Hey Raptorrider 2001! I hope I'm still twisting the throttle at age 61! Good for you! Thanks for proving to us that age is only a state of mind! Happy riding for many more years!

 

Hey Drekkyk Were do you live? Well have to go riding when you get you bike. The only thing I can tell you is get tires. I love this bike but ice and snow tires would make it more fun. Other than thwt my bike is all stock and all fun.

 

Hey Drekkyk Were do you live? Well have to go riding when you get you bike. The only thing I can tell you is get tires. I love this bike but ice and snow tires would make it more fun. Other than that my bike is all stock and all fun.

 

Thank you all for your responses. I thought it might be too much of a machine to start out with, but I'm a quick learner. My first time snowmobiling, I was on an Indy 550 (I think) and it was pretty quick. I know I'm not comparing apples to apples here, but within a couple of days I was beating faster machines on the trails. I was powering my way through the turns and thats where I left everyone behind. My buddy with the same riding experiance as me had one too and I would have to stop and wait for him. He was either terrible, or I did really well Anyway, I wasnt trying to beat anyone, just having fun. That's why I think the Raptor would be a good choice. I dont want to buy something, and after getting used to it, wishing I had a raptor because it was the one I really liked to begin with. I'll just take it easy at first.

As for where I live, well, I'm in S. Korea now. I'm originally from Mt. Clemens, MI. My wife lives out near 25 mile now. Being in the USAF, I have to do my year tour here in Korea (Its way to long to be away from family) and in April I head to Tucson, AZ. It seems like there should be some good riding there. Only 2 Months 23 days 13 hours and 34 minutes 4 seconds to go. Now its 7,047,206 seconds to go! (Not that I'm counting)

Thanks again for your replies!

Drekkyk

 

Drekkyk,

I agree with you. Start off with the best and forget about the rest! If you got something inferior, within a couple of weekends you will be ready for more and wishing you got the Raptor. I experienced the same thing when I got my first street bike in '98. I went with a Ninja ZX-9R (first production street bike to run a 9 second 1/4 mile) and many people thought it was TOO MUCH to start off with. But I'll promise you the power made me respect it much more than a 600cc bike that you feel comfortable with too quick. As I got better, the bike was still far within it's limits. Anyway, to make a short story long, the same logic applies here. Get the Raptor, respect it's power and grow with it...you'll love it!