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Hello everyone, I'm Richard from Stroud Gloucestershire. I got my beautiful Raptor 1000 Friday and I love the bike to bits. I've had a lot of bikes, Bandit 1200; Hayabusa and recently a Suzuki GSR600 which I loved but could not cope with the lack of torque. The raptor suits me fine, low seat height (I'm a short @rse) :haha: and seamless torque to the red line :thumbsup: . Went for a 90 mile blast yesterday and loved every minute. The ride is much different steering is very precise and engine very torquey. I find the clutch a little heaver than the GSR but I'm a big boy so will get used to it. Will post pictures when I return from holiday next week. Best regards Red.
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Welcome in .. Is the Raptor red too? the red ones are the nicest!


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Welcome in. Oh and orange ones are the best. 8)
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Welcome aboard red! It's early doors, so just a coffee for me thanks. :D

I'm small, weak and puny, and the only probs I've had with the clutch lever is that the OEM lever was a bit far away, causing me to have to overstretch my hand to reach the lever, that was fixed by an aftermarket adjustable. I've never had any probs with a heavy lever, is what I'm trying to say, still on the original cable so maybe your cable just needs a bit of lube (fnarr, kyuk, as Finbarr Saunders would say!)?
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Welcome in, I would strip the procket cover off and check out the worm drive for the clutch, it gets forgotten about during servicing
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Also the cable route can make a huge difference


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welcome aboard
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Welcome in :D

was over Gloucestershire way a week or so ago, what the devil did they do to birdlip? looks like they actually did some road work somewhere - how very unusual!!

yup, as mentioned, age related clutch stiffness, -> check for wear lever-end, pinching anywhere, and lube it up, I've only had to replace once so far.


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Welcome Red.

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Ello :D
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