I have a 07 wolverine 450 se with a gytr exhaust and i think that the top speed is not good enough. I also want a quad with gears so do you think the raptor is a good idea? I also ride around on the streets a lot so will the raptors clutch be a problem in trafic or trafic lights?

 

I would recoment the yfz 450 over the rapter. (personal choice) going from a 450 wolverine to a 700 rapter is a big price jump. plus you can up grade the yfz cheeper then the rapter.

 

thanks for the reply. the thing is i live in switzerland and i am thinking of selling it there and i will get at least 12000 franks from the bike which is 12000 dollars and if i decide to buy a 700r it will cost me 8 thousand from the states and then another 1 or 2 for shipping to switzerland. if the price isnt really a problem do you still think the yfz would be a better idea?
thanks

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: yamadog06

plus you can up grade the yfz cheeper then the rapter.</end quote></div>

i would not agree with this statement. i would say a raptor 700 with the big 3 will beat a yfz450 with the big 3. it is a close raptor but i think the raptor gets them. and the raptor is about to get a new kickass intake made by fuel customs that will make atleast 3 more hp than the best intake now.

 

yea and i also like the fact that the raptor has reverse and cause i ride on the streets 80% of the time, reverse is really useful

 

btw does the raptor have any kind of small storage compartment cause on the 2009 model i see that at the back there is something that looks like a boot.

 

there is a small spot by the airbox. as far as the 09 not sure if they added a storage box under the plastic

 

The advantage I see to the Raptor for street use is going to be torque and less frequent rebuilds. The YFZ is an awesome machine, but if you are putting a lot of hours on it, the 700 is probably a better bet.

 

yea i see what you mean and also the reverse is really important for parkking and crap. thanks for the info!

 

oh yeah, thats right the yfz doesn't have reverse. good point. in that case I would recomend the 700. I ride the track and dont need reverse that often.