Hi guys this is my first post, long time reader. I am really interested in these Kazuma 110 and 150 quads, but don't want to just jump on one without some info. I rode moto cross in my teens but being almost 40 things have changed a little. My kids and myself will be riding these around the yard and a little when camping locally, not racing and jumping 'til the kids get used to them. Tried an 1979 atc 110, but could never keep it running after a lot of work on the tank and fuel system. I am pretty good as far as mechanical ability goes and have friends that are also. My son is 8 and about 4'5" or so and weighs about 80-90 lbs. he has ridden his friends quad a little and loves it, its an old predator 90 and it fits him alright and he's pretty comfortable and quite responsible on it, to my surprise. My daughter is 13 yrs old and 5'9" and about 135 lbs. She has no experience but can't wait to learn, she catches on pretty quick. I just don't want somewthing that I'll spend more time working on than riding. These machines look pretty cool and I've been raeding all the posts for the last month, seeing all the good and bad. I will probablly contact RaceWay Atv and see what they can do. I'm not wanting to spend a lot of money till everyone finds out if they like doing this or not, sorry to be so long winded but really would appreciate all of your advice. Pretty cool site by the way. Thanks for listening

LumberDude

 

If you do decide on buying the 110, I would defently buy it from Raceway, as their customer service is top notch. I will be taking delivery of a 50cc Yamoto for my son today, the is only 8 business days from when I ordered it. Good luck.

 

Stay away from Kazuma you will be very unhappy with them poor made, but they do make a nice mail box holder after they die.

If you can find a Dinli, Polaris, Aeon or Xtream Machine. You would be very happy with them.
My boy is geting a Dinili Diamond back 90 for his birthday. The sales rep. stoped at the shop and was showing me there line and I got to ride them around and liked them. Very nice welds, fit and finish was top notch and the suspension worked. The disk brakes on the back was a nice touch too.

 

I owuld go with the Yamoto 150 from Raceway, if your laws allow it. Read the posts about it to find out the good and bad.

 

I bought two 110's for my kids at Xmas. I love them, very impressive once you lock washer/loctite everything. However, if I had to buy them again, I would have gotten the RFX 150, because it has a complete A arm front suspension, and disc brakes all around. Not that I have had any problems with the 110, it is just that the additional features are worth the cost. Jim

 

Hey guys, thanks for all of your info. I really enjoy reading all of the posts with all of the honest posts. Like I said it's been a long time since I was in this stuff and it's really great to find a group of people just looking to help their sport grow. Just like the old day.

Thanks Again Guys, LumberDude

 

Hey

In October of 2004 a buddy and myself each bought Kazuma KMZ150's for our kids and they have been nothing but trouble since the day the freight truck arrived with them and the metal crates they came in had came loose and beat the crap out of the plastic fenders.

I put the tires and other items on mine put gas into the tank started it up and let it run for a while and then my son took it for the "maiden" voyage needless to say it wasn't 5 minutes and he was back telling me it was leaking gas from the tank and sure enough he was right. The tank was not formed properly so it leaked at the seam, so I called my buddy to tell him to fill his tank up to see if it leaked and sure enough his leaked also.

About 3 months ago my buddies Kazuma transmission broke, actually it was the reverse gear that broke wedging itself against the case and braking the case. He has been waiting for over 3 months for parts to fix his and of course no dealer anywhere to be found to do the warranty work so him and I are doing it.

And if you live anywhere that the temperature will be below 60 degrees good luck getting it started, they have automatic chokes that don't work. I leave mine in my heated shed otherwise there is no way it will start.

So needless to say if you are thinking about a Kazuma we have 2 for sale. Go with the Yamaha breeze or any other name brand except Kazuma.

 

Confused yet? I don't care what the topic is, if you ask enough people you will get desenting views or opinions. I bought two Kazuma 110 quads for my boys. As I have posted before, if you get these quads take the time to add lock washers or loctite. Overall, these are great guads for the money, my boys are enjoying them too. My boys are 10 & 12, I would have bought the 150s if they were older. Primarily because the 150 has the disc brakes. Good luck and have fun.

 

The Kazuma (redcat) atv's are nice. They look awsome and have alot of goodies factory. If you get one I highly recomend the 150 mkII. They are new for 2005. It has 4" wider A-arms. That was one of the problems with the older ones is that the front was way too narrow so people had to buy wheel spacers to make it wider. They corrected that and they are alot better now. Automatic chain tensioner, rear skidplate for the sprocket and disk. Doing researsh on these you will find maybe 1 out of 10 people that do not like them or have had problems with them. For the money you cant beat it.

 

I have the same questions LumberDude on which atv to get my daughter. She rides a 50 now but not enough power/speed in the dunes. I am looking for the smallest/best value in a 150 and was looking pretty hard at Yamoto, they seem to have a good overall reputation here. I realized Kazuma and RedCat (apparently the same bike) was a little smaller, with better suspension and reverse. It appears all the 110's have almost identical dimensions as the 150's (probably same frame?) and I figure for a few more bucks get 40 more cc and automatic trans. And yea, I think the MKII looks worth a few more dollars yet. I had my daughter sit on a Firestar 110 (which I think is Yamoto) and at 4'4" tall she seems OK on it. Since the 150's appear identical in size my reasoning is to get her a 150. So after my research I am looking pretty hard at a Kazuma/RedCat 150 MKII. Yea, some say they arent near the quality as the big 4, but when a Honda 90 (which is real near in dimensions as the 150's by the way) is going for darn near $3000 OTD, a bike at less than half the price is probably worth the risk. Have had good luck with her Chinese Sundiro 50 so far. My two cents for what its worth.