Koz
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posted March 04, 2003 06:28 AM
Move Over Raptor!
Let the V-Force take over, check it out!
http://www.angelfire.com/nb/invasion/kfx700.html
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Ninjaman12R
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posted March 04, 2003 07:26 AM
Dizam.........
A Hi-Po 700cc V-Twin Quad???? Man that thing looks like it'd be major fun!!! Can't wait to ride one, rode the Raptor and liked it, but not as much as I like the Banshee. Overall the little 350 twin is my favorite. If you've never ridden one that has had some motor work and a good set of pipes you don't know what you're missing. Roost city bay-bee!!!! 
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zx9r
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posted March 04, 2003 07:37 AM
 Edited By: zx9r on 4 Mar 2003 07:41
nah, raptor is still "king".
this kaw quad is automatic, shaft drive and heavy!!  I dont know what the designers were thinking on this one
Its a pig,, I couldnt even lift it from the sissy bar. Maybe a good bike for momma to carry the coolers of beer
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swft
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posted March 04, 2003 08:09 AM
Edited By: swft on 4 Mar 2003 08:11
What fucking POS site is that fucking link going to?? Goddamned three mutherfucking popups, shitting bastids try to fucking do a popdown install of faggot ass spyware on my computer! Shit! Why not just post the link to Kawasaki's page??
http://www.kawasaki.com/index2.asp?strContentURL=atv/atv_home.html
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Koz
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posted March 04, 2003 08:55 AM
Edited By: Koz on 4 Mar 2003 09:01
Sorry about the link, I just picked a link with a picture. If you notice, the Kaw link doesn't go direct to the KFX700 picture.
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swft
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posted March 04, 2003 08:57 AM
S'alright, I went and took my prozac, much better now. 
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posted March 04, 2003 11:06 AM
The reports I've heard are the thing SMOKES the little 1 banger Raptor. It needs the extra weight apparently to keep the fucking thing on the ground and as for the automatic it's the "only way to go" for a competitive machine (needs it so as to concentrate where you are going, not trying to find that stupid shifter). Go ride a killer snowmobile youll undersand! lol
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zx9r
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posted March 04, 2003 11:43 AM
Edited By: zx9r on 4 Mar 2003 11:56
I guess it depends on what kinda riding you do.. That thing wont be able to keep up with me where I ride. just the woopdie doos would have you begging us to slow down
The motor is a hopped up prarie 650 motor.. the prarie is as fast or faster than the raptor but is made for a totally different kind of riding..
I personally would just go ahead and get the prarie if weight and handling wasnt an issue.
not bad looking though
but id still prefer the raptor
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redelk
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posted March 04, 2003 03:45 PM
Edited By: redelk on 4 Mar 2003 15:51
I don't think the Raptor is in too much trouble... yet.
Raptor 660R vs. KFX 700
Transmission: 5 speed / Automatic
Suspension: 9.1"f & 8.7"r / 9.25"f & 7.5"r
Seat height: 33.9" / 33.5"
Ground clr.: 4.5" (at rear disc) / 6.3" (at rear axle)
Height: 45.3" / 46.9"
Width: 43.3" / 47.1"
Length: 72" / 78"
Wheelbase: 49" / 50.8"
Dry weight: 398 lbs. / 516 lbs.
Unless those 40 extra cc's make 20% more HP and torque (after what gets eaten up by the automatic tranny)... a "Raptor Killer", it ain't. Still looks like it'd be a lot of fun, though.
Now the KFX 400 is a completly different can 'o worms. It could be a real threat to the Banshee. The KFX 400 weighs 16 pounds less and has 50 more cc's. The 400 also has a five speed (plus reverse).
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posted March 04, 2003 03:53 PM
OK, now I get it. Geez, the whole time I thought you were talking about this bike:
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Ninjaman12R
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posted March 04, 2003 04:07 PM
Excellent.............
That bike is sweet............
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VINCE12
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posted March 05, 2003 06:35 AM
The Raptor is a great quad but I still prefer my Banshee!!I've raced a couple raptors and I really don't see why everyone thinks they are so fast,maybe they could beat a stock banshee??But mine only has pipes,jets and lower gearing for the trails,and the raptors that I raced were stock but I handled them very easily!!
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Koz
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posted March 05, 2003 06:44 AM
Here is a review, the Raptor will be tested.
http://www.off-road.com/atv/reviews/quads/2004vforce/index.html
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CrotchRocket
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posted March 05, 2003 04:35 PM
Koz...Whats up ???...Long time no talk and see!!!...Whats new, hows your wife???...Dont know about you but I am SICK of this weather!!!
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Zhooligan
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posted March 05, 2003 04:52 PM
Edited By: Zhooligan on 8 Mar 2003 23:37
For the record a the stock raptor gearing is to high. Shift a stock raptor into 5th gear wide open on the flats and she falls on her face, slows down. It is geared to tall. Now drop a tooth in the front and she pulls like a wild dog. As for comparing the raptor to the banshee, lets talk apples and apples. Bone stock without your mods against the bone stock raptor you spoke of.
And why people like them is they have power, easy to get more, and they are a water cooled four stroke you can run in the woods, lug, chug or scorch the earth. Do that with a banshee and you need to bring a pocket full of plugs! But a good running banshee with a pipe is awfully sweet.
My Raptor has a Yosh full exhaust, jet kit, K&N Filter and I dropped a tooth on the countershaft sprocket. Coming out of corners in third gear she wheelies on one wheel looking for a place to slam you into the ground. As with motorcycles and cars, there is always someone out there with a hotter machine. But the Raptor can be ridden fast or slow, the Banshee especially is a typical two stroke that needs to be on the pipe to make power. The raptor will lug down to a point that you can't beleive it is running.
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posted March 05, 2003 05:21 PM
Zhooligan hit the nail right on the head. A Banshee really responds to pipe, jetting and gearing changes. So does a Raptor. I'm sure most of you have seen the pics I have posted here of my wife on her Raptor. (you can tell I'm proud of her riding abilities ) At 105 lbs she throws everything at us from mud to rocks and sticks that look like small trees. BUT.......with a Yosh full system, K&N Filter, Jet kit and 1 tooth down on the front LOOK OUT! The difference is easily the same as a good pipe,(AKRO...heh heh......thought I'd sneek that in there.) PCIIIR,K&N and 1 tooth down on a 12R. No kidding........a stock Raptor is a pussycat compared to one set up that way. The K&N kit came as one comeplete package........probably the same one Zhooligan bought. zx9r.........do yourself a favor and set yours up exactly the same way........you WON'T be sorry.
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