uhhhh... I find this topic amazingly stupid. I'm not used to this kind of feedback, I hang out at the suzuki forum... Neways, in theory the frame should crack long before it dents. Aluminum is very stiff and under pressure it cracks instead of bending. Of course, Aluminum takes a lot more to crack than steel does to bend... Aluminum is much lighter and is all around better in a racing environment... hope this helps some of you guys...

 

d@mn, y'all are stupid, quit fighting and grow up.

 

Raptor 18- yeah u probly did see a alot of hondas out there, but they were 250's not 350ex, nobodys stupid enough to race thoughs

 

I saw a mojave racing pro class. You would be suprised to see what people race with and especially what people can win with! Anyways, aluminum won't bend that easy. Lonestarbanshee endoed and landed directly on his front bumper in a race, and while he was knocked out his quad didn't have a bent bumper, broken bolt, or any other kind of break on his entire quad. So I would say that an aluminum frame should hold up fine if the bumper will.

 

Take one look at the frame in person, they are probably more durable than the Raptor's steel frame.