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WHEELIE DAVE
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Post by WHEELIE DAVE »

hi to everybody.
I have just purchased my first raptor and it seems to be a very good bike indeed :)
it handles well plenty of poke and most important to me it wheelies very well.
just out of intrest does anyone out there have an idea on the fact that oil transfers into the airbox wilst on the back wheel :? just like a duek and has anyone got a solution to this very minor niggle.
WHAT 8000Mls Out Of a front tyre Your Kiddin ( if it ant on the floor it ant wearing out isit)
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Post by RaptorMan »

Hi mate and welcome to the asylum :D
Never had the oil in airbox prob but although I get mine well up it aint up for long.
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WHEELIE DAVE
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Thakns for the reply

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RaptorMan wrote:55 years agoHi mate and welcome to the asylum :D
Never had the oil in airbox prob but although I get mine well up it aint up for long.
thanks for the reply i have another one for ya as i say i have only had the bike for less than a week and i bought it from a dealer in huddersfield the tappets sound a bit loud to me seen as it has just had its first major service early at 13,000 Mls however he assured me this is normal and not to worry about it dont get me wrong its not very loud but you can here them. :roll:
Ps I have been stunting for years and do some unpaid displays as and when asked I have been toying with the idea of starting a stunt school its fab for genral bike control and confidence but thats a way off yet.
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Post by shebee »

Hello and welcome!

Tappet noise, yep they all do that Sir! When I first got mine it worried me too but it is ok it is a TL 'feature' :D

Ear plugs or loud pipes!!! 8)
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Post by RaptorMan »

Tappets are noisy on them anyway so don`t worry about it :)
Just get loud race cans and you won`t notice it anymore :twisted:
Would you be interested in doin a Raptor Rally next summer :?:
Look here:- http://raptors.ukbikeforum.co.uk/viewto ... 53cd449cf0
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replyed to rally invite

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Hi i have replied and wild horses wont keep me away
by the way i have checked out the variouse sites and cant find exhaust listing for a raptor except for around the 500.00 quid mark does anyone know where i can get a second hand pair i can make the link pipes myself if needed. :)
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Post by RaptorMan »

Give these boys a shout, http://www.fhmoto.co.uk/index.htm they supplied my G Force cans and link pipes which are reckoned to be about the best for that engine set up.
Be patient with them as they deal with a lot of suppliers and may take a few days to email back but they know what they are talking about. 8)
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Post by philattersall »

Hyde Cheshire???

i'm Gee Cross Cheshire.

and so hello. not seen you about mind. glad you like the bike. and hope you carrying on enjoying the uno wheel action. unless of course you paid less for a newer model with less miles. then i'll just be bitter!
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Post by Cavia »

Hi Dave

Welcome

Don't you know where the tl engine got it's name from
Ticking Loudly :P
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Post by Amanda M »

Hi Dave,

Another local raptor - I'm not far from you in Staly :D Enjoy the bike.

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welcome dave 8)
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Post by Black No.1 »

Welcome :P

Don't suppose I'm too far away either in Haydock, St Helens.

Maybe we should sort a Raptor summer ride out 8)
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