My Skyteam V-Raptor 250 from Germany

Trailbikeryder · 01-29-2013, 05:39 PM

Hi, here are some pictures.

This one was taken on the first day I had the bike. In the background you see the German "Autobahn". I can drive as fast as I want with there with my Skyteam!!

Then I decided to change the looks of the bike...

Then once again I decided to change again!!

I am a big fan of flames.... I made the design my self to fit the tank size exactly.

FastDoc · 01-29-2013, 07:10 PM

Cool bike and great pictures!

It reminds me of the Honda Fat Cats of the mid 80's, IIRC.

Weldangrind · 01-30-2013, 01:47 AM

Thanks for the pics! Keep 'em coming. Nice job on the flames. 8)

katoranger · 01-30-2013, 08:47 AM

I like that bike. Would be great here in kansas. I would just take the gravel roads to work.

Trailbikeryder · 01-30-2013, 10:24 AM

Unfortunately it is not allowed to ride on most dirt roads in Germany. I live in area where there is lots of forrests, but there are high fines if you get caught riding there. The gravel roads where it is allowed are kept secrect by the riders that know the area. If it would become public, riders from everywhere would come and eventually it would get blocked for motor vehicles. Thats why you won't find any trail infos in German forums.

katoranger · 01-30-2013, 11:30 AM

Kansas gravel roads are county maintained. We don't have alot of paved roads. Majority of the people who live outside of city limits live on a gravel road. They are graded and traveled by regular automobiles. Just normal life in Kansas.

We can ride ATVs on county roads without any registration.

FastDoc · 01-30-2013, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Trailbikeryder

Unfortunately it is not allowed to ride on most dirt roads in Germany. I live in area where there is lots of forrests, but there are high fines if you get caught riding there. The gravel roads where it is allowed are kept secrect by the riders that know the area. If it would become public, riders from everywhere would come and eventually it would get blocked for motor vehicles. Thats why you won't find any trail infos in German forums.

I hope it never comes to that in the US but there is a 'Green Movement' underway to close off many public lands to public use. :evil:

Krasi_BG · 01-31-2013, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Trailbikeryder

Unfortunately it is not allowed to ride on most dirt roads in Germany. I live in area where there is lots of forrests, but there are high fines if you get caught riding there. The gravel roads where it is allowed are kept secrect by the riders that know the area. If it would become public, riders from everywhere would come and eventually it would get blocked for motor vehicles. Thats why you won't find any trail infos in German forums.

As I always point out, living in a 3rd world country has it's benefits

Unfortunately, being in the EU means that there are attempts to restrict these and other things here, and be "like in Europe".

SpudRider · 01-31-2013, 05:13 AM

Your Skyteam V-Raptor is a beautiful motorcycle! Thanks for posting the nice photographs from Germany.

Spud

culcune · 05-06-2013, 09:57 PM

I am a big fan of this particular Skyteam, although they are not available in the US. :? However, when I mentioned this on Skyteam's Facebook page on a thread, the guy who monitors Skyteam's page said they are, in fact, going through certification for the US :!:

Weldangrind · 05-07-2013, 12:42 AM

Nice! I wonder if they'll end up in Canada.

SpudRider · 05-07-2013, 02:43 AM

Thanks for posting the interesting information, Culcune.

Spud

katoranger · 05-07-2013, 08:27 AM

This would be a great bike for the gravel roads around here.

Trailbikeryder · 05-08-2013, 05:40 PM

I uploaded some new videos on youtube.

One vid is about the new folding foot pegs I put on.
The other vid you see me riding around.

culcune · 05-08-2013, 08:58 PM

Great videos!

01-29-2013, 05:39 PM	#1
Trailbikeryder Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 231	My Skyteam V-Raptor 250 from Germany Hi, here are some pictures. This one was taken on the first day I had the bike. In the background you see the German "Autobahn". I can drive as fast as I want with there with my Skyteam!! Then I decided to change the looks of the bike... Then once again I decided to change again!! I am a big fan of flames.... I made the design my self to fit the tank size exactly.
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01-29-2013, 07:10 PM	#2
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Cool bike and great pictures! It reminds me of the Honda Fat Cats of the mid 80's, IIRC. __________________ Happy to serve.
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01-30-2013, 01:47 AM	#3
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Thanks for the pics! Keep 'em coming. Nice job on the flames. 8) __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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01-30-2013, 08:47 AM	#4
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I like that bike. Would be great here in kansas. I would just take the gravel roads to work. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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01-30-2013, 11:30 AM	#6
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Kansas gravel roads are county maintained. We don't have alot of paved roads. Majority of the people who live outside of city limits live on a gravel road. They are graded and traveled by regular automobiles. Just normal life in Kansas. We can ride ATVs on county roads without any registration. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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01-30-2013, 10:24 AM	#5
Trailbikeryder Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 231	Unfortunately it is not allowed to ride on most dirt roads in Germany. I live in area where there is lots of forrests, but there are high fines if you get caught riding there. The gravel roads where it is allowed are kept secrect by the riders that know the area. If it would become public, riders from everywhere would come and eventually it would get blocked for motor vehicles. Thats why you won't find any trail infos in German forums.
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01-31-2013, 05:13 AM	#9
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Your Skyteam V-Raptor is a beautiful motorcycle! Thanks for posting the nice photographs from Germany. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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05-06-2013, 09:57 PM	#10
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	I am a big fan of this particular Skyteam, although they are not available in the US. :? However, when I mentioned this on Skyteam's Facebook page on a thread, the guy who monitors Skyteam's page said they are, in fact, going through certification for the US :!: __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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05-07-2013, 12:42 AM	#11
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Nice! I wonder if they'll end up in Canada. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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05-07-2013, 02:43 AM	#12
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Thanks for posting the interesting information, Culcune. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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05-07-2013, 08:27 AM	#13
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	This would be a great bike for the gravel roads around here. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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05-08-2013, 05:40 PM	#14
Trailbikeryder Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 231	I uploaded some new videos on youtube. One vid is about the new folding foot pegs I put on. The other vid you see me riding around.
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05-08-2013, 08:58 PM	#15
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	Great videos! __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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