Raptor Investment

[darren61462]

Okay, before getting the expected flame for this, I say that this is only an investment in a repo of an '01 Raptor that will be sold when ready to ride.

Very likely to get it for a song!

Expected profit will be used to get my wife a easy to ride quad for trails.

 

So 2 things. It's missing the exhaust and shocks. Anything I may need to look out for on this model?

 

Any suggestions for the quad for my wife? She doesn't want one where she has to use the manual clutch.

[locogato11283]

Okay, before getting the expected flame for this, I say that this is only an investment in a repo of an '01 Raptor that will be sold when ready to ride.

Very likely to get it for a song!

its all good, its ok to have a 4 stroke as a 2nd bike.

 

Expected profit will be used to get my wife a easy to ride quad for trails.

 

So 2 things.  It's missing the exhaust and shocks.  Anything I may need to look out for on this model?

2001 raptors have a piece of shit tranny. they were upgraded in 2002.

 

Any suggestions for the quad for my wife?  She doesn't want one where she has to use the manual clutch.

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v force 700. id like to have one, just dont wanna pay for it.

 

so you are gonna buy this then sell it? what you lookin to get out of it? im thinkin of starting another project...

[darren61462]

its all good, its ok to have a 4 stroke as a 2nd bike.

2001 raptors have a piece of shit tranny. they were upgraded in 2002.

v force 700. id like to have one, just dont wanna pay for it.

 

so you are gonna buy this then sell it? what you lookin to get out of it? im thinkin of starting another project...

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Depending on what I get it for, $2500 to $3000.

Thx for the info on the tranny. Since said that I saw a site dedicated to that subject. I'll definatlely be checking that out.

[dnhyoung]

Definitely watch out for the '01 tranny. It's about $750 to fix if you do the work yourself. I had a buddy that trashed his.

[NYUK]

if you look around you can get a running rappy, nowadays for around 3,000.

[Cannon]

Any suggestions for the quad for my wife? She doesn't want one where she has to use the manual clutch.

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My wife has an 03' honda recon ES. It's a 250 with electric shifting. Just push a handlebar toggle button to up or down shift. Electric start, w/ reverse. They are very smooth, quite, low maint, go anywhere, stable little quad.

[NYUK]

polardsass, or suzuki makes an auto 250.

[Ducman]

My wifes learned how to use a manual clutch faster than I expected. If she has electric start and reverse the manual clutch will only be difficult for a short while. For an auto, maybe a polaris, I think the model I'm thinking of is called a 250 trail boss.

[Stroker81]

Get her a 250 trailblazer, they are good machines, I got one for gf she loves it. Its got plenty of power for her. Its more of a sport quad than the trailboss. Just me 2 cents.

[darren61462]

Thanks for the info guys.

Got her a 220 Kawasaki Bayou which doesn't have the manual clutch.

She loves it as it's easy to ride and I can use it for work around the place.

 

I got the Raptor and will be fixing it to sell soon.

[SICK BOY]

Get her a 250 trailblazer, they are good machines, I got one for gf she loves it.  Its got plenty of power for her.  Its more of a sport quad than the trailboss.  Just me 2 cents.

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That Trailblazer 250 lacks big in the power dept.My buddy got one for his kid,and they went riding in the sand and the lack of power in the sand made it unfun to ride.I would take a look at the Scramble 500,very peppy,sporty auto,the only bitch I hear about them it that they're heavy.