Well, I guess I am one of the only people out here that actually like the Raptor. I think they are a pretty nice bike. I have never owned one, but have ridden a couple of them so maybe there is more to it than what I have seen. With some minor mods to them you can get rid of the "top heaviness" everyone complains about, slide a pipe on it and have decent power (not to run with a Banshee or anything) and they get great fuel economy. If you have the Raptor already, why not just do some mods to it and be riding again in a week??
I guess what I am saying is if you didn't have a bike and wanted a Banshee then go for it, but the grass isn't always greener on the other side.