If that much has happened to your Raptor, I'd just want the insurance people to replace the thing with a brand new one, instead of all the repair work.

 

I just made up my mind....I'm going to keep the Raptor......I think black plastic would look sweet with blue frame and blue graffics.....and one of chasmans blue tail lights. Tell me that wouldn't be a bad set up.

 

Bash,

The only tumble I've had was a backwards end-over-end from a hill climb. I moved my steering support back far enough to cause the also bent handlebars to rub the top of my tank. Since I didn't want to get into swapping steering stems, I took a chance on wrapping a rachet strap around the centermount and a tree and bending both the stem and stem support (part of the frame-weak part I might add) back out. Worked great. The only other bends I found were later when I saw the bike in the rear view of my truck and realized one front fender was "limp"...I had to pull the fairing support outward sending the fender back up. As far as mainframe, can't see any damage, but if it doesn't steer funny or seem in a bind, I don't think it's worth worrying about...seems like every banshee that rides with me has some quirp...left bar down, skeg up, pulls one way...you know the drill...RIDE OUT!

 

my frame was really bent up at the top near the bushing for the stem. i think i could have fixed that by cutting it off and making a new piece and welding it on. the problem was that the whole thing was slightly tweaked. i don't own a frame table to bend it back. i wanna say that the frame complete was only about 750.00. the whole job ended up costing the insurance company about 4500.00. frame all new plastic, stem, bars, rear rotor, rims, radiator, seat and cover, lights, grab bar, and a whole bunch of little stuff. thank god i had insurance. i dont know why the ins company didnt total it out. It's no big deal though. The quad actually came out better then new. big gun exhaust, renthal fat bars, prm grab bar, stuff like that. most aftermarket stuff is cheaper then any yamaha oem. i priced the lonestar frame at the time it was to much money to get it on the ins claim. after the dealership put the pipe on they even jetted it. i really have no complaints about that.

i do however think the frame is way weaker then my 400 frame it took about the same crash once and it only slightly bent the front bumber.

 

mind if i ask how much you pay to insure your quad?

Raptor 2001 Blue
white bros e series pipe
Yamaha shock covers

 

Dude if that was your blue raptor up at state 8
What a mess! I am glad you had that insured too.
mike
01 black raptor

 

its about 400 dollars a year. i found it cheaper online now but i bought a year up front the day i bought the quad. (i had my banshee stolen right from the garage)

 

mine was at ferrals in medina

 

the front frame is 588.61
the sub frame is 348.03

 

I second that Joey. I like the finish of the blue powder coated frame and for that matter, the color blue over white/black.

IronBear

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