Raptor Chapter

G'day HOBO4,
I have a pair (left & right) of brand new unused OEM pipes if you are interested.
I'm in the land of Oz, so it depends on freight if it is worth your while.
Drop me a line and take it from there.
Cheers
Boofhead

G'day there everyone in Raptor land, I've finally bolted in my RSV1000 swingarm and Tuono shock for a trial fit and only have to machine up some spacers to complete it. :thumbsup: So as I was fitting the rear wheel it dawned on me that I still haven't found a rear wave rotor for the Rap. Which bring...

G'day there andybaggies, thanks for your input on the chain/sprocket saga, however I've sorted it out ages ago. The following dribble may be of some use to you and other Raptor enthusiasts. I use series 1 Hyabusa rear sprockets (obviously TL/SV/DL for the front). All I did to make them fit was machi...

G'day all, I have a guard on my radiator and it's made by Rad Guard ( www.radguard.com.au ) . They are located here in Australia (my home town actually) and make guards for tons of bikes. Raptor guards may have to be made to order, however they do make them, so I guess you would need to contact them...

G'day,
I just thought I'd put my two bobs worth in on the subject.
Crap Tartan is correct.
If it's a quality battery you want (forget cheap the crap) buy a Yuasa YTX9-BS.
They are a sealed unit & have excellent cranking power that a big twin needs.
Cheers from Boofhead

I made some research this week end, and it seems the correct color is a matt RAL 7048 (Pearl Mouse Grey) I found a french website (spriod.fr) that can realise HT paint with specific RAL, for less than 20€ per can. I 'm now waiting for their answer, and continue my cleaning! G'day Gilbert, Is it a S...

Raptoress wrote:55 years agoWelcome, good to see another Aussie, although I've never seen another Raptor on the road !

Would be great to catch up at the Island in Oct, my lot are camping on the track.

G'day from the mid north coast NSW.
Other raptors do exist but they're few & far between!!

Boofhead - on a totally different topic & at the risk of hijacking your thread how did you get on with fitting the 320 mm discs? I'm also looking at a GSXR750 fork conversion (K2) and I'm concerned with the ease of fitting the larger discs. From what I can gather Ducati discs have the same bolt...

Nice job Boof. I am looking into doing mine as new clutch cables are expensive. You say you had to "cut" the pushrod (DL1000 V-Strom left hand push-rod - SUZUKI PRODUCT NUMBER: 2311126D00. I had to cut this item shorter to 114mm, any longer and the clutch will slip.) yet your friend says ...

I made a new one much more slick than the oem unit, It's wery easy to build a new one in aluminium and then you just paint it black, this make the rear inner fender look much more nicer than the original unit. I made a mould in aluminium and then I used it do make a carbonfiber batterybox/rear fend...

G'day everyone, I'm in the middle of grafting an RSV swingarm into my bike and I was wondering if anyone has pics of relocating the battery. I have a Tuono shock and because of the N2 canister, the battery will have to move. I understand from previous posts that a TLR battery box can be used with th...

G'day again, with my Aprilia rear end mods I want to go from twin exhausts to one. To do this, does anyone know if an SV1000 or a DL1000 two into one header pipe fit the Rap? They are easy to find and surely they must fit (like the belly pan does) being the same engine, however I may be wrong, or is...

G'day everyone, I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of my Aprilia swingarm to add to my bike and I plan on using an Aprilia Tuono sachs shocky (would prefer an Ohlins but you know how it is with budget restrictions :( ....maybe later). The first question I have is, do I use the RSV or the Tuono linka...

geoff wrote:55 years agoHere is a shot, not detailed, but it shows the bike .

Thanks for doing that Geoff. They look pretty good, so I'll have to invest in a set next pay

Cheers from Boofhead

Those are the items I got, they are OK. :) Thanks for the heads up Geoff. Do you have any pics of what the infill panels look like on your bike that you can share? I'm a little unsure of how they will look without the those factory slits that are in the original panels...I'm just a little fussy whe...