Yamaha Raptor 700 Tusk Extended Axle - Installation and Test Ride 

I'm loving it more and more! Thanks!

Lmao that’s my brothers bike! As you can see by my profile picture it’s the same kfx seen in the vid

thank you! she is getting there!

I accidentally set everything to kids only and it turned off all the comments. Was not on purpose. Thanks for watching!

@@trailblogger this video save me $160 I was planning on taking it to the shop but it took 5 days to come in so I just watched this video a lot and eventually learned how to do it thanks man

You're welcome! Comments like these are why I post this stuff. Glad it helped! See you on the trails!

Thank you!

Thank you!

I've been stuck here for awhile lol. Can never quite make it over the 50k hump but hey who's counting? LOL 😆

TrailBlogger hahahah..hope u make it bud ..great content..be safe from this Coronavirus

I had one on my old yfz and it did good other than the lock screw loosening up now and then.

Hope you are staying safe over there also! I saw you have a new build video up, planning to watch it soon just been crazy busy

TrailBlogger yup i remember the same think w the kfx’s haha thats funny! I think back then those axles were like 199.99 it was quite the deal! Ya part one is up let me know what ya think! We are surviving man one day at a time rite now!

It definitely is! About a football field wide now but she rides great!

Enjoy it :) I’m still waiting on houser to send me the +2 a arms I ordered combining them with the rpm extended rear axle been 2 weeks now

Thas what's up 👍

TrailBlogger yeah brother nice machine u have i got a 18 raptor 700r nd i love it I am new in your channel nd i really like your videos 🔥🔥

aye thanks man, she is no hellcat Banshee though lol

thanks i reversed them on purpose because the other sides of the nobs are getting worn from riding the rocks already. getting my money worth outta them lol

@@trailblogger oh ok awesome i hope to get a raptor this year and make it as wide as yours if you don’t mind what fox shocks did you put on there and what are they specifically for because I know they have a bunch of different ones thank you!

they are made specifically for the raptor 700. if you use standard travel arms you can keep shock length stock.

@@trailblogger ok well you so much

Thanks a ton!

I've got about an acre back there to mess with but most of it is covered in blackberries and brush, need to get it cleared off then it's on!

You're welcome! Thank you for watching man!

Welcome!

thanks man. its actually an Alba full exhaust and tune

@@trailblogger alba is good asf had it on my yxz1000 they make quaility stuff

same, alba header and tune on our yxz

She's a lot more throaty with that Alba pipe and tune!

@@trailblogger That was a pure blast to watch brother

Thanks glad you enjoyed the vid! Got more coming up soooon

I've heard those are good too

Best axle out

Then now I just bought ITP holeshots 20x10 and can't decide if I made the right buy switching back to the 10. Not sure if I'm gonna like it when I widen the bike identical to yours on Thursday

I'm not sure! 65 is not bad for a warrior. What jets are you using? Stock carb? Does it backfire or die a lot? The only rev limiter I know of is the one on the clutch perch for the parking brake. It retards the engine if it senses the parking brake is engaged I believe. I eliminated mine by chopping the wires to it and twisting them together to bypass the failing switch

I have stock carb, 155 main and 47.5 pilot. K&n air filter, slightly modded air box, full fmf, stage two cam, 15-38 sprockets.

It backfires when you top it out. And it is very jerky and bogs at low rpms

And a 10.25 wiseco high compression piston

Just some random red chassis type grease in a tube I use for ball joints and bushings etc. think it came from autozone.

Being an absolute newb to quads...I don't think I would recommend a 700 as a starter. Hell any size can kill ya but a 700 can get you in trouble faster than say a 250. You crash on a 250, you likely weren't going THAT fast so you may be less injured. The 700 is fast, meaning you'll probably going twice as fast when you get thrown off it. I hadn't really crashed a quad in 2 years since I started (rode dirtbikes since a kid though) unless you count that one time my 250 leaned over too far and I just put my foot down to push it back over... No, my first crash broke my left arm pretty badly (from what I'm told). Although you do not see it happen, you can see how fast I was going when it happened if you browse my videos. There is also a fresh rollover that happened this weekend too. Not trying to snag viewers, my channel sucks, but you can at least see what happens if you crash on one of these.

thank you!

Came with the tusk axle. Wider axle is better than spacers

If I recall correctly it was 155 or something higher than my wrench goes up to so I just sent it lol

Marcelo Méndez I was wonderin the same thing

No problem and thank you!!

Cisco G what’s up brother

He offers a skid plates to go with those. I just haven't added it yet. I love my albas. Have them on my 08 raptor for 5 years now no problems even when my wife decided to send it and cartwheeled Bruiser down the side of the mountain.

Some of those shots I had the air out of the shocks. It normally stands up a bit higher

Oh and those are the Alba standard travels

Nice one dude thank you. Is there any after market shocks that will lower the raptor height, I'm from uk and use mine on the roads , looked at the lowering kits which just bolt on to the bottom of a arms but seen mixed reviews. Just wondered if there was any decent shocks out there new that would work.

yes it is just a sticker

Thank you man

Did I do it wrong? I though i put them back the same way they came out.

TrailBlogger Lol idk if you did it wrong that’s why I asked. I assumed maybe it was your technique. When you were removing the axle the O-rings were on the inner side close to the carrier bearing seal & the C-clip was on the outer side. But when you put it back on I saw you put the them together on the same end. I looked at a video from RaptorGang and he specifies that you put them on the same way you took them out on this video.

I was looking at the parts diagram it showed that the o ring goes on the inside for the brake rotor side but the outside for the sprocket hub side. I could be wrong...

TrailBlogger yea I’m a little confused because I’m looking to do this same upgrade as you did I’m actually buying it right now but I guess I’m gonna go ahead and do it like you did it seems like it works and you were ripping It after so I’ll put it on like that. It looks great by the way the stance is much better.

@@eddydgomez1719 did you see the diagram?

Thank you! yes I wrapped it, it is the base model all gray underneath

@@trailblogger so nice! Hey, I cannot get my C-clip on my new Tusk axle. It's driving me crazy. What's the trick besides the PVC pipe?

@@dlachioma a few choices curse words and swing harder! LOL did they maybe send the wrong clip?? Little lube might help

@@trailblogger it looks correct but man it's a pain. Going to try again today with a bigger hammer.

@@dlachioma hope you get it on there! It has been awhile but if I remember right it was a very tight fit and I think I hesitated at first thinking that's not gonna fit too

The rear works fine as it is a reservoir shock from the factory. I didn't change the shock length up front, just added air shocks the stock length with +2 arms

@@trailblogger thanks

@@aliammoun2012 Welcome, I think there is an extra adjustment on the R model rear shock though so if you can get one of those they are a little better because of the extra setting

i'm not sure, i always do anyhow

Checkout the Alba website I'm not sure on the current price. They have held up great though. I do recommend them.

You should have a cylindrical tube inside your carrier that acts as a spacer between the 2 bearings. No matter how hard you tighten the axle nut, it won't have any effect on the bearings themselves. If that's missing you will go through bearings quick

I love it. Much better to have the wider rear. This is my second one. I had one on my YFZ450 also for years.

I'm good. New videos will be back soon. Thank you for asking :-) its +4 overall and a bit wider when squatted own. Most of the wheelies in this video were second gear throttle up. Some third gear clutch ups.

@@trailblogger Im Glad you are fine, and thx for the answer. I appreciate your videos, so will be waiting for them. Be safe and have fun!

It was intentional because they are worn out the other direction already lol. Got to get my money's worth before I trade them in for some new skins

@@trailblogger Can you tell a difference when riding when the rotation is backwards? BTW, which tires you looking at getting? The CST Ambush's I have now I think are the reason I first crashed and broke my arm. I was thinking about going back to stock tires since a lot of people still have them on.

@@JarofMayonaise maxxis rzr 2

Alba racing full exhaust and ECU tune

Pretty happy with this one thanks 👍

this i built mainly for trails and riding, they do race these in the baja series but for mx it is the yamaha yfz450r that dominates

@@trailblogger I mean the extended axle, is that what they are using ? or they just lowered the quad?

wrote back on FB, let me know if you need more info

@@trailblogger yup ! Thanks again I’ll get back to you if I have anymore questions when I get all the parts

I have only owned a carbed YFZ450 (which I sold) loved how agile it was but the power of the 700 is addicting.

TrailBlogger dang man. You left the yfz world:( are you going more trail riding is that why you got the 700?

yeah but i still want a yfz also now lol

i have a YFZ 350 twin still though :-)

Thank you

it depends on how you place the spacers

SOON! I'm sorry for the lack of videos. Will get some posted sooooooon.

TrailBlogger Alright!

rival mx graphics

Write the seller

no. i did a video where i wrapped it

yes, stock rims (for now)

it did come loose once or twice. I used loctite last go around.

I did another video about them. Rival mx graphics is their name I believe.

Yes. I actually didn't expect that much of a difference but it does help

@@trailblogger Great :)

ive never even seen one in real life lol. they look pretty burly, cant really compare though sorry. only other large quad i would consider is a can am renegade but they are $$$$$$ and i like the sport quad feel with gears more than a massive utility machine with 4x4 and automatic. 1000cc 91hp moonsters though

@@trailblogger Yeah I wanted to stay with can am but those bikes aren't much cheaper than the maverick. A lot of people don't think the DS is fast. Stock it is a tad bit like an elephant but when I threw on a dual looney tunes, carb and intake I would take out cammed Honda 450's if they didn't know how to work the clutch. Im in Arizona where it's mainly open desert and a whole lotta dirt, rocks, rivers, washes and holes so the size of the bike is no problem for our trails. The bike lacked absolutely no power in the Glamis dunes and China wall was a blast. I have seen a few videos on the 2020 raptor talking about how the bike feels like it looses power on top end and it feels squirmy at high speed. Thats keeping me from spending $10k on a new toy. Thanks for getting back to me so fast!

yeah in stock form the raptor is pretty corked up but with the big 3 it wakes up. i admit i bought mine more for the low end, not much use for top end here with the rocky winding trails. the stock suspension sucked because i bought the base model, still feels top heavy compared to banshee or yfz but a ton of torque. going a little stiffer on my shocks might help but i love to leave them soft for long rides, get that nice cadillac feeling lol

@@trailblogger Haha thats funny, my friends call their DS their fat guys lazy boy

yeah the fox floats makes it really nice in the whoops and rocks

the rears i already worn the nobs down on one side and really i mean i doesnt make much difference in dirt anyhow lol. thanks for watching

and thank you

These stock tires are 🐎 💩

TrailBlogger agreed

TrailBlogger ever raced a kfx 700 before?

probably not a raptor 700 if you are 10 i suggest starting with a raptor 250

LOL! I couldn't help it. So much fun

Holding up good so far. Not lifetime, no.

TrailBlogger thanks man , I don’t want a Chineseium and a dominator is too pricy , I think I’ll try one out .

They come with the axle

@@trailblogger Yes but the axle that I bought didn’t come with any so I’m looking for some

works like a charm!

That was mainly second gear but she will wheelie in third no prob

Why do you say that

@@trailblogger maybe its a raptor thing but i feel it should spin alot more freely

Fresh cut grass is actually great traction. I had the tire pressure down also for maximum traction so I could pull some wheelies. Trust me it would dig a double trench no problem but I was trying not to tear up my back yard lol

yes because wheelies are fun lol