Welcome to the RAPTOR WORLD!!!! You'll be all right. Just learn the bike at your own pace and open up the throttle when you feel comfortable and ready. It was my first bike also. The way I see it, why spend money on anothert bike when you know you're going to want to upgrade later? Have fun, be safe, and enjoy!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup:
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You made good pick on geting your self a raptor. You should in no time learn how to ride the hell out of it. Dont be scared to nail it hard and go balls to the wall with it. But be safe... My raptor got stole 04 return back this 06 and when i got back on it and got on it for first time I just went balls to wall and relearn how to ride it within only a few min. Ride awhile learn how to nail it and shift on streights and learn how to lean your body and nailing it comeing out of the turns. Push your self but not to hard. I learn more and more everytime I push my self and the quad as hard as I can. I done some fast crazy trail tight rideing day and night and have had some close calls. Just learn how to work that throotle and shift as fast as you can comeing out of and going into turns. I would say find you some good streights / flat or cleared land and give it hell and learn the bike before going far off in the woods and riping up the trails going crazy fast like me alone and takeing chances on hurting my self and being stranded. Im also a big guy 240pounds and my type of driveing is mostly hard fast as I can go without hiting anythang or fliping 
I am either going slow and enjoying some rideing or go full throotle thru everythang. When I got my quad back I rode harder than ever before and did not let thangs scare me like huge mx jumps since I have pushed my self and quad so much harder than before and have further improved my rideing skills. If only i had a great suspension all way around I could push the quad further. I have goton so used to the stock power I am going to do a 686 wiseco and hotcam and hopefully get 450 shocks soon.
I am either going slow and enjoying some rideing or go full throotle thru everythang. When I got my quad back I rode harder than ever before and did not let thangs scare me like huge mx jumps since I have pushed my self and quad so much harder than before and have further improved my rideing skills. If only i had a great suspension all way around I could push the quad further. I have goton so used to the stock power I am going to do a 686 wiseco and hotcam and hopefully get 450 shocks soon.
What part of that is a bad idea?roosterhound said:
"if your not crashing, you're not riding hard enough", I disagree with. Experience and skill should keep you from doing that. Because I only dune ride my case would be " if your not getting stuck, you're not riding hard enough". I've been stuck down in treelines i thought i would never get out of with extreme vertical hills to climb out of....thank God for the rappy's low end torque and grunt.
Max
Max
Well, if you only ride dunes... how would you know if that statement is true or not? Ofcourse if you are out riding in the open, only jumping dunes and such, then crashing is not a common thing. Dunes are not anything like racing on a motocross track, trying to clear doubles and triples... or riding through tight woods and making sharp turns.maxb750 said:"if your not crashing, you're not riding hard enough", I disagree with. Experience and skill should keep you from doing that. Because I only dune ride my case would be " if your not getting stuck, you're not riding hard enough". I've been stuck down in treelines i thought i would never get out of with extreme vertical hills to climb out of....thank God for the rappy's low end torque and grunt.
Max
I just got a 2005 raptor 660R last week. My first quad as well. got the gf a 2002 ex, her first quad as well. We had a blast on saturday tearin up riverbed. I am very satisfied with the power and ability to control the bike. We cant wait to go again this weekend.
BTW: im noobie. Hello, Everyone!!!
BTW: im noobie. Hello, Everyone!!!
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