Raptor Chapter

I'm steve996's mate, simon ( running an fz750 in thunderbikes) just thought I'd post a link to the thunderbikes website ( www.thunderbikeuk.com ) It may encourage one of you guys to brush the cobwebs from your smaller cc raptors and come an help with the varied mix of stuff competing. It would be gr...

no i missed the rad(sob) but made eased the pain with the xtra rap shock which doesnt look that straightforward to fit,what with the remote resevoir.cant see a way to thread it past the rear cylinder to mount it where it should sit to the left of no 1` cylinder by the frame mounts.i think the x-rap ...

in my fruitless search for a radiator for my v-rap thou,i came across a place breaking a brand new xtra raptor and a red 03 naked rap.i bought the fully adjustable xtra shock for £93 delivered which i thought was a bit of a bargain.the place is bike-enders and the phone number is 01708455530 and ask...

thanks guys interesting to know that i could put some radweld in while i search for a rad-cheers

anybody out there got a raptor thou radiator for sale-mines leaking in the top left corner.has anyone tried a sealant like radweld that you put put in the rad,or any reputable rad repairers you may have used in the past? any info would be greatly appreciated as i was having sooooooo much fun.-cheers

yeah,bike hire is no problem,there seem to be a fair few places that will hire you what you want from a blackbird to a bandit to an r1.if you need a contact i will see what i can turn up.as for the TT next year i was considering going myself for the 100th anniversary-seems too good to miss.i went to...

yeah thanks,planning to get back on track in september at cadwell park,couldnt do it sooner as i had to have a bone graft and a plate put in my collar bone in january,which was ok for road riding but wanted to make sure i was ok for track riding as i diddnt want to ride round half heartedly.i see yo...

thought i should make a contribution to the (EXELLENT) site after 10 months of raptor ownership.i had never thought of owning a naked bike but unfotunately had a nasty crash on a trackday at dijon in france in may 05 on my much loved 95 yzf 750(fitted with 1000 exup ru motor,r1 calipers,ohlins etc)a...

links didn't work for me but having been on 2 bikersdays events @ spa and the nurburgring, i can say they were excellent. for unrivaled on track experience check these guys out: racedays.net racedays trackdays are run at ths companies dates: http://www.rehm-online.com/ having been on several of thes...

wayne,do the rosmoto rearsets act as the mounting brackets for the end cans?thanks .

yeah sorry bout that,i was a bit exited to find all the stuff i needed for the raptor was actually available in the uk and needed to share the information.i bought the rap in august 05 after a trackday spill in france left me unable to ride anything with clipons.i needed something with flattish bars...

AFTER WEEKS OF SEARCHING FOR RAPTOR REARSETS AND DECENT LOOKING SCREEN,TRICK BITS ETC,AND FINDING THAT NOTHING IS AVAILABLE IN THE UK,A MATE WHO IS RACING A LAVERDA FORMULA IN THE THUNDERBIKE SERIES SAID TO CHECK OUT ALTO PERFORMANCE NEAR SILVERSTONE AS THEY RACE A 1000 V RAPTOR.NOT ONLY DO THEY RAC...