I have a 2005 Raptor 350, it has an HMF slip on, and soon to have a modded air box. I will be making my own lid for my air box out of aluminum and put those uni filter circle filters in it.

Now I went riding yesterday, and I realized I love my bike, it has enough top speed, because where I ride I wont ever top out, but I hate how when racing from a dead stop, with the stock tires, 1st and 2nd gear, the tires just spin, a set of hole shots/maxxis will fix this though. Another thing is, this beast is hard to wheelie, with out popping the clutch. Now my question is, without going into the engine, right now is there something I can do to maybe make my raptor easier to wheelie? I don't wanna have to pop the clutch or stand on the grab bar, but I want to if possible, just be going in 1st/2nd/3rd gear and just ramming the gas and have it come up on me? I know its harder with a four stroke, but anything that will help. THANKS

 

I dont know if the 350 with just hammering the gas will ever just come up on you, but I would try a larger rear sprocket.

 

What ya need is a big net filled with bricks. Tie it to your grab bar and let it dangle about 5 inches down. Now let the wheelies start.

Na, just kidding man. I had a buddy that had a 350 raptor. One of the things I noticed is that it seems the engine sits farther to the front of the bike. The shifter had a linkage that connected to the trans about 4" forward instead of being directly connected on most wheelers. I think that may throw the weight to the front a little more making it harder to wheelie.

I can say after a while he was still able to wheelie the stock raptor without much trouble.

 

I was thinking about changing the rear sprocket, but how should I go? Also thanks for that brick idea, I might try it, ha ha.

I can wheelie the thing, but not as easy, as just mashing the gas. I can wheelie, but the easiest way for me is to pop the clutch, are there any other ways? Would a cdi box help with easier wheelies?

 

It's cheaper to replace the front sprocket with a smaller one than to replace the rear. ($15) The front always wears out faster then the rear anyway. A 12 tooth will help out. Nothing you do to the engine will allow you to wheelie without using the clutch. You may as well get used to it. How are you "popping the clutch"? From a dead start or while rolling along in 2nd or 3rd gear? My buddy has a bone-stock Warrior that I can walk for days. You just have to get used to it and have a little courage, cause you almost have to stand the 350 straight up to reach it's balance point. If you feel like you've gone back too far, lightly tap the back brake and that will bring your front-end down.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Raptor450

It's cheaper to replace the front sprocket with a smaller one than to replace the rear. ($15) The front always wears out faster then the rear anyway. A 12 tooth will help out. Nothing you do to the engine will allow you to wheelie without using the clutch. You may as well get used to it. How are you "popping the clutch"? From a dead start or while rolling along in 2nd or 3rd gear? My buddy has a bone-stock Warrior that I can walk for days. You just have to get used to it and have a little courage, cause you almost have to stand the 350 straight up to reach it's balance point. If you feel like you've gone back too far, lightly tap the back brake and that will bring your front-end down.</end quote></div>

Alright Ill check ebay. Thanks. Im new to clutch so I am doing it from a dead stop, this is bad for the clutch right? Im knew and don't know how I can "pop" the clutch while rolling in 3rd gear, care to explain?

 

I don't see why popping it from a dead stop would hurt a whole lot. What I usually do is start out and shift up to 2nd gear and about mid throttle, quickly pull in the clutch and release it real fast and mash the throttle pretty hard, all while pulling up and leaning back a little. Around here we call popping the clutch like that "double-clutching". Double clutching allows you to get your RPMs up enough to get the front off the ground. Just be careful, wear a helmet, and practicing in a grassy field will hurt less if you wreck. Don't pull up too hard and don't lean back too far until you learn your bike. And don't forget the back brake trick, you may want to practice this before you actually need it as it's harder to tap the back brake while on a wheelie. And if you do drag the wheelie bar, the bike usually will not come back down unless you hit the back brake or unless it tips to one side and starts flipping end-over-end. Once you get to the balance point, you can feather the gas - mash the gas harder will bring the front up, let off a little will bring the front down. If you let the front down too far, even a modded 350 doesn't have the power to bring it back up. Again, be careful. I have been hurt and seen stupid things happen while doing wheelies. One guy in our group ran into the side of a parked minivan and did about $2000 damage to the car, not to mention numorous trips to the emergency room, and lots of bent handlebars and road rash.