Hello from Central Florida

Ramses · 02-09-2017, 09:41 AM

During last Christmas I obtained a little Chinese ATV for my 8yo child. I got it free from a nearby neighbor. It was not running, abandoned, rusted, dirty. I gave it a regular tune up and put a new battery and tried cranking but would not turn on. I googled about electric problems, since they have so many safety kill switches. I disconnected all the kill switches, starting with a wire from the CDI. It started just fine. Apparently it had electrical problems. I cut all the lights and anything electrical gadget that was not necessary. My child has been riding it every weekend and loves it. I am fascinated by the Chinese ATV culture. There is a big following behind it. Recently I bought two Chinese dirt bike, one not running, and another broken Chinese ATV. I will fix them all to enjoy while we go camping next month with my mom, my sister, nephews, friends, and the rest of my family.

Swampy · 02-09-2017, 11:04 AM

Welcome from California, the other coast.

Lots of good advice here for sure. Snap a pic or two of the quads and post it in the ATV forum.

BlackBike · 02-09-2017, 12:14 PM

Welcome, you sound like a true enthusiast. You came to the right place.

Emerikol · 02-09-2017, 03:39 PM

Welcome! There's everything you can possibly think of in the way of support and advice here. Hope you have a blast camping.

02-09-2017, 09:41 AM	#1
Ramses Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 2	Hello from Central Florida During last Christmas I obtained a little Chinese ATV for my 8yo child. I got it free from a nearby neighbor. It was not running, abandoned, rusted, dirty. I gave it a regular tune up and put a new battery and tried cranking but would not turn on. I googled about electric problems, since they have so many safety kill switches. I disconnected all the kill switches, starting with a wire from the CDI. It started just fine. Apparently it had electrical problems. I cut all the lights and anything electrical gadget that was not necessary. My child has been riding it every weekend and loves it. I am fascinated by the Chinese ATV culture. There is a big following behind it. Recently I bought two Chinese dirt bike, one not running, and another broken Chinese ATV. I will fix them all to enjoy while we go camping next month with my mom, my sister, nephews, friends, and the rest of my family.
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02-09-2017, 11:04 AM	#2
Swampy Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 218	Welcome from California, the other coast. Lots of good advice here for sure. Snap a pic or two of the quads and post it in the ATV forum. __________________ 1986 TT350, 2002 Grizzly 660, 2009 TR125 and two 2015 Kandi 150cc Quads.
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02-09-2017, 12:14 PM	#3
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	Welcome, you sound like a true enthusiast. You came to the right place. __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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02-09-2017, 03:39 PM	#4
Emerikol Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Carrollton, GA Posts: 1,465	Welcome! There's everything you can possibly think of in the way of support and advice here. Hope you have a blast camping. __________________ First Rule of Aviation: -Never Pass Up The Opportunity to Pee I was struggling to get my wife's attention; I sat down on the couch and looked comfortable. That did the trick! My wife says I only have two faults. I don't listen and something else... If at first you don't succeed, try doing it the way I told you to... The Stable: 2005 Yamaha V-Star 650 - SOLD 2015 Suzuki DR 650 2015 RPS Hawk 250 - SOLD 2016 Ural Gear Up
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