Cagiva V Raptor

Make Model	Cagiva V-Raptor 1000
Year	2003 - 05
Engine	Four stroke, 90° V-twin, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder (Suzuki DL100)
Capacity	996 cc / 60.7 cu-in
Bore x Stroke	11.3:1
Compression Ratio	99 x 66 mm
Cooloing System	Liquid cooled
Induction	Electronic fuel injection
Ignition	CDI
Starting	Electric
Max Power	105.5 / 78.7 kW @ 8500 rpm
Max Torque	90 Nm / 66.4 lb-ft @ 7000 rpm
Transmission	6 Speed
Final Drive	Chain
Front Suspension	43mm Upside down hydraulic fork
Rear Suspension	Rising rate monoshock preload adjustable
Front Brakes	2x 298mm discs 4 piston calipers
Rear Brakes	Single 220mm disc 2 piston caliper
Front Tyre	120/70 ZR17
Rear Tyre	180/55 ZR17
Wheelbase	1440 mm / 56.7 in
Seat Height	770 mm / 30.3 in
Dry Weight	197 kg / 434 lbs
Fuel Capacity	15.2 Litres / 4.0 US gal
Consumption Average	16.6 km/lit
Standing ¼ Mile	11.1 sec / 208 km/h
Top Speed	232 km/h

Designed by the same man who penned the Ducati Monster, Miguel Angel Galluzzi, the V-Raptor is a typically Italian design. Based around a steel-tube frame and a rebadged Suzuki TL1000R engine, it is a direct competitor to the Monster 900. The engine is much more powerful than Ducati's air-cooled 900, and Cagiva's fuel-injection and exhaust systems provide smooth power delivery. Strong, grunty power throughout the rev range makes the V-Raptor great fun on the road, catapulting it out of bends, front tyre skipping over the road surface. The obvious difference between this and the Raptor 1000 is the bodywork. A radical nosecone arches over the wide handlebars then merges back into the front of the fuel tank.

Cagiva V-Raptor 1000