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Location: San Diego CA>Tijuana, BC>San Antonio, TX
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Brands like Tao Tao or VMOTO are certainly much cheaper than the more common brands like Honda, Kawasaki...etc. Are these cheaper Chinese quads worth it for the long run and are they good starter bikes for children? Opinions please.
Brands like Tao Tao or VMOTO are certainly much cheaper than the more common brands like Honda, Kawasaki...etc. Are these cheaper Chinese quads worth it for the long run and are they good starter bikes for children? Opinions please.
I worked on quads and jet skis as a hobby. Your biggest issue with Chinese quads is going to be getting parts. As far as beginner kids bikes...it’s great for that. As long as you understand that they will be worth nothing when you sell them. I would research the parts availability. Maybe find a dealer that sells them that has a actual brick and mortar shop.
Personally I would look at buying used mainstream brand. Most small kids quads don’t get hammered as they aren’t very powerful a d usually parents tend to govern the throttles.
And kids do outgrow them pretty quickly.
Location: San Diego CA>Tijuana, BC>San Antonio, TX
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Now that I have obtained a Tao Tao Chinese quad and needed a carb cleanout and some other work and didn't want to do myself, I realize that there are very few ATV/dirt bike shops will accept them for some reason. I think they feel that because they are so inexpensive, they might get stuck with the quad if the owner racks up several hundred dollars in repairs that cost more than the actual quad.
Now that I have obtained a Tao Tao Chinese quad and needed a carb cleanout and some other work and didn't want to do myself, I realize that there are very few ATV/dirt bike shops will accept them for some reason. I think they feel that because they are so inexpensive, they might get stuck with the quad if the owner racks up several hundred dollars in repairs that cost more than the actual quad.
Or, parts availability.
Or, guaranteeing work, with parts of dubious quality.
Location: San Diego CA>Tijuana, BC>San Antonio, TX
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Yup, will keep you guys posted on how the two chinese quads I have work out as time goes by. One is a 200 VMOTO and then smaller one is a 125 TAO TAO....kids love them, but I'm afraid I will be repairing them often like you say.
Starters or loaf around the yard. Honda yamaha et al sold off the license for the plans to upstarts in china and while they CAN make one as good as the original, they aint. and the engineering is sloppy...it might be a chamaha or chonda engine, but the factory yamaha or honda part wont quite fit. if tolerances are critical, it will fail.
Im still driving my original 93 trx300ex and my kid has a 01 version. real parts still available so they should outlive me.
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