Cagiva V

Make Model	Cagiva V-Raptor 1000
Year	2002
Engine	Liquid cooled, four stroke, 90°-V-twin, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder.
Capacity	996
Bore x Stroke	199 x 66 mm
Compression Ratio	11.3:1
Induction	Electronic fuel injection
Ignition / Starting	CDI / electric
Max Power	112hp @ 8500 rpm
Max Torque	105 Nm @ 7000 rpm
Transmission / Drive	6 Speed / 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
Dry-Weight	197 kg
Fuel Capacity	15 Litres
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.