I mostly enjoy light trail riding but now that i have the 700xx I am going to dabble in it all. There are some beaches down the road from me that people ride on so i figure to hit the sand a little. As for the raptor my buddy has a 700se. he has done some work but i dont know at the moment what he has had done. I do know that the raptor is about 100lbs lighter than mine so it may take alot of work on my part.