I'm not sure if John's old trailer.....the one that I used to pick up that Matco box in Columbus.....had the same issue with the plate getting beat up.
My trailer plates all seem to pick up sea weed.
2005 Yamaha Raptor 660
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Blue_69_malibu
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Re: 2005 Yamaha Raptor 660
Nice Job!!
I'm not sure if John's old trailer.....the one that I used to pick up that Matco box in Columbus.....had the same issue with the plate getting beat up.
My trailer plates all seem to pick up sea weed.
I'm not sure if John's old trailer.....the one that I used to pick up that Matco box in Columbus.....had the same issue with the plate getting beat up.
My trailer plates all seem to pick up sea weed.
Re: 2005 Yamaha Raptor 660
My trailer had the same license plate issue. My solution was to bend the plate length-wiseBlue_69_malibu wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:10 pm Nice Job!!
I'm not sure if John's old trailer.....the one that I used to pick up that Matco box in Columbus.....had the same issue with the plate getting beat up.
My trailer plates all seem to pick up sea weed.
about two inches from the bottom of the plate to give clearance when it tilted. Mine had
no gate like this one does.
BP, The way you have your plate there’s no license plate light. Not sure if you care or not,
but a cop with nothing better to do with his time might give you a hard time. Also, for not
too much money, you might want to consider upgrading the tail lights to LED. The style you
have has a bulb in it and they quickly will lose ground and your lights will be out. I converted
mine to LED and never touched a light for over ten years. Not even a Matco box ( or two! )
could make them waiver. Just a thought.
GM
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Re: 2005 Yamaha Raptor 660
These are already LED lights all the way around. They look old school but...
The license plate light I just gave up on. Even the small t-bracket for the license plate would get bent if it didn't have the plate on it. There's pretty much no way to use their design. So I mounted the plate nice and high so it can be seen, and if some d-bag would pull me over for it, I can at least explain the ridiculous design. But I expect to not have any issues with that.
-BP
The license plate light I just gave up on. Even the small t-bracket for the license plate would get bent if it didn't have the plate on it. There's pretty much no way to use their design. So I mounted the plate nice and high so it can be seen, and if some d-bag would pull me over for it, I can at least explain the ridiculous design. But I expect to not have any issues with that.
-BP
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Re: 2005 Yamaha Raptor 660
Matco Box....OR TWO.....is absolutely correct, Sir GM Johnny!!
Re: 2005 Yamaha Raptor 660
When it comes time to buy the third Matco box, you’ll have to reachBlue_69_malibu wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:59 am Matco Box....OR TWO.....is absolutely correct, Sir GM Johnny!!
out to BP!
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Re: 2005 Yamaha Raptor 660
The Raptor got it's new wheel / tire combo installed yesterday. It's a much more streetable tire, really designed for hard packed dirt, but certified road worthy in Europe. They definitely transform the handling of this thing on dry pavement. It's like going from an 18:1 steering box to a 12:1. Turning is instantaneous now and does require a recalibration to ride. But doesn't take long.
The new front wheels and tires weigh exactly what the original set does. Each one weighs 15.6 lbs. So I don't see a whole lot of reason to be switching the fronts back and forth for different types of riding. The new rears are heavier vs the old rears. 21.5 lbs vs 19.2 lbs each. I will be running the stock rears in the dirt anyway, but swapping them is so easy and simple.
And it looks cooler IMO with the polished wheels and smooth tread pattern. I do plan to try to polish the factory wheels so when I swap them around, they will look pretty similar at least.
-BP
The new front wheels and tires weigh exactly what the original set does. Each one weighs 15.6 lbs. So I don't see a whole lot of reason to be switching the fronts back and forth for different types of riding. The new rears are heavier vs the old rears. 21.5 lbs vs 19.2 lbs each. I will be running the stock rears in the dirt anyway, but swapping them is so easy and simple.
And it looks cooler IMO with the polished wheels and smooth tread pattern. I do plan to try to polish the factory wheels so when I swap them around, they will look pretty similar at least.
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Re: 2005 Yamaha Raptor 660
Looking REAL good!
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Lately any ride I took since I put the new tires/wheels on the thing has been pulling to the right pretty badly. I tried some eyeball tie rod adjustments to no avail, so I got out my trusty Factory Shop Manual and did the specified adjustments and the thing still pulled a lot to the right. Scratching my head, I decided to recheck tire pressures and the RR had less than 2psi in it where I normally have them around 12psi. Mystery solved... duh.
I ordered a state license plate for it. It's good for three years and although it doesn't really allow you to ride legally on the road, it shows that you're probably not a street thug doing something stupid, so for $35, I gave it a shot. But since there's no designed place to mount this, I had to improvise. I had to drill a couple different holes in the plate, and do a little griding too, but it seems to fit well under the taillight assembly.
I ordered a tach / hour meter a couple weeks back and was able to get that mounted this past week too. I like it most for service intervals, but I think it will be helpful launching at the dirt drags. It's not in a place that's conducive to using it as a shifting tool, although it will light up at a specified RPM so it could theoretically be used as a shift light. I could have tried mounting it on the handlebars, but it seemed pretty hokey, so I used the stick on velcro and stuck it just between the tank and seat. Seems to work well for the short amount of time I used it.
-BP
I ordered a state license plate for it. It's good for three years and although it doesn't really allow you to ride legally on the road, it shows that you're probably not a street thug doing something stupid, so for $35, I gave it a shot. But since there's no designed place to mount this, I had to improvise. I had to drill a couple different holes in the plate, and do a little griding too, but it seems to fit well under the taillight assembly.
I ordered a tach / hour meter a couple weeks back and was able to get that mounted this past week too. I like it most for service intervals, but I think it will be helpful launching at the dirt drags. It's not in a place that's conducive to using it as a shifting tool, although it will light up at a specified RPM so it could theoretically be used as a shift light. I could have tried mounting it on the handlebars, but it seemed pretty hokey, so I used the stick on velcro and stuck it just between the tank and seat. Seems to work well for the short amount of time I used it.
-BP
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