I am going to receive my new Yamoto 150 quad tomorrow,and am worried about some of the bad reviews.This quad will be for my 12yr. old son.I am hearing the following problems.

>Problems with the air filter box.
>The shocks are not the best.
>Nuts and bolts come loose.I hear from reviews that i should take apart bike and loctite all screws and bolts?

>Would it be a good idea to change the air filter to a K&N.I f so does anyone know what the part# would be.

>This quad will be used exclusively in the great white north of Albert,Canada.It will be used for trips in mud,water,muskeg,etc.How will it handle in wet conditions?

.I also heard that the wiring is not the best and if it gets wet i could run into problems.

Well enough of the negative comments.I have also read great comments with owners who are having great fun.

Does anyone have one of these quads in Canada?,if so if i do run into problems will a Honda,suzuki,or polaris dealer service this quad.

SEE YA EH!!!!

Hope to here from some of you soon.

GINO.

 

Welcome to the forum BELLINA, I have not replaced the air filter yet on my wifes quad, but will do it before summer. I am going with a UNI Filter.Also have not had air box leaking issues others have. The shock's well are almost non existant. Loctite at least ALL of the small fasteners. Some have had disc and or sprocket bolts shear, I did not have that problem but replaced the bolts anyway. As for using one in the mud/wet I am not to sure how well that plastic housing fan shroud does in the mud, I am worried about the ignition shorting out personally but have no proof that will happen, just concerned. The wife is not really to concerned with her ability to mud bog at this point. The wiring problems I had concerned the connections not being tight enough to hold the wires connected.

 

I've had my Y150 now for 3 weeks. Here is my review for a non-mechanic, and generally lazy maintenance person:

1) fix the airbox as soon as you can. Either use RTV and seal around the round carb intake hose, or buy a new K&N filter set-up. I took my stock box off tonight, and found alot of dirt in there, all over. I took a chisel and cracked the mounting tab plastic, so I didn't have to take the whole gas tank, etc apart. I hope I didn't get any dirt in the carb or motor. I'll have the K&N for installation tommorrow.

2) Use either loctite blue 242, or loctite green 290 on the bolts. The blue is the one that is removeable, and you have to apply it to teh threads after taking the screw out. I used the green 290 in most places, since you don't need to take the bolt out, you just apply it to the thread you can see. The green seeps into the thread and nut, and makes the bolt stay put.

3) After 5 good days of outings, the only thing that shook loose was my throttle adjustment screw. I missed that one. Its the threaded assy that connects the throttle wire to the carb on the right side of the bike, near your knee.

4) After a few washings with water, I'm finding the screws are rusting. I sprayed some oil on some of them to keep them from rusting more.

5) The axle spacers are getting annoying. I thought I had them pretty good, but they started clanking again this weekend. I mostly hear the racket when we are going up a hill, and I'm waiting at the bottom for my son to get half-way up first. The rear wheels being slightly loose is kind of odd as well, but I hear the axle is easy to replace, hence the spacers.

6) I was going to change the oil today, but found the drain plug is right over the exhaust pipe. I have to get some kind of funnel to catch the oil before it hits the pipe.

Now, on my Honda 250, I haven't even had to tighten one bolt yet, but cash talks I guess.

 

Great review RAMTechRC, I think if you look a little closer you will find another drain plug on the bottom of the engine. If I am not mistaken you have found the oil filter plug/cap. I could be wrong though, who know's how consistant these are made.

And yes, you do get what you pay for.

 

On my wifes Yamoto, the only problem was the fact that the gas cap vent hole was molded shut. Quick fix, I just stuck an awl through it. The bolts have stayed tight and I have not noticed any rusting bolts yet. We have had the Yamoto out in the snow quite a bit, up to ten inches. The tires are aggressive and have a pretty good bite. The cotter pins seemed a little small and I went ahead and replaced them with the next size larger just to be safe. I also took somebodys suggestion of swapping the front tires and that seems to make it a little more stable and allows for the front suspension to work slightly better. HTH.

 

On the Yamoto 150, this seems to be the only things resembling an oil plug. I'll change the oil Wednesday, so I'll find out for sure.

Oil Plug??


I also did the K&N air filter tonight. I had to go to Home Depot for a 1" PVC coupler. One end fit intot he filter, but I had to machine down the other end to fit into the carb intake. Ihave a lathe in the garage, so that was easy for me, but it will be impossible for the non-mechanic to do. I also dona't have any straps holding the filter in place now, but I'll probably make a little bracket before the weekend.

K&N #1

K&N #2

K&N with prefilter

The pre-filter is probably useless in Arizona. Our dust is so fine, it'll go right through that.

 

Does anyone know the part# of a K&N filter that will fit on my Yamoto 150 .

Bellina Boy.

 

The K&N part number is R-1100.

 

My wifes quad has that plug and a different one on the bottom of the engine, I am not real sure where it is exactly but I will check it out this afternoon and post what I find. Approx. location/bolt head size.

 

Hey RamTech

I have a 125CC Carter, the engine looks a lot alike, and on mine, that plug beneath the oil fill is not a draing plug, I am not sure what it is , but is is harder then hell to take off and when you do get it off, it has a spring inside that it it. After going through the trouble of getting it off, I read my owners manual, and it stated that I had to tip the whole machine backwards and drain the oil out of the filler tube.


Phantom