Raptor 660 or 400ex
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yah, everyone says that the hondas are "bulletproof", i would have to agree. my 84 odyssey fl250 has takin a beatn, but never quit on me. i also used to have a 1971 honda trail 70 dirt bike. lasted all the way up to the day that i sold it [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img]
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Raptor 660 or 400ex
Originally posted by: motox26
'02 and up is the way to go. The '01's had a lot of tranny problems and one-way bearing problems, carbs kept falling off, etc. Not only are these reports from the forums, but everythign I just menitoned happened to TWO of my friend's with '01's.
'02 and up is the way to go. The '01's had a lot of tranny problems and one-way bearing problems, carbs kept falling off, etc. Not only are these reports from the forums, but everythign I just menitoned happened to TWO of my friend's with '01's.
In case your curious just check out all the changes to the 02 model and you will see there were issues that needed to be addressed.
I guess if you found one that had everything corrected it could be ok, but it would be hard to know for sure etc.
As far as comparing the two models for your use this is something that you need to really consider your needs as both are good machines that you will have lots of fun riding, but they are also very very different.
Another thing to consider is if you intend to keep it stock and if not to what level you will mod it. I think this is important because though both respond well to basic intake and exhaust mods the rappy has a large cc advantage and uses it to prouduce plenty of bottom and mid power, but its shortcomings in handling allow the 400 to have an overall advantage (mostly in xc and mx, and its a little different in drags only) that becomes more obvious as the levels of modification increase.
We have had both an 02 raptor with intake and exhaust mods, and my fully modded 440ex since they were new, and though both are lots of fun to ride I prefer the 440ex everytime.
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Raptor 660 or 400ex
alright, i think that i am going to get either a ex or a z. i herd that on older model z's that you have to watch out for cracked frames. is this true? and what year did the z's start having reversez? cant make up my mind.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img]
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Raptor 660 or 400ex
If you are looking at spending around $2800.00, I would probably go with the EX too. Otherwise, it is going to come down to power(660) vs handling(400.) If you can find someone selling an '01 660 with proof the tranny was upgraded, I would consider it. Realistically, at this point most of those quads have either been fixed or scrapped.