I'm a fan of having a base model. Some people upgrade suspension right away.. No sense in spending factory prices for something that's gettin taken off.
the hood 
meh. Semi agree...It should be MUCH cheaper then and have no exhaust too then? same bike, different shocks, and super shitty graphics. The next model up should be nicer too. "new" 7 year old shocks for over 4hundy?
and Kamakazi needs to be banned. what the hell are you smoking up there? You can always tell a raptor by the distinctive grille. so lets completely change it to make it look like a walmart lawnmower? It is a Half-assed attempt at a redesign. It is miserable.
I hope this is the last gasp before a major re-tooling. I have no desire to even see one of these. Almost makes me ashamed to be a Yamaha fanboy, and a raptor owner.
that said, the white/blue fenders are cool. MINUS that grill that looks like buck rogers barfed it up.
