The bolt worked it's way out initially. I put a different bolt in there with a nut on the end so it wouldn't come loose. I don't jump anything with it. My 10 year old is the main person riding it. It hasn't been ridden very hard. That's why I was shocked to see it broken off the way it did. Mine broke on the frame and the engine casting.

 

All I can say is "Fascinating". That is wierd, Guess I better keep a real close eye on it.

 

My yamotos r ridin by an 8 yr. old and a 12 yr. old and they only ride thru corn fields no jumping at all.I dont think these machines would be able to withstand any jumping.

 

I just bought a blue 05 Yamoto 150 for my son's 10th birthday. Bought it from Raceway ATV based on comments from this thread.I'll admit, I was a little nervous buying a Chinese atv off the internet, but now I'm breathing a sigh of relief.It seems like a pretty decent machine.I've never seen a 2004 model to compare it to, but I think the front suspension works very well on this machine.Watching my son ride it across the yard, I can see the a-arms working up and down just like they should giving my son a fairly smooth ride.And I don't even have the shocks set to full soft.They're somewhere in the middle setting.
After the first 1.5-2 hours of riding, I went over it with a fine tooth comb and found many nuts/bolts had come loose.Also the chain was very loose.But that's ok,it gave me a chance to go over it and get familier with how it all works.That chain tensioner setup is different.I've never seen one like that before.But it seems to work well.The reverse is nice and simple. After a small adjustment on the carb,it starts right up and idles perfect.I would estimate top speed to be somewhere in the low thirties with me on it (6ft 165lbs).So I would say it has plenty of power for my 10yr old. I ordered the K&N clamp-on filter and prefilter last week so it should be arriving soon. I'm not looking forward to putting that on.It looks pretty tight in there.Once the current tank of gas is gone, I'm going to do the first oil change.Does anybody know if there's an oil filter in this thing?If there is, where is it?
Overall, I'm satisfied with the little Yamoto and I believe it's worth the $1,599 I paid for it.

 

You must have got the same look I did. I still want to cut it off, I may go ahead and do it while she is not looking. It will have to be after I am done swapping the shocks though.

 

 

My 8 year old beats the crap out of his. He jumps a 3 foot jump every weekend, for almost 2 hours straight. I think its pretty solid now, since I did all of the mods. I'll have to chagne the bearings one day, but it can wait a few more weeks, until its unbearably hot in Phx for riding.

 

I had to assemble some of it.Like the wheels/tires, handlebars, exaust, grab bar, front bumper & headlights, and some of the plastic.But it wasn't hard. Spent about 2 hours on it taking my time.
I don't know anything about Zmax.It allready had oil in the motor.But I don't know what kind of oil it is.
I'm not really sure where it was shipped from either.I just assumed it came from raceway,but I guess it could have come from somewhere else.

 

I've got two Yamoto 150's. I have ridden the crap out of them. I really wanted to put them to the test. One's been flipped twice and the other's been rolled over once. I'm not careless, but spills do happen.

I have not had any motor mount problems at all and my shocks actually feel pretty soft on both ATV's. They really softened up after taking several jumps. I'm telling you guys, I've launched these things so high I scare myself... I am about 190lbs and I have ridden these for hours at a time frequently jumping with all four wheels often leaving the ground. I rode them like I don't care. And honestly, I don't care. Most breaks that happen, can be fixed...

It's a Chinese quad that I bought to have fun in, and fun I will have. Since it's not Grandma's ATV, it's going to get romped; Chinese or not. So if it breaks, it breaks, but at least it'll be fun doing it. I really wanted to see what they can take anyhow, so I'm impressed for a chinese quad. I'm a fabricator, so I figured, if it breaks I'll have fun welding it back together or fabbing up a new bracket or something... I'm not saying you have to launch these things but as new the suspension is STIFF! I have found that if you drive these like a golf cart you'll probably keep the stiff suspension, but if you break them in, it gets nice and soft.

Keep your eye on the loosening bolts that need attention, giving them lock-tite, and you should be fine. I did put new shocks on one and welded custom mounts for the new extended shocks from an LT-160 Suzuki. The wheels are much wider, but I would say that the actual Yamoto shocks still remaining on my other 150 are softer than my Suzuki shocks...

LakotaJeff:
There is no "oil filter" but if you take out the drain plug from the bottom of the engine you'll notice there is a metal screen/net assembly that fits into the hole that acts as a filter for large debris. ...good move on buing the K&N Filter...it's help the performance and reduce damage caused by the insufficient filter on the factory air box.

 

Mandrake51, sounds like you and the originator of this thread, dirtforashirt. Have a little in common. I really appreciate everyones input on these machines. After reading all the comments I am pretty confident that my wifes quad will be running well, for many years to come. like I have said before my wifes yamoto lives the life of a pampered princess. I dont think it has ever had even one wheel off the ground, except when it is loaded in the truck.