Yeah quick question? I have a KFX400(stock) and have beat Raptors in straight drags to 150 yards...is it the riders fault I keep winning or the is the Raptor just not that fast?

FYI We quit racing after 4 times keeping the same distance.

 

DEFFINATLY riders fault. The KFX isn't even a challange for a Rappy with someone who knows how to ride.

 

Right...makes sense. I suppose if he let someone else try to "race" it the results may be different. I was going to race another friend who has a "Rappy", but it kept breaking down....are they as reliable as they are fast?

 

The kxf/z400's are a match for a raptor, but only when its in the first 100-150 yrds. You said youare running 150 yards right? I woudl say its possible for the bike (kxf) to at least be next to a Rappy in 150 yards, but its is some driver too, if you are winning all the time. But I can hang witha piped Raptor on my womans piped z400, for about 100-150 yrds.
Don't forget about rider weight too!

 

300 feet is a pretty short race. Raptor's don't star coming on strong until after that. My 416EX used to beat my Rappy(when it was only piped) in the 300 footer. When you stretched it out to 1/8 mile though, the Rappy would kill my 416.

 

I weigh 200lbs, he is 180lbs or so

 

Thats barely enough difference to make a difference. I agree with RaptorAZ. Thats a short race. I would be willing to bet that your races would be similar with equal riders.

 

Read any shootouts that were put together professionally and they all show that the KFX and LTZ got pulled ahead of at the start by a good distance by a Rappy. 400 cc engines don't have the torque to keep up with a 660 at the start, it's all torque and the bigger cc's have that advantage. Raptors are quick out of the hole. I'm not bashing the KFX I'm just stating facts.

 

Uh, as far as the short race, 300ft is the distance of a competition sand drag. As far as the KFX400 eating a raptor in that distance... NO WAY. My brother rides a KFX400 and I ride a raptor. Even before we both modded our bikes, I could eat him up in 300ft and he is about 80lbs lighter than me. On the same turf with the same traction, the raptors horsepower should quickly overcome the kfx. The KFX is a nice bike, but its just a difference of displacement. If the a stock KFX is beating a stock raptor, either the raptor owner can't ride or can't tune his bike right.

~HoundDog

 

Yes, you are right along with the periodicals you have referenced. I'm sure I was just "lucky" with the 300ft race against a machine that has a 260cc advantage. No doubt the Raptor has exceptional torque and power as well as the potential for being a serious sport ATV. I would get one myself if it would stay on all four wheels during the majority of riding, but it is rumored to be "tipsy"?