Kazuma Redcat ATV Buyers guide

This is a buyers guide for the Kazuma/Redcat 150 Falcon ATV. These are Chinese built ATVs and should be considered youth quads. They are rated for 176 lbs maxium and they suggest that the minimum age to ride these is 16.

Features
This quad has a 150cc single stroke 4 cycle air cooled engine (the engine has a plastic shroud around it and a fan force feeds the air around the engine.) I believe that it is an inactive Honda design. The quad has a fully automatic gearbox with a constant velocity gearbox. The quad has a reverse gear as well, which is a nice feature. Just push on the throttle and off you go. The quad has dual A-arms up front and a mono shock in the back. It has headlights and tail lights. The motor is electric start only, no way to pull start it if the battery is dead. I believe it has about 1.5 gallon fuel tank and will go forever on a fill up. Cheap fun. The brakes are disc brakes up front and in the back. Most of these quads have a 6 month parts only warranty. The dealer will charge labor if something is wrong. If the parts get replaced under warranty and sent to you, you will pay shipping on them.

Build quality
At first glance there are not typical quality you find from China. They look to be well constructed and they have the Predator look to them. Kids will like the looks. The welds all seem to be reasonable looking, the castings on the motor look nice. The tires are Far East brand and they look cheap. The vinyl seat covering is also cheap looking.

Performance
This quad has a lot of power for a 150cc engine. I am 205 lbs and it pulls me around no problem. Actually the engine is the best part of the quad. It has an electric start and automatic choke. Turn the key to the on position, make sure the fuel lever is in the on position, safety switch to on, press the foot brake and hit the starter button and it fires right up. If it is cold you might have to start it two or three times till it takes off. There is a lever on the right side of the quad that you push forward for forward, and pull it back to put it in reverse.

Ride and handling
The shocks in the front are way too stiff. The are adjustable, but the lowest setting is still too high. The rear shock will have to be adjusted to the max setting to make it ride alright. It is gefortable for even someone my size, which is 6 foot 4.
The handling is terrible. This thing is all over the place on moderate terrain. Hit some uneven ground and the wheels will bounce from side to side and you will be lucky if you are able to hold on. Turn the wheels all the way to one side in the sand and the quad will stop, the wheels will turn harder the more throttle you give it. Ride into sand from a firm road and you better not turn the wheels much, but if you do the quad will gee to a screeching stop and you will be lucky not to be thrown off. My grandson has rolled it twice and I have had roll on me once. Stability is a problem. Search okay for Kazuma wheel spacers, I wonder why they sell them?

What to look for when buying one of these quads.
Something made with a Japanese name on it. Skip these quads

Problems.
I have about 15 hours on mine. Here is what has gone wrong with it
The tie rod ends are worn out.The ball joints are so worn out that I will no longer ride it. The front end is so loose that the wheels bounce all over the place.2 of the 4 bolts that hold the rear end on to the machine fell out and a third on was just about to fall out. If the other two had gee out the rear end would literally have fallen off.The front brakes quit working. You have to pull the handle as hard as you can to get them to work.The rear hub is loose on the axle.Various rubber hoses have failed and had to be replaced.The valves were so far out of adjustment that after a few hours the motor almost would not run.The steering mechanism travel stops bend so fast that the quad will turn too far to one side. They are useless. Yoiu can bend them back but as soon as you put the slightest pressure on them they will bend.
Once you break the engine in you need to change the engine oil to 20-50 synthetic motorcycle oil is best, and straight 90 weight gear oil for the transmission. Also make sure you adjust the valves after a few hours. Mine were so tight that they were almost hanging open and I was lucky that I did not burn them up.

Conclusion
In case you have no figured it out yet, dont put your kids or your wife on one of these things. Poor quality and they handle terribly. Go spend the extra money and buy a Honda or Yamaha or similar. You will regret it otherwise. If you have quesions use the okay system to contact me.