Couple words of warning to new Raptor owners.....
Jul 18, 2003 | 05:12 PM
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Couple words of warning to new Raptor owners.....
Learn from my mistakes.
Replace the rear grab rail asap. If you hit it once you will either bend it severely or break it right off.
For 40 bucks or so,its good insurance. The stock one seems to be made out of butter.
The skid plates suck. I put holes in mine,literally. I would hit a small rock and it would take chunks out of the engine plate.
Other than those two small gripes,I love it.
But yesterday as I was replcing my skids,I was sitting there thinking "I REALLY should have done this back in March when I picked it up."
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Replace the rear grab rail asap. If you hit it once you will either bend it severely or break it right off.
For 40 bucks or so,its good insurance. The stock one seems to be made out of butter.
The skid plates suck. I put holes in mine,literally. I would hit a small rock and it would take chunks out of the engine plate.
Other than those two small gripes,I love it.
But yesterday as I was replcing my skids,I was sitting there thinking "I REALLY should have done this back in March when I picked it up."
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Jul 18, 2003 | 05:26 PM
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Couple words of warning to new Raptor owners.....
It was too funny looking back at my buddy on his raptors maiden voyage and watching the rear skid get chucked off at the rider behind him. Took him all of 30 minutes to take it off without touching a bolt..
Jul 18, 2003 | 06:22 PM
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Couple words of warning to new Raptor owners.....
Still have the factory skid plates and grab bar.....haven't had a problem with the grab bar...of course I haven't been on it yet....lol
but the skid plates really do suck. no problem under the engine, just under the rear carriage. it needs to be metal.
but the skid plates really do suck. no problem under the engine, just under the rear carriage. it needs to be metal.
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Jul 18, 2003 | 06:24 PM
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Couple words of warning to new Raptor owners.....
Originally posted by: warrior007
It was too funny looking back at my buddy on his raptors maiden voyage and watching the rear skid get chucked off at the rider behind him. Took him all of 30 minutes to take it off without touching a bolt..
It was too funny looking back at my buddy on his raptors maiden voyage and watching the rear skid get chucked off at the rider behind him. Took him all of 30 minutes to take it off without touching a bolt..
