I know the mojave is one of the best 250s out thare but the raptor is supposed 2 be the absolute best i saw yamahas raptor 250 test against what they claimed was every 250 but they seemed 2 have missed one "MOJAVE" so i just wanted 2 know if the raptor is the "BEST" as yamaha claims

 

I rode a raptor 250, and it is definetly faster than my old 250ex, but i do not know too much about the mojaves, exept for the are really dependable. The clutch on the 250 raptor is also nice.
-lwc

 

well my mojave only has a jardine rt4 pipe and it does a little over 60 so i dont know how fast the raptor is but i would like 2 find out

 

I have been hearing around 55. I do not know if it is more or less though.

 

The Mojave is a tired old design. Why do you think they discontinued it....and they never even had anything to replace it with?

Who cares which is "faster". It isn't how fast you can go, it's how well it handles when you do go fast...and that was never the Mojave's strong point. Wasting everyone's time on this one....

 

I'm pretty sure that the mojave would eat the raptor 250 alive. Just look at the specs: http://www.atvsource.com/manuf...asaki/2003/mojave.htm


The mojave has an 11:1 compression piston, liquid cooling, 4 valves and DOHC. I think it would have about 18-22hp with those specs, or it could get there with a simple pipe and filter and open air box lid.

The raptor 250 has 2 valves, 9.5?:1 compression, air cooling, and SOHC. I think it would have about 14-16hp with those specs.

If I had a choice between the two, I would choose the mojave. Then I would throw some 18" rears tires and 20" fronts onto it to lower the ride height.

The width is similar to the raptor 250, as well as the suspension.

The mojave could be made into a much better machine with its liquid cooling and 4 valve DOHC motor, however, the Raptor has E-Start and ways much less so it is better for newer riders.

 

The Mojave is one of the few ATVs with a 4 valve DOHC engine thats why it can even beat the larger 300 SOHC Lakota. No way the old school 2 valve SOHC motor Raptor would keep up.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: TLC

The Mojave is one of the few ATVs with a 4 valve DOHC engine thats why it can even beat the larger 300 SOHC Lakota. No way the old school 2 valve SOHC motor Raptor would keep up.</end quote></div>

But it is heavy like a brick and it doesn't handle all that well....so who cares?

 

A 500 Polaris sportsman is 100 lb heavier than an a 500 Honda Foreman yet destroys it in a race so whats your point about weight?

 

Recon's point about weight stems from the OP's original question. Mojaveman asked which was the better 250. He didn't ask which was the fastest in a straight line, or which had the highest tech engine, hence weight and handling making a difference in the overall performance of the quads in discussion.

Seems like 'better' just means 'fastest' in this discussion.

-Krait