Well the 2013 raptor tested...

[rappyfreak]

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/pr...39/0/home.aspx

http://www.atv.com/manufacturers/yam...ideo-2078.html

Minor changes, not sure about the grille, don't like it in white, but looks nice in black... made in the USA is nice!

New for 2013:
New styling enhances the Raptor 700R's menacing looks.
Front and rear piggyback shocks offer full adjustability and optimal bump absorbing performance.
An adjustable front brake lever enables precise tuning for the rider's personal preference.
New Maxxis® tires deliver class leading traction.
Twin piston rear brake caliper is added for excellent stopping power.
The Raptor 700R is proudly assembled in the U.S.A., alongside Yamaha's 4x4 and Side x Side utility vehicles.

[Colorado700R]

I like the switch to maxxis tires, dislike like the grill (Almost looks like a cannondale 440), and really dislike the GYTR exhaust (FMF 4.1)

[Peelz]

I particularly LOVE that you can get pogos again 

[Krandall]

I'm a fan of having a base model. Some people upgrade suspension right away.. No sense in spending factory prices for something that's gettin taken off.

the hood

[rappyfreak]

yeah, true about the front shocks Randy. I fear the grille will grow on me... must resist 

[Kamakazi]

i love that front grille.....sign me up 

[Colorado700R]

[Mad Dog]

i love that front grille.....sign me up 

You're seriously nuts if you like that ghastly nose, or you're Canadian. 

[Kamakazi]

guilty on 2 accounts md 

[Peelz]

I'm a fan of having a base model. Some people upgrade suspension right away.. No sense in spending factory prices for something that's gettin taken off.

the hood

meh. Semi agree...It should be MUCH cheaper then and have no exhaust too then? same bike, different shocks, and super shitty graphics. The next model up should be nicer too. "new" 7 year old shocks for over 4hundy?

and Kamakazi needs to be banned. what the hell are you smoking up there? You can always tell a raptor by the distinctive grille. so lets completely change it to make it look like a walmart lawnmower? It is a Half-assed attempt at a redesign. It is miserable.

I hope this is the last gasp before a major re-tooling. I have no desire to even see one of these. Almost makes me ashamed to be a Yamaha fanboy, and a raptor owner.   

that said, the white/blue fenders are cool. MINUS that grill that looks like buck rogers barfed it up.

[Colorado700R]

Looks like a chinese knock off

[Peelz]

Looks like a chinese knock off

yeah. I showed it to Nichole....she just grimaced "w-t-f is that thing? doesnt even look like a raptor!" 

[Peelz]

wait, I looked again. It looks like a banana hammock thong. I see why Kama and rappy freak might like it now. 

[rappyfreak]

 

Did not say I liked el peelio!!! buttwipe

I said I fear it might grow on me 

[Peelz]

Did not say I liked el peelio!!! buttwipe

I said I fear it might grow on me