you still have over twice what mine cost in it, i can say that i will never lose any money on my bike. people are paying more money for them now than i did for it new, and that ain't no lie. so in 2 years your raptor will be worth 4000 or so and my 500(20hrs original )will just go up and up, an i don'r have a battery to die, valves to adust etc, and when i want more i can plunk down 250 for pipe and get what would cost you raptor boys 700-1000 even if do work at the dealer, you'll pay 500 to get almost no results. i think they are real nice machines, i may even get one , but i am sick of this raptor this, raptor that. get a life already, they are without a doubht the most serious thing to come out in a long time, and i think yamaha is leading the way for others to follow. all hail king raptor! (even if it is slower than q-zilla, at least you can get it new!)

 

Id like to know which gear the testers are starting in with the ds, because its just as easy to start in 2nd. I dont know about that raptor.