sunl sucks
Since i get a out of all sorts of forums, figured i'd give a little back. I bought a SUNL SLA-90MR kids quad for my 6 year old daughter two years ago. It has actually been a great little bike, I have no regrets for the $650 i paid for it. here is what i have learned: 1. the model i bought is not registerable with the california dmv. then have since started making CARB compliant and registerable quads. This quad is pretty much from the same parts bin as other 50,90 and 100, 110 cc chinese quads, sold under a dozen different names. 2. This is pretty important. The battery was weak. i replaced it 45 days ago with a 55 dollar napa battery bl-5s or something if i remember right. went out this week, and the battery was dead. I found somwhere in a forum, not even sure if it was this one, that the slick little remote control alarm/starter is also draining everybody elses batteries down, too. If you use the remote fob to start it, but then shut off with the kill switch or key, the alarm relay/control box stays powered, and drains the battery. same goes for arming or disarming the alarm. if you shut the bike down and dont press the unlock symbol, you'll kill your battery. very simple fix. You find the alarm relay, a bit smaller than a deck of cards, black and rectangle. find the single wire under the seat which is the remote antenna. follow that down to the alarm box. mine had a white plastic fuse holder going to it which broke. i replaced it with a blade fuseholder. I'm relocating the blade fuse holder to right next to the battery, and i will just leave the fuse out. when i sell it, i will tell the guy with a little kid, if he wants the remote start/stop and alarm function, then to just put the fuse back in, BUT DONT FORGET TO EITHER PULL THE FUSE OR ALWAYS USE THE UNLOCK SYMBOL on the remote when you're done, or going to store it. 3. my air cleaner rubber funnel broke and the cleaner fell off and got lost. was running like crap before i noticed , i ordered a new SUNL one, and these parts are all over the net and ebay. A great poster here put up some pics of a UNI filter mod he made for a 150 cc chinese quad. thanks for that. 4. somebody busted the cool LED tailight, and i had no problem replacing that either. 5. the parking brake handle broke, cause the plunger got rusted/stuck while under its cover in the rain outside, i wd-40's it and tapped the plunger with a hammer. HARD. suggestion. don't do that. replaced that on ebay for 20 bucks. 5. got one flat, threw a tube in it. 6. choke cable got jacked up, got a new one for 12 bucks from SUNL. 7. I never found an idle adustment screw, but the same guy with the UNI air filter mod has a photo of the air/fuel mix screw here, i have to go look and see if i can find it. in the mean time i have just kept the linkage lubed up with silicone, zip tied the throttle cable, and made idle adjustments using the threaded fitting just to the left of the thumb throttle. No, it isnt perfect, but i still have ZERO regrets. for the money it has served us well. Everything i have encountered is posted here. very minor stuff. Runs great and strong. I weigh 185, and i frequently get on it and do major donuts around camp, and it will go faster than i want to wide open. It has a governor which is an easy throttle limter for the younger kids. My 8 year old recently went on an 18 mile round trip ride with us, and it did fine, even though that was when
the air cleaner fell off, and the carb was filthy. Runs like a champ today. This particular unit is the same size frame as the sla-50, only with a 90 motor in it and i think that was a good decision, i can get the rest of this season out of it (she rides our 250 trailblazer now) she wants a new one but only cause this is a small frame, not because it doesnt haul ass. Good luck. Dont be afraid of a chinese quad, especially if you can turn a screwdriver.
YOU CAN BUY A CHINESE QUAD FOR A THIRD OF THE PRICE OF A NAME JAPANESE QUAD. I CAN THROW IT AWAY WHEN I'M DONE, BUT I WON'T MINE WILL BE SELLABLE FOR AT LEAST 500 BUCKS. YOU CAN BUY A FULL PRICE JAPANESE QUAD AND YOUR RESALE WILL BE ABOUT 80-90% AS WELL. BOILS DOWN TO HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO SPEND. THEY WORK, AND THEY NEED SOME EASY FIXING, JUST LIKE ANY OFFROAD TOY. I am seriously considering buying another SUNL 110 as a move-up bike for my daughter. you get what you pay for, thats true, but also know the chinese are very efficient at knocking off good running motors, and that is the case with my SUNL quad. Hope this helps somebody.
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