Fire roads and desert riding are alot of fun on the DS too. I feel you would be fine trail riding with it, about the only place it wouldn't have an advantage would be a mx track imo.

 

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

After reading the comment above me, I guess that brings another issue. I don't live anywhere close near dunes. I could go to Idaho somewhere, but I wouldn't go to Idaho just to ride dunes for a day. So, most of my time would be spent up in the mountains riding on some trails and old logging roads. Would the DS still be the one to get or is there another quad out there that could do the job better?</end quote></div>

It would only take you a few minutes in St. Anthony dunes in Idaho, to want to ride them for several days in a row. You can't even imagine how fun the riding is there. Go for it and see what you think. You might just become a converted dune junky like a lot of us. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

The only thing the Raptor has over the DS in MHO is reverse.

 

We have dunes a hundred miles away from us but, we have about 70 miles of dried up river bed to run in that is always changing & my DS is a blast in it.