Paul,

Thanks for the update! I was wondering! Congrats, and I know you guys will have a great time. ooooo, yeah, those Chatterboxes would be a great idea!!!! I have heard they make riding with your little ones 10X more fun, and it's easier to let the little guy know what to do and what's up ahead!!

 

We have the Chatterbox FRS Multi-Sport radios. We paid about 160.00 each for them. I searched everywhere, and this was the best price I could find at the time. With shipping it was around 350.00 for both. I'm telling you...and I think my son would too...it was the best 350.00 I could have spent.

I'm not saying Chatterbox is the only choice out there....there are other brands. But I liked the simplicity of these radios. They are totally self contained. No radios on the belt with wires up to the helmet or anything like that. When a kid is involved, I try to keep it simple. If it gets to be a headache hooking the radio up everytime you get on and off a quad, eventually you'll quit using it.

If you have any other questions, just e-mail me....I'll be happy to answer anything I can.....

Rick Barnett
Barnettcrew@yahoo.com

 

THe best radio set up out there for teaching kids to ride is the Motorola Talk about. Clip on on his waist and buy the ear piece. You will note that the ear piece also has a mic and is set up for VOX voice activated communication. That does not work with the engine noise.

The way to get it to work so that you can talk to him is you plug in the ear piece and turn the radio on Then unplug the ear piece and plug it right back in. That will disable the VOX function. He can still press the talk button on the radio to communicate but the VOX feature will not become a problem.

Now you carry the other radio and provide real time instruction and hazard warning. Teach him that if you say stop that means stop instantly.

Oh, on the lt50, if you make an air cleaner mount and install a K&N filter, the main jet will need to be enlarged substantially. The pilot and needle do not need to be moved.

Good Luck

 

Another thing about the Chatterbox radios...is the VOX, or voice activated DOES work. My five year old son(who has been using one for over a year) does not need to have to push buttons to key the microphone. He needs to keep both hands firmly on the handlebars.

One reccomendation if you buy a Chatterbox is get the set for open face helmets. Even if your kid has a closed face helmet. Which, I hope he does. The mic on the open face helmet is mounted on a flexible wand, or boom, they call it. This allows the mic to placed as close to your kid's mouth as you need to make the voice activation work properly. If it is too far away....the loud engine noise will sometimes key the radio. We experience this once in awhile with my sons. We have the closed helmet design. So this is a lesson that we have learned. I plan on buying two more radios within the next year, and they will both be open faced design.

Remember....keep it simple....for the kids....

 

Bradb,

He already got a LT50 for the kiddo.

The LT80 is a real piece of junk by today's standards. Compare it to the Kasea and you will agree.

 

DO NOT buy Kasea under any circumstances. They have all the features, but they are junk. By far the WORST piece of Sh-T I have ever owned. I'm still waiting for warranty parts that I ordered in June of this year. I could write a book about all the problems I have encountered.
I would spend the extra and go with a solid brand name for parts availability along with a dealer network. Don't make the mistake I did .

 

Jet,

Tell me more about your problems. Did you abuse the crap out of it?? Are you waiting for parts that your dealer is/was too stupid to properly order?? Are they parts that you can get from any one of the other bbrand manufacturers??

Even if the parts are slow, it is by far the best youth atv on the market bar none.

 

My kids did not beat the crap out of it, it was just a piece of garbage from word go. Just to compare it to the little JR50 that they both ride, this little JR50 has been thru six kids before mine started riding and I have had not one problem with it. The Kasea's muffler has broke four times, brake bolts missing, steering linkage bolts missing, springs missing, and to top it off, once it was washed it would not start. For parts I'm dealing directly with the moorons who import this
piece of Asian garbage, in Seattle. I'd set it on fire to get rid of it, but the price of gasoline is too expensive. My warranty will soon expire and I haven't recieved the parts that broke on the first day I bought it. Word to the wise, stay clear of anything with the name Kasea on it.

 

If you are interested in selling it, name a price shipped to California. I am always looking for an extra Kasea.

My son has been racing his 90 for 1.5 years and never had a problem. I did find that the rear axle nut came loose, and the rear brake was not properly adjusted BUT those problems related to the idiot dealer (ALBA YAMAHA) that assembled the pieces.

As with any new mini atv, replacing the transmission vent tube with a longer tube, replacing the junk exhaust, installing lights and installing a real air filter system are things that must be done before the atv hits the dirt.

On your starting problem, adding di-electric grease to the electrical connectors is a must for any atv.

 

I ordered a Sundiro from an online company. Have a few questions

Is there a special 2 stroke oil to be used?

Is the dielectric grease to be applied anywhere specific?

Why is a longer vent tube needed for the trans?

I question this because we need to cross two small streams to get to our track.

Thanks