River Riding with Side by Sides on my Raptor 700!

[@rlozer10]

I really like your videos, they are simple but entertaining. Not much added music, or garbage. I'm from Pennsylvania, and if we did something like this around here, we'd be thrown in jail, and the machines impounded. There is such a huge difference state to state!

[@PeteHager]

Thanks for the compliments and feedback! it's pretty crazy how different every state is for sure! Wisconsin is pretty epic, there's huge trail systems throughout the whole state. I'm definitely going to get up northern Minnesota this season. Ive only ridden one trail up there and theres a ton of them apparently!

[@adammx9334]

8:07 cleanest fall ever😂

[@RixFlix-ne3tz]

Just purchased a Raptor 700. Can't wait to get it out and rip up some trails!! Great videos!

[@PeteHager]

Congrats on the new quad! Have fun rippin it up! 🤘

[@justinbrown5044]

Raptors are the best congrats man

[@colinwayland7160]

Turning to convince my dad to get a 700. I usually pay half of the price of any toy we get as a 13 year old. We already have a 90cc banshee, but wants another one. He won’t budge on a 700 instead...

[@TerrellSpivey]

Wow! Riding on a frozen river! Craaazy! Lollol love it! Enjoy your vids as always!

[@DUNEATV]

That dude falling down! Lol!!! YXZ’s awesome!

[@SigCross]

Very cool video, awesome to see all the sleds and SXS out. Definitely looked like a good time. Sketchy water for sure at the end.

[@alexhoudek13]

Riding on the river looked epic! I wish there were rivers that froze up enough to ride on like that here in Michigan. Another awesome video for sure!

[@viprgaming641]

After watching this I was thinking of taking my side x side on the river. I live in Michigan too and I'm thinking of trying the cass river from Birch Run to Bay City. I think at this time though it's too risky we've had too much rain lately. Maybe try it next winter

[@mostwanted1880]

Check out SXSBlog on youtube, they're from michigan and they go river riding too.

[@macbdo]

Truck is actually clean af bro !

[@joeymustang]

man...I don't know if I can trust myself riding on a river hahahaha thats awesome

[@PeteHager]

joeymustang I definitely wouldn’t do it alone!

[@Dustin_Curley]

Pete how did you mount your parking brake without the factory clutch? Trying to figure out if I want to keep it when the ASV levers come in. Thanks man keep up the awesome videos.

[@PeteHager]

Thanks for watching my videos! I still have the factory set up with the clutch/parking break. Most guys remove the parking break entirely and get a block off plate for the rear brake. The ASV levers should look really nice! I would like to remove my parking break for cosmetic reasons but I still use it when I have my quad in my truck.

[@chadhill5272]

Just be ready for next weekend

[@ernestoblancosantamaria912]

Very nice video,it's awesome and thrilling.Congratulations from Spain

[@CN-dm8ir]

great video,love your raptor.

[@jr88brutus]

I’ve always wanted a Raptor. But I hurt my back really bad so I settled for a turbo Rzr.

[@PeteHager]

jr88brutus bummer about your back! The turbo rzr is still sick tho! 👍

[@everythingloud4068]

I smiled the whole time it looked so fun

[@daddyrat]

Nice edit, looked like fun. Liked!

[@marcozwerg]

Greez from Germany ✌🏻... i Love your clips 👌🏻

[@goodbyemr.anderson5065]

Yeah for me in Ontario Canada 2.5 hours is the difference between no snow to 4 feet of snow some years. Love your videos, wild love to race ya on my old husaberg fe600. I played with the motor a little and I'm getting 70hp at the crank. I rounded up slighly😝😝😝😝😉😉😉

[@PeteHager]

I looked up that machine! holy crap that thing would dust my Raptor haha 😆

[@PeteHager]

@Dick Little I'm all for unique man! I had never heard of it so thats pretty cool 😎

[@PeteHager]

I've heard of Husqvarna but not Husaberg. Thats cool that they had influence on KTM as well!

[@kestutisk9397]

Very cool video

[@cmmoto]

That place is crazy

[@elliottbaraby2683]

Awesome video I'm actually trying to buy that same exact quad that you own same color and everything makes me want it even more

[@PeteHager]

Elliott Baraby that’s awesome! Hopefully it works out! There’s a guy who lives a couple hours with me that has one, sometime this year we’re gonna get together for a ride. It would be cool to see two of them next to each other!

[@RaptorWRLD]

Awesome video bro. Thumbs up.

[@The700XXrider]

I enjoy your videos, looked like a great road trip.

[@PeteHager]

Thanks Aaron!

[@complexr]

Awesome video, thank you for sharing your adventures with us! What kind of studs did you use? And how long are they? Do you have any problems with air leaking from tires after studs? Anything you would do different? Thank again and keep the videos comming!

[@PeteHager]

Thanks man! I was fortunate enough to find these tires fully studded with the wheels on Craigslist. They’re Woodys snowmobile studs and I measured them and they’re an inch long including the lock nut. As far as I know the inside has a washer just like the base of the outside studs. They hold air for the afternoon but they slowly leak. I aired them up quite a bit before the ride and they lasted about 4 hours just fine. They work super well and I’ve been very abusive to them. They’re not as sharp anymore lol but they still work super good👍 I’ve used them in the woods and on gravel roads and haven’t ripped a stud out. I’m actually really impressed with how much they’ve handled. The only downside is the studs are super expensive. The original owner said he spent $700 on the studs. I would love to make a set next winter and make a video of the process

[@complexr]

Pete Hager thanks man! Keep up the great work ride safe!

[@jasonklacik5336]

Another great video!!, just purchased a 2015 700r yesterday, great motovation video..👍👍👍

[@ononewheel7]

theirs no way I could run my gopro mount the way you have yours set up. have you ever damaged your setup? I don't run an external mic but my camera sits on the face of my helmet so far for me its a perfect setup.

[@PeteHager]

I’m probably going to take a link out and raise it up a couple inches. I don’t mind where it is. It’s just annoying when I want to look behind me. It broke off when I crashed in my renegade video! Other then that it’s been good

[@ononewheel7]

Pete Hager gotcha

[@UKNOWN123-l3b]

My dream is to own a yamaha raptor 700 🤤

[@Jaxoneppleyaviaton]

Me to but my mom said that there to dangerous

[@DarkyBlondy]

The Life Of JAX ... its because your like 11 year old

[@raulll0441]

I own one they to fun

[@atvalpa23]

Nice video man.

[@PeteHager]

Thanks man! I'm going to go back this winter and definitely get better footage! I would love to fly the drone but I couldn't get any service when we were down in the river

[@atvalpa23]

Pete Hager: Ya that’s pretty cool. I haven’t done much river riding up here in Canada but I’ve done a lot of winter riding. I have a pile of videos I haven’t edited and put up yet. Do you use a mic for your GoPro? Your audio sounds much better than when I talk on my vids

[@PeteHager]

The editing process can be tedious! Yes I have a microphone. It's called a purple panda. I found a motorcycle vlogger named Chaseontwowheels and he uses the same mic and it works really well. Heres a link to a video I made earlier this winter when I first set up everything. kzbin.info/www/bejne/faewo2R9atOCY7c

[@viprgaming641]

Another awesome video Pete! Got me wanting to do some river ridng with my side X side or even my quad. I have a question: how do you like your DJI Spark? I'm thinking of getting one soon and you are the reason why as I watched the one video you put it up and looked to see what kind of drone you had

[@PeteHager]

Sorry for the late response! I really like my DJI Spark! I wanted to use it on this video but I couldn't get any service when we were in the river valley. The nice thing about the spark is how small it is, I can put it in my backpack along with an extra camera and my tripod. A lot of the more expensive drones are considerably bigger so size is something to take into account if your moving around a lot! Battery life is about 15 minutes and I would definitely recommend getting a controller for it. I couldn't imagine using the touch screen controls on a smart phone. The drone will definitely be incorporated quite often in my videos once it warms up! Thanks for checking out my videos! :)

[@viprgaming641]

@@PeteHager You couldn't get any service? How does it work then? I mean I know you can control it with the controller or even your phone but at what point and for what reason do you need service? Is service needed if you want it to auto track you? Auto track is one of the main reasons I was looking into it as I wanted one that had that feature that didn't get over $1000. If I get one I'll be getting the combo pack most likely which will come with controller and an extra battery

[@PeteHager]

My phone said it was “searching” the whole ride. I’m not 100% sure on this but I think you need GPS signal so the drone has a home base for take off. This has only happened one time so far. Every other flight had worked just fine. I need to do more homework on it

[@andresocampotr7003]

Muy buen video ese río esta de locos quiero ir! Donde esta hubicado ?

[@chadvanhorn1071]

I'm digging the red raptor buddy, Kudos for enduring the cold & snow! What A-Arm skids are you running on that beast? Painted, powdered coated or anodized??

[@PeteHager]

Chad VanHorn sorry for the late response, my notifications have been missing some comments. It’s been interesting battling the elements this winter. The A-Arm skids are GYTR and I had a local guy powdercoat them with multiple coats of clear coat for durability. Same thing with the bumper.

[@philhascandy2161]

looks cold mate, 36c here in Australia today . are problem is gets to hot .

[@alexadams7970]

This an old video? Missing a few things from the raptor the Peter hanger stickers also the aftermarket throttle isn’t on

[@PeteHager]

Definitely! This is the first ride when I met Ritchy and Trevor. I can't wait to ride with them again! 😬 🤘

[@alexadams7970]

@@PeteHager what kind of studs are those?

[@PeteHager]

@@alexadams7970 They're 1 inch Woody's carbide snowmobile studs. They work well but I honestly would prefer a set of kold kutters or something like that. These are kinda sketchy to get sideways lol

[@alexadams7970]

@@PeteHager how many studs did you use for all 4 tires?

[@PeteHager]

@@alexadams7970 I bought them already studded from someone. He said they had about 250-300 studs total in them. The tires are a lot of fun but I honestly haven't wanted to use them much. The idea of an accident getting tangled up in them kinda freaks me out lol

[@philhascandy2161]

tyres look cool.

[@Raptor700LV]

Great video!🤘 What camera settings are you using?

[@PeteHager]

Thanks! I filmed this on 1080 superwide @ 60 fps. I have the white balance on auto, the ISO Min set at 100 and the max set at 1600. the sharpness is set to medium and i'm using GoPro color. I normally bump the saturation when i'm editing to enhance the colors

[@Raptor700LV]

@@PeteHager Thank you for replying! Keep up the good work!😎

[@izom]

such a cool vid again- thanx man- here in europe spring is comin slowly! ;- ()

[@L118Av2]

hit the texas trails!

[@PeteHager]

Hopefully someday 😊

[@P69-m4s]

Wow my favorite quad is 150cc and raptor 700

[@justinbrown5044]

Pete you gotta come down to New Mexico and rip the Mesa up

[@PeteHager]

I hope to do bigger trips next year if I start to make more money! It's been a break even year for me so far

[@mefoy3766]

Justin Brown true. What city?

[@justinbrown5044]

Mefoy3 Albuquerque

[@JMP오토메카닉]

👍👍👍

[@_WebersWorld]

Come down to Canada 🇨🇦 all we do is ice racing down here in alberta !

[@Joe-jz2dw]

Great vids Pete. What part of MN are you from?

[@PeteHager]

Joe S I live in Mankato👍

[@garyburbank4559]

If you like that you should ride the Crow River we have a group that rides the Crow River once a year every year

[@PeteHager]

Is that in Iowa or Minnesota??

[@preachingjesusministry7201]

That's cool love the video I'm working on getting my 4 wheeler soon it's a group of us bless you

[@TerrellSpivey]

Like that KZbin name! 💪💪 I myself gotta get my quad worked on! Miss riding!

[@preachingjesusministry7201]

@@TerrellSpivey can't wait to see it I did a video you can see it but it was as good but soon we going to do it and can't wait to see you 4 wheeler up and running

[@preachingjesusministry7201]

@@TerrellSpivey I subscribe to your KZbin bless you brother

[@TerrellSpivey]

@@preachingjesusministry7201 Well to God be the Glory for your subscription brother! And I appreciate your encouraging words about getting my quad up and running! Hopefully you'll get you one soon! And keep preaching the GOSPEL! The World needs to hear it!

[@preachingjesusministry7201]

@@TerrellSpivey amen

[@jonathanparkman9927]

You would love ridin here in mississippi dude.. i have never rode my raptor in the snow yet.... i would be a donut junkie

[@PeteHager]

Haha snow rides can definitely be fun with a group of friends! It would be sweet to ride more places down south this winter for sure

[@vwjd77]

What sprocket configuration are you using on your quad ?

[@leedimatteo5078]

very cool, is that your first raptor?

[@PeteHager]

Yep. I went from a scrambler 500 to a KTM 525 to the Raptor

[@leedimatteo5078]

was it a Polaris outlaw 525"? @@PeteHager

[@leedimatteo5078]

I almost bought a Polaris 525 oUTLAW@@PeteHager

[@PeteHager]

@@leedimatteo5078 It was a 2008 KTM 525XC, I have several old videos of me riding it on here! This is one of my favorites in the woods kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6u2faBqYt1smbc

[@keagankotze9351]

Hey man i like your videos alot but can you maybe please make more videos with the yfz450 please man 😁

[@imDirecty]

hey so I need to riding quads and my dad is going to buy me a 2019 Yamaha yfz 450r or the raptor 700. what do you think I should get. I'm not going to do any competitive racing just might see whose faster between my friends. also I'm 5'6 and weigh 115. I would ride on dirt, sand, trails. I'm just very stuck and confused. what should I get.

[@PeteHager]

Hmm that is a tough choice, your not the biggest so you may fit on the YFZ a little better but the Raptor sounds like it would be better for your riding style and environment. The YFZ is much wider and doesn't have reverse. These factors aren't a huge deal now a days with side by sides making trails wider but they're still worth considering. The YFZ is a high revving racer and the Raptor is a torquey trail machine. I had to make the same decision and chose the Raptor because I don't track ride anymore and I want to take this thing on big rides without worrying about reliability.

[@imDirecty]

@@PeteHager I've heard people say that doing little jumps and fast turns on the raptor is sketchy since its heavy. is that a factor you experience. also is the raptor more reliable than than 450

[@PeteHager]

@@imDirecty The machine can handle small to medium sized jumps without issue in its stock form. If you upgraded the suspension you could take it off big jumps without a problem. It all depends on how you set the machine up. Ive never had the sensation that the machine is overly top heavy. It's not as low as a 450 but it doesn't feel tippy when sliding or riding off camber terrain. I don't want to say it's more reliable because both machines should last a long time with regular maintenance. If you guys are buying new from a dealer and they have both machines I would sit on both of them for sure and also see if you can ride them potentially. That could also help your decision. At this point the only reason I want a 450 is so I can take it on a motocross track from time to time. The majority of the time I would rather be on my Raptor

[@imDirecty]

@@PeteHager this is my first quad and I think the raptor will be a better choice for me since I will be riding around on trails. and dunes with friends. I just want a quad that will keep with them. they have 400 Honda and Yamaha 400. I rode a 250 with them and it didnt keep up and got caught on the dunes. so I just need this machine to have the power and reliability to get me through some tough obstacles.

[@PeteHager]

@@imDirecty The raptor will have no problem keeping up with any machines on the trails!

[@arnoldgal203]

Ops!!!!!!!

[@rzl07375]

Awesome stuff man

[@natanaelbeltran4047]

Last?

[@BSchorr]

Where in MN are you from? Cities?

[@PeteHager]

I live in Mankato, where are you from?

[@JBRAAPY]

💯🔥👍👍

[@DavidDavid-mw9kl]

Raptor 700 is best atv in the world ....

[@Tegmoney]

how do you find people to ride with ??

[@PeteHager]

A lot of the guys I ride with have reached out through email or are friends of friends. I get a lot of ride invites to go all over so I’ve got a pretty big list of contacts I can reach out to if I go to certain areas. I’m very fortunate to have people that want to show me around. Covid kinda put a stop to meet ups but I plan to announce some of our bigger trips later this year so we can do sub meets again! 👍

[@Tegmoney]

@@PeteHager that’s pretty cool man! Seems like a lot of fun. Cant wait for the new videos! Stay safe out there homie

[@PeteHager]

@@Tegmoney thanks man! The best way to reach me directly is through my contact page on my website 👍

[@Sergey-kf2qy]

Хороший контент !

[@alexhagen7344]

where in Minnesota r u from

[@PeteHager]

Alex Hagen I’m from Mankato!

[@alexhagen7344]

Pete Hager Cool I'm from Fosston

[@PeteHager]

I just checked and your way up in the northwoods! I bet you have some good riding up there

[@alexhagen7344]

Pete Hager yeah I do and there is a lot mud

[@PeteHager]

@@alexhagen7344 What kind of machine do you ride? the raptor isn't the most practical for lots of mud

[@Pete_Heiderscheit22]

I live in debuque iowa we should ride sometime

[@PeteHager]

Peter Wood for sure man! 👍

[@Pete_Heiderscheit22]

I would love to

[@PeteHager]

Peter Wood I just looked up Debuque, very cool how it’s on the corners of Wisconsin and Illinois. Is there good riding in your area?

[@Pete_Heiderscheit22]

Thank you so much for responding. Yes it is great riding here in the summer and winter. I do not currently have a quad to ride I am doing lots of upgrades so probably will not get to ride with you any time soon. Thank you

[@markoliverjr1925]

Anybody else didn't know it was in fast forward at first and thought he was just gassing it

[@Yagason06]

Lets go!!

[@ononewheel7]

Am i 1st haha

[@PeteHager]

lol almost, Nathan was first!

[@ononewheel7]

Im a noob haha great edit once again pete

[@PeteHager]

@@ononewheel7 thanks man! It took awhile, I had 45 minutes of video to cut down

[@ononewheel7]

It seems like no matter how much footage you have it ends up being a 10-15 minute edit. The struggle is real.

[@ononewheel7]

killer conditions while we did just get some snow its gna be in the 50's all weekend for us.

[@nathankaiser5592]

First

[@alienworld7159]

🥺

[@anderopallase9563]

It's UTV not sbs

[@PeteHager]

how do you explain channels like SxS blog than??

[@anderopallase9563]

@@PeteHager because Americans are weird, at least in Europe everyone say UTV

[@joebean5916]

Giver

[@motorcyclemichael2182]

Anyone else hoping someone fell into the river? Lol

[@jesuscastillo8974]

i think the yamaha sxs is the ugliest sxs out of all of them

[@mnsportsman7005]

That’s a dumb idea. Wait until you find that weak spot which every river has.