Just got my new Dirt Wheels Mag, and Yamaha is releasing the raptor with a 680'ish motor, calling it a 700. The other goodies are what makes this bike sound good though. New suspension, a-arms, REVERSE,and EFI!!!!! This bike will definitely give the DS a run for it's money.

I hope BRP is doing something to counter this, or they will totally lose market share in the open class.

 

done forget about what honda is going to do, i would pay more attention to honda than BRP.

 

what is honda up to im behind on my gossip

 

try an 800 v-twin efi in the ds chassis.
I just hope its a manual.

 

now that would be the ultimate!!

 

It looks like yamaha did thier homework on raptor 700. It will probily be better than ds650 in every way [stock vs stock]. Honda will release a big bore ex sooner or later, and don't think suzuki isn't wanting a big bore z on the market. Very soon ds will need more than efi and reverse to compete. Of course a 800 v-twin with a manual tranny, combined with a great handling, high speed chassis would be awsome. If its an auto I won't be intrested.