How did you end up with your Raptor?

[Alkire193]

I had a 400ex w/ reverse. 2600 bucks with all the gear and some extras. Heading down a trail one day, I kept up shifting and nothing would happen. Took two months, but I outgrew it. I knew I wanted more, but I didn't really make any plans to buy anything bigger. In the dealership picking up my buddies rear tire for his dirtbike, there it was. The dealer almost had me on a 2007 Yamaha 450, but when I sat on the 700 I knew three things:

1) Power - whether I wanted it or not, it was there. So it would be hard to outgrow
2) Size - I'm 6' 3", I didn't feel cramped when I sat on it
3) Reverse - Something the 2007 450 did not have

Financed on my Yama-card and in the truck. Took less than an hour.