I am in the process of looking for a new bike and I have it narrowed down to 3 choices, the DS650, the Raptor, and the 400 ex. which would you reccomend? any feed back would be appreciated. thanx

 

Personally I would get the Raptor. It looks the best and I think it is one of the fastest made.

 

I would get a Raptor too,they are fast right out of the box.

 

Yeah dude im with these guys, i say go for the RAPTOR they look the best and prolly handle the best, and are the fastest! Ride with style dude!!!!

 

i'll agree, the raptor is the fastest and looks best,, but no, the 400ex handles much better, and i beleive is a better all around bike, but for speed and looks, go with the raptor


kojo

 

Gee, isn't it great to have a choice? Before you had a choice between the Banshee and modifying something else to make it run like one. Now we have five to chose from. It truly is a great day for us sport riders.

 

I have a 400, and my hubby has a Raptor. Both are great bikes. It would depend on what you wanted to do with it. Both are great track and trail riders, and are fun in the dunes. The 400 is an awesome, light, nimble handler, and has an excellent reputation, and very dependable. The Raptor is heavier, has more power, and sits a little higher in the saddle (so to speak), and definately gets looks as you trailer it to your riding spot! There are posts that trash the Raptor due to some factory problems that were present earlier, but I can say that my husband has had no problems with his so far. I ride it every once in a while, and it's nice and cushy, but I prefer to ride my 400. I can move my bike around in the air much easier, and it's a flier! The DS I wouldn't get unless you do lots of duning or desert racing. Very long and the heaviest sport quad there is. However, for duning I hear it's awesome!

Corry

 

Well said, Corry !!

 

I would have to say go for the DS650 they have good power fun ride and look awesome. The Raptors are prone to having clutch problems and the 400EX is air cooled and i have never liked those plus there small and only top out at 60! But the DS650 has a bulletproof engine and the ultimate stock suspension setup.

 

Oh, just a note on the DS650. Team Alba racing has a lot of ads in Dirtwheels about if you buy a DS650 from them, you get all these aftermarket goodies on it like a really nice graphics kit, seat cover, shocks, (I want to say A-arms, but I can't remember) a pipe, etc, etc. All for the MSRP. How cool, huh? Why can't they do that for the Honda's? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

Corry