Ok here is the thing i want to know wich is the better drag racer? better top speed? better handaling (is this very important or can i get by with the raptor suspension?)? wich jumps the best? out of the RAPTOR/Z400/400EX!!!!!!!!!! THANXS! O ya and wich one is the most reliably quad? and wich has the most torque? and wich one would you chose?? the raptor is 6k and the z is 5.5k and the ex is like almost 6k!!!!!!

 

Judging by your typing and the way you "act" I'd say go for the LT50 or if you really need speed, the Lt80!

 

Oh geez how funny are you guys!!!!! LOL I just had to tell you I got quite a "kick" out of this one!! I've got a pretty fast LT80 LOL [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

hey i was just wondering how bad my suzuki ltf160 would smoke the raptor/z/ex! that is all! lol j/k! ya i know my typing is bad but i was in a hury when i typed that last post! sorry! for realy i would like to know an answear to those questions! thanxs!

 

I paid 5,100 out the door for a 400ex that handles better and is more reliable than a Raptor. Nobody knows about the z400 yet.

I wouldn't trade my Raptor for 2 400exs though. The 400 can't duplicate the feeling I get and I am not willing to go the 2-stroke route to get it.

/NotuRaptor

 

Buy a Blaster, it's faster than the 400EX this year with the new cam, sprocket, and high compression piston. That thing's gonna rip on the EX and Z. The raptor would probably still beat it though because they don't wanna take any sales away...

I was riding my friend's Z400 last night and it seemed really fast until I rode my other friend's new (not yet available in America) Blaster... That thing's INSANE!

Or you could just buy the current blaster and dremmel down the cam lobes to make it like a new one. Then just sand down the top of the piston and get the new sprocket, but don't put all the bolts in, take them all out except one. It's like lightening the flywheel.

Good luck, and remember keep the rubber side down!

 

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Cams in a blaster eh?! Are you saying that it's a 4 stroke? Personally I think chest waders are in order here! Carefull where ya step![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]

 

Very little reliable info. available for the Z400 yet....so I left it out

Raptor

Raptor

close call...most say 400ex

the Raptor and 400ex suspension feels almost identical

they both jump fine.....the 400ex has more of the quads weight towards the rear, so the rider has too shift his weight more towards the rear for level jumping (Raptor weight distribution is 46f/54r)

the 400ex is more reliable than the 01 Raptor, but the 02 Raptor is probably just as reliable.

Raptor

Neither

 

Oh, I was just talking to my friend with the new Blaster and he says that the reeds look different, too. You would also want to get new Muffler bearings because his have ALREADY worn out! Those Yamahas will kill you with repair bills, eh?