CAVIGA RAPTOR good/bad

**JimO** · 10th February 2007, 12:24

anybody know anything about these tl 1000 suzuki motor are they any good????

**forkoil** · 10th February 2007, 15:28

Thought raptor had sv650 motor?

**geoffc** · 10th February 2007, 15:44

Originally Posted by jimjim

anybody know anything about these tl 1000 suzuki motor are they any good????

Local guy had one. He liked it. Low seating if you are short in the leg. Tuned different to the usual Suzuki TL 1000. More low & mid range power. Nice sound. Interesting /different looking machine. Naked so little wind protection. On the plus side any Suzuki agent could work on the engine. Cheers

**98tls** · 10th February 2007, 16:03

TL1000 motor is awsome............ive done 40000kms on mine with no problems at all,ton of grunt and alot of fun.........i like the look of the cagiva...little different,i beg to differ with the post above as a stock v-raptor uses a detuned version of the TL1000 motor,peak horsepower was 110 at approx 9500 rpm,would be a good candidate for a set of TLR pistons and cams.

**JimO** · 10th February 2007, 18:13

i was seriously looking at 900 monsters but the caviga new isnt far off the 10 yo monster price nothing set in concrete though

**Chickadee** · 10th February 2007, 18:29

Originally Posted by forkoil

Thought raptor had sv650 motor?

Funny you should say that - coincidentally the Cagiva Raptor 650 has got a SV650 engine in it but the Cagiva Raptor 1000 has a TL1000 engine in it.

**MVnut** · 11th February 2007, 08:28

Like the latest 650 Raptor, why do you want the thou?

**desmo dave** · 11th February 2007, 18:05

i read some where resently that they make a good girls bike.

**JimO** · 11th February 2007, 18:18

i read that as well....and it was on the internet so it must be true....but ducatis are like arseholes everybody has one

i see your a L plate rider so you have to show respect!!!

**JimO** · 11th February 2007, 18:21

Originally Posted by MVnut

Like the latest 650 Raptor, why do you want the thou?

the latest 650 is around 14 g and the thou is a new old model for 13 ish

**98tls** · 11th February 2007, 19:10

Originally Posted by desmo dave

i read some where resently that they make a good girls bike.

Doesnt look like a girls bike to me........my old man had a 900 ss,he used to say a Darmah was a girls bike.........cant see it myself but hey............

**JimO** · 11th February 2007, 20:03

thats a x raptor

**98tls** · 11th February 2007, 20:09

Originally Posted by jimjim

thats a x raptor

Its a much modded x-raptor.......very nice.........but in my opinion the raptor in stock form is also very nice..........with endless modding possibilities,have been down the Ducati road and as ok as they are i wouldnt bother going back,unless it was an old bevel drive SS.

**desmo dave** · 12th February 2007, 17:50

i see your a L plate rider so you have to show respect!!!
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ezzeeee old fella. i always respect my elders. if i happen to ever be on a bus 1 day down your way and you happen to hobble on board, i would stand up and give you my seat.those italian bikes your looking at look allright to me anyway. infact if you were to drink a few burbons drop some acid and squint ya eyes it would look very much like a monster.