Can anyone tell me if there is available, an off the shelf racing 2 into 1 exhaust system suitable for the Raptor 650?
Is the SV650 Power Commander compatible with the Raptor 650? or is there an alternative unit available?
How does the handling and overall performance of the Raptor 650 compare to the SV650?
Is it true that the Raptor 650 wheels weigh 50% more than the SV650, and is this noticeable in the handling?
Any help would be appreciated.
Raptor 650 for Racing
Raptor versus SV650
Ive ridden both,
the raptor handles better, the wheels possibly are heavier but the forks and rear suspension as stock out perform the SV.
Where the SV scores is in weight, 165 Kgs, Raptor is 185 Kgs.
However the raps quicker steering and better brakes help even things out.
The SV 650 s has taller gearing and feels less nippy than the rap, the naked SV650 has similar gearing to the rap so should be a little quicker off the line by virtue of its low weight. The rap makes up some of this difference by having a higher performance exhaust which gives it a slight but significant power boost over the stock SV.
I picked the rap over the SV because I liked the steel frame, Brembo brakes and USD forks, best of both worlds, Italian chassis and sorted Jap motor.
Cheers
Pod
the raptor handles better, the wheels possibly are heavier but the forks and rear suspension as stock out perform the SV.
Where the SV scores is in weight, 165 Kgs, Raptor is 185 Kgs.
However the raps quicker steering and better brakes help even things out.
The SV 650 s has taller gearing and feels less nippy than the rap, the naked SV650 has similar gearing to the rap so should be a little quicker off the line by virtue of its low weight. The rap makes up some of this difference by having a higher performance exhaust which gives it a slight but significant power boost over the stock SV.
I picked the rap over the SV because I liked the steel frame, Brembo brakes and USD forks, best of both worlds, Italian chassis and sorted Jap motor.
Cheers
Pod
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Re: Raptor 650 for Racing
We got 72 hp out of the Raptor 650 I built for the MiniTwins class here in the UK.
We fitted R6 fork internals and modified an Ohlins shock from another bike.
Engine was the carb. model updated with the cams from the fuel injected model.
We used standard headers with a minor modification plus a couple of slip on cans, initially from MHP and later from Blue Flame.
Power wise was 72 hp dead on (up to 76 hp on some Dyno Jet dynos) and could easily have been more (we ran with baffles still in the exhaust) but the MiniTwins class had a limit of 72 hp.
Race report from last round (back in 2005) Click Here
We fitted R6 fork internals and modified an Ohlins shock from another bike.
Engine was the carb. model updated with the cams from the fuel injected model.
We used standard headers with a minor modification plus a couple of slip on cans, initially from MHP and later from Blue Flame.
Power wise was 72 hp dead on (up to 76 hp on some Dyno Jet dynos) and could easily have been more (we ran with baffles still in the exhaust) but the MiniTwins class had a limit of 72 hp.
Race report from last round (back in 2005) Click Here
Re: Raptor 650 for Racing
Raptor wheels are surprisingly light - just take hold of one without the tyre if you get the chance!
p.s. I that THE Mike Edwards of old-skool SS600 and new-skool singles racing on a SZR660???? If so we're not worthy!!!
p.s. I that THE Mike Edwards of old-skool SS600 and new-skool singles racing on a SZR660???? If so we're not worthy!!!
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Yeah, it was quite amusing. One Mike Edwards owned the bike and co-founded the MiniTwins race series and the other one rode the bike that weekend. The commentators hardly knew which was was up yet alone which Mike Edwards did what.Coose wrote:55 years agop.s. I that THE Mike Edwards of old-skool SS600 and new-skool singles racing on a SZR660???? If so we're not worthy!!!