On Monday, the 1st, I went on a poker run up behind Shasta Dam here in Redding, CA. About 250 riders, mostly dirtbikes, and about 30 or so quads. The terrain is very very rocky. Big rocks everywhere. I weigh about 225 lbs. I beat the snot out of my Raptor. I have never ridden harder or been on tougher terrain than what we rode on Monday. I keep hearing all these stories about a-arms bending, sub-frames bending, whatever. We jumped, banged and road hard all day long and not one problem, no carb probs, or backfiring, nothing. I love this Raptor, and am very glad I bought it.

 

It's good to hear from others that really love their Raptors. I have yet to have any problems with mine. I love it. Best handling quad I've ever ridden.

 

I have only 1 problem with my raptor and thats I didnt get it back yet! Waiting since Nov.

 

what is a poker run ?

Paul

 

A poker run is an organized ride, usually for charity, where there are 5 or more stops. At each stop the rider draws a poker card, and at the end of the ride, the best hand can win anything from 100 bucks to a new quad. They are a riot!

Oh yeah, and My Raptor hasn't broken anything either. I guess I must not be riding it hard enough...... DUH!

 

You still don't have your bike back? TELL THEM TO PUNT!

If I let a manufacturer take my machine for a supposed 2 or 4 week test, and didn't have it back in 6 weeks, they would owe me a brand new quad. Period. I don't care what they are doing to it, you should call and tell them if you can't have it back tommarrow, they own it, and should be sending you a check for a new one.

If they can't keep their deadlines, how can you be sure they won't blow up your machine. (Or at least that it will be able to keep the stock reliability)

 

paulb

Would that be Germiston, South Africa?
would be cool if we could have one of these poker runs here in SA.

Oh, by the way, no problems with my Raptor. It rulz

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