struddy they have made lots of changes to the Raptor 700 it now has a lightweight 4 valve engine instead of 5, it had EFI, the displacement is bumped up to 686cc, the motor is a hole lot shinier, the suspension is basically the same as the YFZ same length, and width, and its only 1/2" taller then the YFZ now compared to being about 2 or so more inches. so theres alot of changes

 

Sounds like it's a great set up. I'm definitely not making a decision until I hear some reviews on them, but it's got me thinking. It sounds they may have figured out the negative handling characteristics too, that's awesome.