450r/raptor race ?'s

[nowukno]

I just got my new black 450r , its completly stock execpt for a 13t front sprocket , i talked to a old friend today who has a raptor that has a slip-on only , he said he will be coming in town in a couple of weeks so we can go ride , he said that his raptor would eat my 450r alive , i just said that we would see. Do you think he will beat me? Are riding experience is about the same.

[nowukno]

???

[Scro]

it depends on how long yall race.....anything under 300 feet, you will prolly take him. Since you have dropped a tooth, anything farther than that he will prolly come back to beat you. But just remember that your machine will walk all over his in the woods

[hondaex420]

dont worry..i was riding my brothers 450r yesterday and i raced a 660 on the road with a great rider on it and i still beat it at least 2 quad lenths

[Punk'd]

450r will jump out in front but if its a long race the raptor mite catch up. Then again depends on rider.

what about a 1/8th mile? I have a HMF exhaust and a UNI air filter and the craptor has a t4 slip-on and a UNI air filter. I have 20" and 22" tires and a stock 14 tooth sprocket. He has 20" tires. What should I run and he weighs probably 25 more lbs. then me

[MR.BIG]

If you are running the 1/8 mile goes with the 20'' tires. I raced my friends raptor with my 450r and I pulled away from him easily when the were both stock. If you are going to race a long distance stay with the 22"tires. The raptor is a little bit faster on topend but you should pull on him from the start so it will take a while for him to catch up if he even can.

thanks mr.big...i have alot riding on this race...the guy on the raptor has been talking for a long time behind my back to my friends so were going to the racetracks to settle it and race. If I lose i dont know what I will do but i'm not that worried about it

[MR.BIG]

Trust me if you are a good rider he will not have a chance especially if you race on a track!

[trx450Rrider]

put the 14 BACK IN NOW. i raced raptors and i do worse with the 13 and they almost beat me. i was stock and he was too. the 14 tooth i was 3 bikes ahead. 13 i was half a bike ahead.

[Blown 331]

Originally posted by trx450Rrider
put the 14 BACK IN NOW. i raced raptors and i do worse with the 13 and they almost beat me. i was stock and he was too. the 14 tooth i was 3 bikes ahead. 13 i was half a bike ahead.

I agree, my bike is WAAAAAY faster with the 14 tooth front sprocket. I hate the 13.

[450R_lover]

My friend has a 01' stock raptor...(01's are a little faster than the 02's and up because of the gear and transmission changes) and i can beat him on top end with the mods in my sig. So, raptors cant be that much faster on top end than a stock 450r. I can blow raptors away so yes, i'd say you can beat the raptor.

looks like i',m racing a craptor and a 440ex tonight at the 1/8th mile at the racetrack on the straightaway....i'll try to get video for you all

ride update; ate the raptors alive 3-4 quad lengths everytime...there were yfz's there and the winner between us was always the one who got the better start. i got 2nd in the elimination tournament to a lowered and piped yfz, he beat me by about 2 quad lengths b/c he got a perfect start....