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Cycle News 1986 11 26

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. --- e • c ,.._ J, ..... race • To the competition. The Baja is no place for beginners. But then, with all the race-proven technology we packed into it, our new Banshee is really no newcomer to high performance. Which explains why Rod Fowlet; Craig Qmia and Ray Schooley wererlt particu1arlyintimidated by the Bajcis L013 miles of-unrelenting nastiness. 1beir Banshee's Monocross rear suspension and double-wishbone front suspension handled every bouldet; ditch, dune, stream and mudhole. While its liquid-oooled 350cc twin- the only two-stroke twin in any ATV-just kept screamingalong. They crossed the finish line in 22:50:30, first in the Open Four-Wheeler class. And the first four-wheeler in any class. Behind them came Dean Sundahl, Mike Coe and Brett Driscoll, on the only other Banshee entered in the Baja, second in the Open FourWheeler class. ."All in all, the-Banshee's debut made quite .' an tmpresslOn. Especially on the competition. YAMAHA \\e make the ditlerence-

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