Yamoto 150cc Review
Apr 11, 2005 | 01:57 PM
#322
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Yamoto 150cc Review
Originally posted by: baumgata
My son has a 2004 Yamato 150cc. The bumper sits too low and catches on the trails. The first time he rode, he got the wind knocked out of him when he went over a rut. The second, the bumper caught another rut and he flipped his four wheeler. Luckily, he didn't break anything. Do you know if Yamato has a site to report this poor design?
Also, when you got your Yamato, did the front wheels turn in? My son's front wheels don't sit straight. I'm not sure if there's a special way to put on the tires or whether this is another poor design from Yamato? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My son has a 2004 Yamato 150cc. The bumper sits too low and catches on the trails. The first time he rode, he got the wind knocked out of him when he went over a rut. The second, the bumper caught another rut and he flipped his four wheeler. Luckily, he didn't break anything. Do you know if Yamato has a site to report this poor design?
Also, when you got your Yamato, did the front wheels turn in? My son's front wheels don't sit straight. I'm not sure if there's a special way to put on the tires or whether this is another poor design from Yamato? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The front end can be adjusted with the tie rods. My wifes wasnt pointing straight from the factory.
Apr 11, 2005 | 05:42 PM
#324
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Yamoto 150cc Review
Originally posted by: mywifesquad
I looked at my wifes yamoto and there is a bolt on the end of the shaft that holds the sprocket in place. I would guess that you should tighten that bolt.
Originally posted by: decdug
Hi All
I am in need of some help again. The front sprocket is loose, and I can't figure out how to tighten it. Any help could be great.
Hi All
I am in need of some help again. The front sprocket is loose, and I can't figure out how to tighten it. Any help could be great.
Any thoughts would be welcome.
Apr 11, 2005 | 08:42 PM
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If your chain seems too loose all the time u may have a bigger problem.On both of mine the lower motor mount on the chain side broke off the frame leaving a large hole in the frame.I found this because i to was having problems keeping the chain tight enough.It is hard to spot if your not looking for it.I was holding on the rear brake while giving it gas and noticed the engine twisting,thats what led me to check out the motor mounts.
Apr 12, 2005 | 08:52 AM
#326
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Yamoto 150cc Review
Originally posted by: decdug
Thanks for the info mywifesquad. I took off the bolt, and the sprocket, the problem from what I can see is that the sprocket fits over as splined shaft on to the gear box, but the end of the sprocket is not snug on the shaft, so that even with everything real tight the sproket is inclined to jiggle on the shaft. Maybe this is the same on all the quads.... But I have had a problem with the chain coming off, and I thought this was the problem. Even with the chain adjusted to the last it is still very loose, I'll have to remove a link or 2 from the chain.
Any thoughts would be welcome.
Thanks for the info mywifesquad. I took off the bolt, and the sprocket, the problem from what I can see is that the sprocket fits over as splined shaft on to the gear box, but the end of the sprocket is not snug on the shaft, so that even with everything real tight the sproket is inclined to jiggle on the shaft. Maybe this is the same on all the quads.... But I have had a problem with the chain coming off, and I thought this was the problem. Even with the chain adjusted to the last it is still very loose, I'll have to remove a link or 2 from the chain.
Any thoughts would be welcome.
Apr 12, 2005 | 09:19 AM
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Hey, DirtForaShirt, you seem to be the contact person on the Yamato. I need a question answered. When you bought your Yamato, did the front tires/axles seem to tilt inward toward the frame? I bought a 150 cc for my son and the front tires don't sit straight up. Everytime he rides, everyone asks what's wrong with the front tires. Not to mention the fact that it makes the atv flip easier. Any suggestions?
Apr 12, 2005 | 09:40 PM
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yup,ive been hearing a lot of people having these brake,sounds like a design flaw along with low grade china steel.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] .However patriot motorcycles said they will reimburse me the cost of having it welded,I just hope the frame holds up now.