Well gentlemen I certainly hope you are right. I guess I need to learn a little patience.

 

I think the new Raptor is awesome, it truly sounds like what the a new DS should aspire to be. I was never impressed with the old Raptors and it looks like Yamaha adressed all the major problems it had such as height and width. This is a completely new bike from a major player and it can't help but get the others to stand up and notice. I think my brand loyalty might be getting shakey if Bomb can't come up with something to counter this.
Now if the first year can prove to be reliable. "Of course the motor and chassis will never be as stout as the DS is." I'd hope that the extra 80lbs the DS carries was put to good use!