Heres the thing. Where I live, this thing is it. For the money, there isnt a better machine for me. You get more power, more torque more displacement (so it doesnt have to work as hard to make the power), fuel injection, reverse.
I dunno man. I weighed all the pros and cons, and I cant see why Id spend more money on less machine elsewhere. The Raptor 700 pretty much does it all. Thats my take on it at least.
I thought they were overkill too until I rode one.