View Full Version : Perfect bike for YC?
petevtwin650
07-03-10, 07:09 AM
This was in the Ducati section and when we saw it thought how perfect it was for Mr Chris.
It's got his beloved TL engine, although neutered to 104bhp :confused:, it's black, it's loud and it's tatty.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-Cagiva-Raptor-1000-Not-Ducati-Monster_W0QQitemZ280474462141QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK _Motorcycles?hash=item414d94a7bd
I do think it looks good and those exhausts fit in tight. Swingarm looks spindly, surprisingly, like it's off an ER5 or something.
That is gorgeous! Proper hooligan machine! Drop that castrated motor out and drop in a tuned TLS lump - happy days :twisted:
mister c
07-03-10, 09:16 AM
Its too clean for YC. ;)
dizzyblonde
07-03-10, 10:23 AM
Not a bike for him, its for me ;-)
The 104 BHP is because Cagiva downtuned the engine for more torque IIRC, sometimes having a Raptor around the house you occasionally listen to the owner :-)
Thinking of getting rid of the black SV later in the year and finding a tidy Xtra Raptor, theres one on the bay at the moment, but I'm not exactly in the mood for bikes at the mo :-(
Edit....far too tatty for me!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2004-CAGIVA-X-RAPTOR-BLACK_W0QQitemZ170454426961QQcategoryZ9917QQcmdZVi ewItem
This is the one I'm looking at, provided the guy had the horns in the garage, then its a good bike. At over four hundred quid a pop, its not good if he didn't! I reckon the price will go up to around 2.5k, I've seen Raptor Chapter members selling theis for around that on the bay, which is unfortunate for such a rare bike.
I like it , then again I like bikes with character :)
Cheers Steveg
AndyBrad
07-03-10, 12:26 PM
its a beauty. really liked the raptor (dont like the faired ones they look ghey) propper wheelie machine.
dizzyblonde
07-03-10, 12:28 PM
(dont like the faired ones they look ghey) propper wheelie machine.
Aww don't you like a meaner looking bike Andy, I always thought the nakid one looked ghey, and the other looked like a brute. As for wheelying, no more than any other bike, and they aren't prone to wanting to wheelie just for the sake of it.
mmmm yum yum
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/7782/rbtrap.jpg
Hows the new trumpet going...yooooooou like??? :-)
AndyBrad
07-03-10, 12:38 PM
triumph is good. just worried about the chain at the mo but thats probably me rarther than antyhing serious. Just want some warmer weather now as i've scared myself a couple of times on cold tyers
loving it tho. would recomend you give one a go if your thinking about swapping the black one out.
dizzyblonde
07-03-10, 12:42 PM
Good stuff. :-)
Trumpets not really my bag Andy, neither are IL4s.
I'm a twin lover, which when the time comes, will be what I get.
AndyBrad
07-03-10, 12:45 PM
furry muff. get a rsv then. you know you need the power :)
dizzyblonde
07-03-10, 12:46 PM
furry muff. get a rsv then. you know you need the power :)
Shhhhh Pete wants one as a toy, as if the ZZR isn't enough of a toy...but then if he got one of those I could play too:D
yorkie_chris
07-03-10, 12:49 PM
I do think it looks good and those exhausts fit in tight. Swingarm looks spindly, surprisingly, like it's off an ER5 or something.
Swingarm is steel, stronger than it looks.
Cool bike :)
dizzyblonde
07-03-10, 01:01 PM
Never seen one with so much rust on the swingarm, or casings, as for the rest, the footpegs are a knightmare anyway, they have paint that flakes off tremendously, not sure if its fluff round the clocks, and the tank is god awful...although some may think its a quirk and purposely done like crackle glaze on an old piece of pottery.
Generally speaking its all pretty cosmetic. Its been used at least.
At least the valve clearances have been done, not sure about tyres, as you have to choose your shoes wisely on a Raptor.
AndyBrad
07-03-10, 01:08 PM
Shhhhh Pete wants one as a toy, as if the ZZR isn't enough of a toy...but then if he got one of those I could play too:D
just imagine the lean angles you could get on something like that... would be awsome :)
p.s. if you do and he does can i have a go :)
dizzyblonde
07-03-10, 01:22 PM
lol need a bigger house first. Can't be letting him have two bikes without finding a new home big enough for both of mine and the ZZR ;-)
yorkie_chris
07-03-10, 01:43 PM
Looking at the ZZR it will be a BIG house
P.S
Valves are easy on TL motor, easier than SV.
If this is my perfect bike that is important, plenty opportunity for playing with it. Hmmm TLR heads, throttle bodies... I bet you could wring 140bhp out of it 8)
AndyBrad
07-03-10, 01:45 PM
hasnt yorkshire tracky got a few buildings going somewhere for the zzr?
dizzyblonde
07-03-10, 05:47 PM
Looking at the ZZR it will be a BIG house
P.S
Valves are easy on TL motor, easier than SV.
see we do think alike....a very big house:smt036
Good to know about the valves, didn't know the way things were in there
YC came up earlier folks, he explained why..piece o cake:cool:
yorkie_chris
07-03-10, 05:48 PM
Only thing that makes it a PITA is the layout of the engine, lots of EFI b*ll*cks in the way of the rear cylinder.
Tim in Belgium
07-03-10, 05:51 PM
Only thing that makes it a PITA is the layout of the engine, lots of EFFING b*ll*cks in the way of the rear cylinder.
Just get off the bike before you service it then :p
yorkie_chris
07-03-10, 05:53 PM
Thinking about it, I would not pay a premium price for a bike like that, no adjustable suspension, steel cycle parts and I'm not keen on the fit and finish generally.
I'd buy a TL and spend the money saved on getting the suspension to work any day.
dizzyblonde
07-03-10, 06:10 PM
Xtra Raps front suspension is fully adjustable AFAIK, different from standard bike, plus the rear shock is an upgraded one from the standard one they chuck on the others.
Dunno what difference it would make.
yorkie_chris
07-03-10, 06:11 PM
Oh I meant the standard raptor/Vrap, they seem more expensive than an equivalent TL or SV1000.
dizzyblonde
07-03-10, 06:14 PM
TBH the bikes in general are getting older, so would probably be needing a suspension upgrade anyway if not already done., just like any other bike of their age.
Most Raptor owners upgrade their shocks, and I think there is an upgrade on the front end internals from an R6 or R1....but not sure about that one, probably wasn't listening when it was talked about.
dizzyblonde
08-03-10, 02:34 PM
lol just found this
http://is.gumtree.com/ad_image/live/big/295759050.jpg
http://is.gumtree.com/ad_image/live/big/295759051.jpg
could go well with YCs new ghey leathers :smt077
Not sure if I feel sick with fury that someone could do that to such a lovely bike, or indeed I actually like it, cause its a wolf in girls clothing:rolleyes:
V raptor sucks big time. A lovely looking bike made ugly. The Raptor on the otherhand. Bloody love them. I wanted one (still do) but being forever broke, still don't own one.
yorkie_chris
08-03-10, 05:44 PM
The normal raptor is just a monster wannabe and the TL frame looks loads better, the V rap is weird enough to be interesting.
AndyBrad
09-03-10, 09:36 AM
chris, your wrong :)
yorkie_chris
09-03-10, 09:42 AM
Nope.
Best looking one I saw was a TLR engine in an IZAX frame though, that was gorgeous.
philbut
09-03-10, 10:59 AM
Just down the road from me that bike is. I've not seen it about mind. I quite like it, but the paint job needs sorting on a nice bike like that. its too good to be a rat.
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