of the coolest looking bikes in my opinion.

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    Haha....so true about most of the Banshee owners. Everytime I call on one I get so turned off by the owner it makes question buying it...that, and not having an extra 3g's laying around at the moment .

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    i have owned 2 zilla's and did mostly drag racing and my dad back in the late 80's till mid 90's was sand draging his zilla. i say the best year to go with is a 87 in my opinion. i rebuilt a 87 from just a frame and sold it for a pretty 6500$ when i only had about 3000 in it. they are a monster when built and ridin right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beerside View Post
    I've had everything over the years and I just recently bought this Suzuki LT500R. Wow, I never would of thought!! I remember when these were new back in the day and I laughed and thought they were too big and heavy. But after finally buying one I don't want to ride my 250R's anymore. The power on these is so big and strong!! It has stump pulling grunt down low and all the top end power you need for going down any dirt road or trail you should want. Read all the shootouts and tests from Dirt Wheels from the late '80's between the 'Zilla and Banshee and they pretty much all say what I already know. The Suzuki has more horsepower and makes it over a broader range. Stock vs. stock or lightly modified vs. lightly modified the 'Zilla wins. A lot of people think a Banshee is faster that's only because it's against one of the millions of stupidly over modified extreme Banshee's. You'll get the last laugh when you tow them back to camp with your tractor puller. But for me the best thing about the LT500 is the size and comfort. I can't believe how cramped it is on my '88 TRX 250R after getting off the Suzuki. I don't want to ride anything else anymore. It's a Cadillac!!


    what year is your zilla? looks great btw!
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    It's a '90. Here's a pic from last weeks Imperial Invasion ride at Gordon's Well. I met a guy there with a really clean '92 Quad Racer 250.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jon jon View Post
    i have owned 2 zilla's and did mostly drag racing and my dad back in the late 80's till mid 90's was sand draging his zilla. i say the best year to go with is a 87 in my opinion. i rebuilt a 87 from just a frame and sold it for a pretty 6500$ when i only had about 3000 in it. they are a monster when built and ridin right.
    iv heard people say that the 87 model has a bigger reed cage, and can produce more power? is that true?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beerside View Post
    It's a '90. Here's a pic from last weeks Imperial Invasion ride at Gordon's Well. I met a guy there with a really clean '92 Quad Racer 250.
    im jelous....1 iv always wanted to go to glamis, or pismo, but seeing as how i live in IL it will prolly never happen haha, 2 your zilla is one of the best looking un modded iv seen. its bassicly the same zilla iv been looking for, for myself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by keggs17 View Post
    iv heard people say that the 87 model has a bigger reed cage, and can produce more power? is that true?
    Yes, the only difference is the reed cage and 6 head studs not 7 like all other years. I have 3 and re doing one now, They can be tricky like every one said the crank bearing and head gaskets are a b****. But there is ways around it. I love all mine.

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