Text Has everyone that has a Raptor been to the Yamaha Europe web site for the Raptor. The 660r even has its own soundtrack by Normally Invisible. If you go be sure and rev the motor. I think its a better site than what we have.

 

i've been goin to that site since when raptors first came out.

 

Pretty cool, slow as hell though.

 

Must have been your connection. I am on a 56k modem, aol line and mine went pretty fast. Since its raining out and I can't ride I think I will go over to europe and rev the motor again since i can't do it here.

 

Typical Yamaha CRAP! When you see the Raptor coming down the road in the intro, you are hearing a Banshee. After it stops and revs up they change it over to a Raptor. Rev up the motor huh? There's no way there little mouse-over rev is a Raptor. That's a multiple cylinder engine for sure! It's a little deceiving I think. In order to really hear the Raptor, you have to go to the sound page.

 

Sorry, I should have made it more clear I was going to sound page. I think your right on the beginning and then the switch over to Raptor.

 

bash i agree...all the raptors i have heard in real life sound nothing like that. it does kinda sound like a mulitple cylender..it seems a little too high pitched to be a 660 single...hmm

 

Interesting side note... they actaully list a torque spec on that page. 5.1 m-kg @ 5500 rpm. First time I've seen yamaha actaully list any spec for the raptor.

For us on the english system thats 36.88 ft/lbs @ 5500 rpm
And that turns out to be 38.6 horse @ 5500 RPM..

just an interesting side note..

Brad

 

On my certificate of origin it said: 43.8 hp and 401.24 dry weight.

 

Mine came with a title... no specs on it.. <shrugz>

I'm not suprised by the higher horse number, 5500 is low in the raptors power ban from what I've seen... so 43.8 horse is prolly about right..

I'm not suprised the torque starts to fall after 5500 rpm, pretty typical of a 4 stroke gas piston engine..

Brad