I just read that the raptor is as good 400ex
in small trails this magazine said that it as
best top speed and pull the best.
And it jump very good well balance.
This magazine is french from Quebec canada
its name [LE MONDE DU VTT] THE WORLD OF ATV.
if you have ??? i will answer

 

Do you mean that the top speed was better than all quads, or just the 400ex?
thanks

 

Think i will be a better all out machine then the DS650? how abotu speed? ds or raptor?

 

ATV SPORT AND DIRT WHEELS SAID IT IS THE FASTEST PRODUCTION QUAD ON THE MARKET, IT HAS ALSO BEEN SAID I BELIEVE BY DIRT WHEELS THAT IS IT HAS THE SAME WEIGHT RATIO AS A 400EX. PULLS WELL THRU ALL GEARS BUT 1ST IS A LITTLE LONG. I JUST PLACED A DEPOSIT ON MINE

 

Yes its the faster than all other stock.

 

The Raptor will be the fastest production quad still made

 

I really hate to break it to you but nobody has tested a production unit yet. These are all pre-production prototypes that are being transported, maintained and tuned by Yamaha. You are going to have to wait for the real mc coy.

 

Goodpoint! Not trying to start a fight but a rumor I once heard was Honda used to send...hmmm, you know "special" bikes & quads for reviews. Maybe one with just a tad more "go" than the showroom model.

 

You are correct, I remember that also. How can you blame them? The purpose of letting people test the machine is to show how great it is. You would be out of your mind to think that that motor hasn't been blueprinted. I'm not saying modified, but you can bet somebody has prepped those bikes to the tiniest detail. Anybody who has ever been inside a production motor knows that there is power to be gained by just "cleaning up" casting flash. More true on a 2-stroke but my point is still valid.

 

HATE TO TELL YOU ALL BUT THE ARE NOW TESTING PRODUCTION UNITS IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE PREPRODUCTION UNITS CARBS /BOGGING HAS BEEN CORRECTED IN THE PRODUCTION UNITS