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[bowser]

been a two wheeler guy all my life, currently have R1 but before that yz250 dirt bike.

previously ridden a mates banshee years ago and loved it. so looking at getting rid of the R1 and getting a quad, but which one?

want it for bush trails, maybe some flat track speedway. want something that is easy to wheelie, slide

thinking yzf450, banshee, raptor or.......

budget up to 10k

[BARN-6]

take a look at the ltr450 suzuki

[my350yfm]

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[scottydig]

Get a 700 raptor . Best trail bike going. Good resale ;lots of aftermarket parts available .
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[bowser]

scottydig wrote:

Get a 700 raptor . Best trail bike going. Good resale ;lots of aftermarket parts available .

yeah i'm looking at a 2003 660 raptor with a few goodies added to it. what are they like?

[shacks]

get a 700 raptor with all the gear on it. good all round bike and low maintanence compared to sum 450s.

cheers
brad

[ReD HeaderZ]

Trail riding go a Raptor, jumping-speedway YFZ 450 all the way !

YFZ 450 much lighter and easier to throw around and wheelies no worries.

For trail riding though a Raptor is unreal, tonnes of torque, tonnes of power and the added reverse which is awesome to have

[1sick6]

you can't beat a Banshee
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[ReD HeaderZ]

1sick6 wrote:

you can't beat a Banshee

Sure you can, unless it's a triple cylinder

The banshee has no torque though, plenty of HP though

[bowser]

is there much difference between the 660 and 700 raptors?

[Quadromatic]

1sick6 wrote:

you can't beat a Banshee

yea you can with a honda

[1sick6]

700s look better then the 660 and they also run EFI. heaps better bike then the 660.

if you wana watch my banshee up againt a 660 raptor follow the link its the last race.

also in the second race im go against some honda road bike, he has no chance

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=QTXQYr1VfO8
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[doorslammer]

Quadromatic wrote:

1sick6 wrote: you can't beat a Banshee yea you can with a honda

a banshee coming up behind you doesnt mean you winning... it means you've been overlapped
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[Country Boy!!]

nothing beats a yfz 450 its good for everythink and a first quad
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[OZ_450]

bang for buck either a suzuki or a can am
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[OZ_450]

blasterider wrote:

nothing beats a yfz 450 its good for everythink and a first quad

in production this year matt yfz was beaten by can am and suzuki haha so somethings do beat them hehe
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[SXS Machine Racing Team]

Pretty Spoilt for choice mate! If you look through some of the ads you'll find a honda 450 set-up for speedway with some great pics of it doing that. Apparantly convert it back to trails with just a change of shocks which Im sure he has for you. Not sure Ive seen another one to compare pricing too and price was good and maybe better.
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[OZ_450]

Azza Ovens 2006 ltr fully rebuilt is up for sale and also end ofnovember Tait Ovens 2007 ltr is for sale and one of our 2007 ltr's are up for sale

at a guess both smittys can am will be up for grabs too so if u want to hang for a mth will be a few quads on the market
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[Linc]

bowser wrote:

yeah i'm looking at a 2003 660 raptor with a few goodies added to it. what are they like?

One of the only quads I would rule out is an early model Raptor 660.....Gearbox issues

- also 5 years old is getting on for a quad.

For 10k you could get a Raptor 700 with a few goodies thrown in. Dont risk it; get the 700 or a 450 thats just a year or 2 old.

Linc

[aza280]

You can by a brand new Polaris Outlaw 525 with IRS for 10 Grand a heaps better trail quad than anything with a solid axle.

Aza

[bowser]

Linc wrote:

bowser wrote: yeah i'm looking at a 2003 660 raptor with a few goodies added to it. what are they like? One of the only quads I would rule out is an early model Raptor 660.....Gearbox issues - also 5 years old is getting on for a quad. For 10k you could get a Raptor 700 with a few goodies thrown in. Dont risk it; get the 700 or a 450 thats just a year or 2 old. Linc

yeah true, almost certain on getting a raptor 700 07 or 08 model if i can find one in nsw, all the half decent ones seem to be in perth, cairns or somewhere else in the middle of no where.

Not to sure about a 450, not going to be doing any supercross work mainly just bush tracks, what you think?

[Adz]

[quote="bowser"][quote="scottydig"]Get a 700 raptor . Best trail bike going. Good resale ;lots of aftermarket parts available .[/quote]

yeah i'm looking at a 2003 660 raptor with a few goodies added to it. what are they like?[/quote]

I had a tricked out 660 for quite some time and loved every minute of it... had a banshee for a bit too and while they are probably just as much fine they dont quite have the handling or comfort of a raptor and im 6"2 so the raptor stayed.... but like i said banshee's are an absolute scream

[Country Boy!!]

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in production this year matt yfz was beaten by can am and suzuki haha so somethings do beat them hehe

thats production yamaha is #1 in aus
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[bowser]

ok made up my mind, have been reading and reading about these things and have decided to get a 700 raptor.

now i just have to find a decent one in NSW, let me know if anyone finds one,
07,08,09 SE model

[doorslammer]

bowser wrote:

ok made up my mind, have been reading and reading about these things and have decided to get a 700 raptor. now i just have to find a decent one in NSW, let me know if anyone finds one, 07,08,09 SE model

thats a good choice, especially for bush like you said before, plenty of power and reverse
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