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Looking for my first Raptor

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Hi All
Just returned to biking last year after buying my old Z650 back and now looking for another bike.

The Raptor seems to fit what I want, just need to find the right one. I am in North Yorkshire, but will travel for the right bike.

Hope someone can offer some suggestions.

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Hey Phil, welcome to the forum, the Rap is a great do everything bike with unusual style and a cracking engine!

Remember in their heyday they were "italian exotica" with a price to match!!

Anyway ask around on here, keep a look on ebay and other classifieds and I am sure you will find what you want.

There are quite often some cracking bargains come up so be patient as they are quite rare.
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Welcome in :D good luck with your quest
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Welcome in, and good luck in your search :revrev:
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Hi!
Super good choice!
There's one or three on eBay right now
Yellow 2001 SV650s,2002 VRaptor
Your Rapter looks like a sci fi robot dragon! and it breaths fire too! It singed my eye brows and boiled my eyes at the lights! smudge
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Yes been check ebay and other sites, just need to make a choice!
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Yeah there great bikes and very cheap for what you get.
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Thinking of selling mine.
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If you decided to sell Do you want to share some details?

Description of the bike, price and location.
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ImageImageHi , Had the Raptor for nearly 6 years,it's done just over 24k miles. It will need a new rear tyre soon & maybe a front one. Looking for £1800 , I also have the original tank in silver & indicators to go with it. P m me for more details. Cheers.
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Location is Suffolk .
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raptor996 wrote:Thinking of selling mine.
Sad to hear you are selling after so long, its a cracking Raptor and am sure the new owner will be well pleased!

So whats gonna replace it in the garage?
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Not sure CT. We have moved out into the sticks & it's like riding through a ploughed field some days, so I'm not riding as much as I want. Something with knoblies/ supermoto may be depends on funds.
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Cool, bought an Aprilia Pegaso 650ie years ago when I lived up in the Hebrides and it was a brilliant do anything bike and really good off road or I should say on the beach as it was the quickest way to get around sometimes!!!
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Dam- I'd have bought that one- mines on its way though now- will be here Friday
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