I was just reading at the Honda forums and was wondering If a stock Raptor and a stock YZ125 and a YZ125 with a pipe drag raced what would win?

 

i think the raaptor would win because it has 4 times the power and only twice the weight

 

Lunch time at the Yz cafe. Raptor is on the menu. Side dish Pipes. Chet

 

Looking at my december 1999 issue of dirt bike magazine it says that a yz 125 has 33h.p and weighs 207lb wet.Now that gives it a power to weight ratio of 6.27lb per horsepower.Now from what i have been hearing about raptors they weigh like 420lb wet and have 38 horsepower.So that gives it a power to weight ratio of 11.05lb per horsepower.Now a Stock yz125 should have no problem taking a Stock raptor,but the piped 125 should take all of them.I say SHOULD,if all the riders are equal in skill,but they rarely are.Hope this helps.Later.

 

every time we ride with a 125cc dirt bike rider they dont seem to be able to get out of their own way. could be rider but i dont think so. the best place for them is on the track.

 

I would say that the YZ125 would take the Raptor until top end. My CR125 was about even with a Banshee on top end, so from that I am guessing that the Raptor is a little bit faster up top. It should be close though.

-Josh

 

I think it depends somewhat on the rider. There's 2 YZ125s that I ride with. They are both stock. I also ride with a Raptor that has a White Bros pipe on it. He beat one 125 and lost to the other one. So I would think a piped YZ would smoke a Raptor. Stock or Piped.