Melbourne Skyteam/Laro V-Retro/V-Raptor Rider

[KimBurgess]

Hey all, (another) Melbourne based Skyteam/Laro V-Retro/V-Raptor rider here. Judging by a quick search it looks like there may be a couple of us.

Picked this one up last year with around 6000km on it and it's been my daily ride as it make for a nice simple and fun commute. So far so good and for the money has been a great little bike.

At the moment the only things I've had a chance to change are to put on a pair of drag bars, some bar end mirrors and take of the front guard as the stock white thing was hideous. Anyway, here it is in its current(ish) state: http://instagram.com/p/eRUvUohxId/. Only other thing that has changed since then is I've dropped the stock muffler.

Hoping to get into the Kustom Kommune over the next few months and cut down the rear of the frame, cut down and black out the fenders (including the front one, as riding without one in the rain sucks) and put some nice clean smoked indicators on.

I know a few others have discussed / installed pod filters. I'm still a little undecided on that, but if anyone can provide any solid arguments for / against I'd love to hear.

Also, if anyone can point me in the direction for a service manual for these things I would be forever indebted. My google fu seems to have failed me on this front.

[migu]

Hello,
i found this on the internet,maybe it helps a little, but its not a Manual though

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...ame%5B1%5D.pdf

I have a printed manual, i could scan the the chapters you need?

best regards from Germany

Michael

[Weldangrind]

Originally Posted by KimBurgess

Hey all, (another) Melbourne based Skyteam/Laro V-Retro/V-Raptor rider here. Judging by a quick search it looks like there may be a couple of us.

Picked this one up last year with around 6000km on it and it's been my daily ride as it make for a nice simple and fun commute. So far so good and for the money has been a great little bike.

At the moment the only things I've had a chance to change are to put on a pair of drag bars, some bar end mirrors and take of the front guard as the stock white thing was hideous. Anyway, here it is in its current(ish) state: http://instagram.com/p/eRUvUohxId/. Only other thing that has changed since then is I've dropped the stock muffler.

Hoping to get into the Kustom Kommune over the next few months and cut down the rear of the frame, cut down and black out the fenders (including the front one, as riding without one in the rain sucks) and put some nice clean smoked indicators on.

I know a few others have discussed / installed pod filters. I'm still a little undecided on that, but if anyone can provide any solid arguments for / against I'd love to hear.

Also, if anyone can point me in the direction for a service manual for these things I would be forever indebted. My google fu seems to have failed me on this front.

Welcome, KimBurgess!

Sweet V-Raptor! We don't get those bikes where I live, but I'm quite familiar with the engine. If you feel that the stock airbox is poor quality or you just want to change the looks, go with a pod. Otherwise, the stock airbox is always best. If you go to a pod, you'll need to bump up the slow and main jet sizes to compensate. Finding jets might be a bit of a challenge, which is why I always buy a 30mm Mikuni on eBay. They're usually available for less than $40 USD, including shipping.

Please start a new thread, so we can follow your progress at the Kustom Kommune. We have another member who did just that.

[Weldangrind]

Originally Posted by migu

Hello,
i found this on the internet,maybe it helps a little, but its not a Manual though

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...ame%5B1%5D.pdf

I have a printed manual, i could scan the the chapters you need?

best regards from Germany

Michael

Welcome Michael!

Thanks for contributing the V-Raptor pdf manual. I hope that it will help others. Do you currently ride a V-Raptor? If so, please start a new thread and show us some pictures.

[migu]

hi there,
i bought it last wednesday, unfortunately i couldnt take it with me. I bought it in Frankfurt which is about 400 km from Munich. I was on my way to munich by car and i just stopped there to have a look at it and bought it spontaneously. It will be delivered by a lorry on Monday or tuesday.

I ordered some Parts in Japan
http://japan.webike.net/SUZUKI/RV200+VANVAN/563/mtop/

a flat seat and a new front-fender and a sonic 300 exhaust.
I will upload some Pictures when it all arrived

Michael

[Krasi_BG]

British Skyteam importer has a nice spare parts site:

http://www.skyteamparts.com/

[katoranger]

Welcome. Wish we got the v raptor here.

[SpudRider]

KimBurgess,

Welcome; we are glad you joined us.

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by migu

Hello,
i found this on the internet,maybe it helps a little, but its not a Manual though

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...ame%5B1%5D.pdf

I have a printed manual, i could scan the the chapters you need?

best regards from Germany

Michael

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Welcome Michael!

Thanks for contributing the V-Raptor pdf manual. I hope that it will help others. Do you currently ride a V-Raptor? If so, please start a new thread and show us some pictures.

Michael,

Welcome to these forums. X2 on everything Weldangrind said. It is a pleasant surprise when someone provides such helpful information on his very first post.

[migu]

thanks , but to be honest: i did not upload this! i just postet the link in this forum. Its only a parts list but if anyone needs a chapter from the original Manual i would be happy to scan it and upload it .
a few hours ago the lorrydriver called me and he will deliver my bike tommorow at 04:00pm
i am very excited

[KimBurgess]

Thanks for the welcome all and the awesome resources posted so far.

migu, is the manual bound or is it something that can be fed into a scanner to capture the whole lot? I'd love to get my hands on the full thing.

[Trailbikeryder]

Welcome to the forum. I also ride a V-Raptor.

[migu]

Originally Posted by KimBurgess

Thanks for the welcome all and the awesome resources posted so far.

migu, is the manual bound or is it something that can be fed into a scanner to capture the whole lot? I'd love to get my hands on the full thing.

unfortunately it is bound but maybe i`ll find some time over the easter-holidays to scan it in.

[migu]

Ok i scanned the whole manual but its a very large filesize and i dont have a clue how to export it to a smaller file. Maybe one of you guys knows how to do it and can upload it to a different file-hoster afterwards?
here is the link, i hope it helps

its 86mb!!


http://www.dropbox.com/s/x5vqu09xchv...eam-Raptor.pdf

[SpudRider]

Thanks for making the considerable effort to help your fellow China Riders.