Can you say rider should have started out on something less powerful. He obviously could not handle that machine. is this his first race? first quad? allot of question that need to be asked before making a blanket critism of a machine and why it was made. I saw a guy in high school bought a brand new 250r 3 wheeler , took it off his truck started it dumped the clutch landed upside down , he went a foot on his first ride , i guess the 250r is crap and who needs it?

 

Motorhead,
I'm sorry, i just have to laught cause i know someone who acts exactly like the one you mentioned. He has a KX250 and he swears he soars through the air when in reality he never really leaves the ground! Its so funny but he honostly believes he soars despite everyone who tells him otherwise.

01400ex

 

ha ha ha ! well from the reviews ive read its more of a woods machine. it sounds like that guy should have ridden a 300ex or somthing before he took on the raptor. luckey him he didnt break anything

 

what a -2 swimgarm do????or why would u want that??

what is tt racing???

 

a -2 swing arm improves steering quickness and handling tight areas. it makes the front end lighter, causing it to wheelie more. tt racing is a tight circle track usually paved. i cant remember what tt stands for, time trials or someting. hope i helped.

 

I have always been a honda fan,both bikes and wheelers,throughout the years.I also work at a Yamaha dealership LoL.I have almost unlimited access to a demo Raptor and Im sorry to say that my 88' 250R has been collecting alot of dust lately.I'll never get rid of old red but when I finish it off this winter to prepare for my first motocross season I want to by a quad for the trails. I think it might be a raptor if in the long run they dont have big problems.I commend Yamaha for their effort to keep high performance wheelin'alive.Back to the comment.I dont know of any aftermarket company that makes a wider axle for the Raptor.It is too narrow for flattrack racing in stock form as is any other atv.If this guy infact did use his stock axle to flattrack he is very brave or very stupid.You may laugh out the other side of your helmet when they come out with a whole arsenal of aftermarket components for the Raptor. 88'250R stock frame and transmission the rest is aftermarket.Raptorproof (for now)

 

A Raptor is good for kicking the 400EX's @$$

 

Sounds to me like too much ATV for the rider.

The first time i rode a 250x i flipped it over backwards on me!

 

My buds 250r atc is awesome, he dusts Banshee's with it. That guy who flipped it was obviously an idiot. 250r, crap and who needs it!!! That's really funny coming from a Polaris rider.

 

my best frined who is just geting into the sport is buying a x racer r with a 310 im going rideing with him and a few other frineds and ill tell ya all how long he's gonna have to stay in that full body case he'll more than likely be in
just for the recored i started with a 3 hp mini bike then a big red 250es which i had to teach myself how to ride lol and at frist wouldn t even baby hills i wouldn t even notice today lol
we all started out somewhere
monica 86 4trx250r
86 atc 250r
RIDE RED OR RIDE HOME!!