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Interesting to hear your views on the Raptor, but it's a shame none of you has actually ridden one! I don't think there would be anything in it in performance terms compared with the very best contemporary Monster, the main difference being in the refinement of the Suzuki engine, as you might expect. In present company, it wouldn't be wise of me to point out how much rarer the Raptor and all the other excellent Cagiva bikes are, compared to the Bologna Beasts! Of course, I love my Ducatis but they were brought into this country in far greater numbers.
As to tweaking a Raptor 1000, IMO it certainly doesn't need any more power, even though the tune is softer than in the donor Suzuki TL, but I've fitted Matris suspension front and back for comfort, and made the seat cowl from GFRP to balance the looks.
Nick
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