I have a Warrior and a fully tricked out Banshee. The Banshee
was built with bottom end grunt and reliability as primary functions. It also has all the extra's available for better cooling capacity. I just wanted to add to the discussion the fact that the Warrior, being air cooled, the same as a lot of the Honda's, needs to have air running over it to keep from cooking. When on the REALLY tight twisties and motorcycle trails, the Warrior WILL overheat. You just can't maintain enough speed to keep enough air flowing over the cooling fins. The Banshee can be on the same trip, and though it will be obviously warm, it will take more to overheat it. It also cools down faster when you come out on an open area where you can let them stretch their legs a little. Under these same conditions the Banshee is also more comfortable to ride, the heat coming from the motor isn't as apparent on your legs. Seems to happen on the warm muggy days most often. The above would not be a factor at 70 or below. Just something I thought you might like to consider...
Both are fine machines with no design problems to the best of my knowledge. I will be staying with the liquids though, for the next machine. I would not have purchased the Warrior had I known what I know now. I was led to believe that the Banshee had to be kept on the pipe, screaming, and constantly being shifted, and it would load up if not treated that way. None of that has been the case. It will putt along just as happily as the Warrior, only with exotic levels of power on tap should you decide it's time to get aggressive. Reverse and electric start are nice, but are no more usefull than they would be on a sled. I don't miss either when on the Banshee.
Although the 4x4's are obviously very popular, they maneuver like a tank in the twisties compared to a 2x4. The 2x4's handle almost the same as a sled, are easy to slide around a corner, jump, generally get stupid with. The extra traction the 4x4's are capable of is great for plowing snow or playing in the mud. In the area I play in though, the trails are dry and open to the point where 4 wheel drive is just extra weight. That also brings up the point that most of the 2x4's can be loaded into a pickup by one guy...
My 2c,
AL