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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/4/2008 11:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		LOL looks just like a real baja, hahahah, pity its not, hahaha, kiddin, anyways looks pretty neat for a clone, l wouldnt buy one, because they will NOT be as good a quallity in the plastic's, this is china were talking about, american plastic v's chineese plastic, there is no comp there its a total no brainer, the americans have the BEST plastic PATENCIES in the world, and the better quallity standards in production as well , but hell, you get what you pay for, the Japoneese are decades ahead of the chineese in plastic research and development, the chineese out produce us all put together, but with inferior types of plastic's, china needs another 20 years to really catch up, and get the FACTORIES producing better quallity plastic's, because there are very few, full on high quallity plants in china at this time.
Get the original, and support YOUR local econemy, to the guy who posted all the pic's, well done, gave everyone a very clear idea of how well that baja was cloned, and they seem to have done a good job, short of the plastic's at a guess.

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/4/2008 11:28 PM   
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the americans have the BEST plastic PATENCIES in the world, and the better quallity standards in production as well , but hell, you get what you pay for, the Japoneese are decades ahead of the chineese in plastic research and development, the chineese out produce us all put together, but with inferior types of plastic's, china needs another 20 years to really catch up, and get the FACTORIES producing better quallity plastic's, because there are very few, full on high quallity plants in china at this time.



so guess what the plastic from the hpi baja SS and the hpi 5's parts are made in a foreign country

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/5/2008 12:35 AM   
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Looking good, did you deanodise the shock parts and chassis yourself?


What is deanodise? Did you strip off the purple anodizing?

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/5/2008 12:41 AM   
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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/5/2008 12:44 AM   
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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/5/2008 7:58 AM   
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Oh thanks hellya! W00KIE, that makes your baja look real nice. The paddle tires are sweet.

Cheers fella

Costic soda crystals are the quickest way to strip the colour off, Just dont do it indoors.

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/7/2008 2:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well just an update:

I received my A-Arms went on with out a charm. I noticed that the KM A-Arms has kinda a gloss on it while the HPI did not. Don't know if that means anything.

Going to take it out to BMX track tuesday. Will take videos.

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/7/2008 9:05 PM   
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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/7/2008 9:13 PM   
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So does the part look even after using something like Easy Off to strip it?



deanodizing looks like this

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/7/2008 10:11 PM   
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So does the part look even after using something like Easy Off to strip it?



deanodizing looks like this



That looks pretty cool.

Well today I was just driving it around and I jumped it off a fill landed while the throttle was applied and it stripped the spur. Also the pull start ripped but I rubbed it against the body so it started to tear so that is user error. The spur however is questionable. Anyone know where I can get a cheap spur gear and pull start?

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/7/2008 11:34 PM   
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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/7/2008 11:40 PM   
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Someone had mentioned that King Motors was going to sell an SS version of their 5B clone. Does anyone know when it will be available?


Mid June from my informant. Will be RTR though (Radio)
Also coming out with yet another Marder clone.

It will be EXACTLY like the HPI ss kit. Bags instructions and all.

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/7/2008 11:46 PM   
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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/7/2008 11:48 PM   
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Any word on price for the SS?



I'll see if I can find out later tonight. I probably will be the first to own it. I plan on buying the first one. Will have a review as well.

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/8/2008 12:03 AM   
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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/8/2008 12:10 AM   
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"I jumped it off a fill landed while the throttle was applied and it stripped the spur" What's the spur? And how were you supposed to drive it to avoid such damage?


The spur gear is the gear that interlinks with the clutch. What may have happened is the engine moved there for the mesh was wrong. Happens ALL the time with my T-Maxx

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/8/2008 12:32 AM   
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Any word on price for the SS?


If you can buy thier RTR for $410 plus shipping....I wouldn't doubt the SS version will be the same price or less

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/8/2008 12:40 AM   
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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/8/2008 1:05 AM   
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Waiting for this thing to arrive is killing me. Im annoyed that he isnt shipping until the 9th. And if it took 5 days just to get to WA hellya, imagine how long it will be to MA.


It took about 5 days to get to me. I'm in VA. Also keep in mind that it is express mail here to when it gets to U.S. it will be overnighted to your house.

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/8/2008 1:18 AM   
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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/8/2008 2:17 AM   
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I dont know if it would be as tough.
And I really dont want to support china.
USA all the way

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/8/2008 3:00 AM   
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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/8/2008 3:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		I can understand supporting the USA..... I did my tour and ETS but when you consider almost everything in the USA has a foriegn part in it....To buy made in the USA products is hard to do and usually alot more expensive.

Ok you can buy the original HPI baja5 and the SS both have its parts manufactured in Tiawan (some Asian country, the Quality Control stickers have oriental writting/stamps on it

The clone bajas have the parts manufactured in china...Yep its a different plastic for sure.. Clones shinney black baja flat black in color

As I compair and switch the parts they seems to be a direct fit/innerchangeable







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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/8/2008 4:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		but hows is the durability and quality.
The reason im so concerned is a year ago my dad bought a 200 honda knock off from a place on the internet.
And the thing is a peace of crap.
And it was made in china.
So if you can bare with me.

And
Any news on the ss kit.

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RE: King Motors Baja Review with pictures - 4/8/2008 5:28 PM   
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but hows is the durability and quality.
The reason im so concerned is a year ago my dad bought a 200 honda knock off from a place on the internet.
And the thing is a peace of crap.
And it was made in china.
So if you can bare with me.

And
Any news on the ss kit.



I couldn't get any info tonigh. Will try my hardest tomorrow though. As I'm looking at this buggy it is obvious that it is a little weaker. I'm going to be completely honest in this topic. I'm not making any money from it. So the plastic is cheaper but I don't think it is not the worst quality. IT ill take a beating. Just when you break a apart replace it with the HPI. There are some parts on all cars that don't need nice plastic. So in that case you will end up replacing all the cheap parts with good parts. The parts I see breaking most is the bumper, front shock tower, and A-Arms. When will RPM come out with A-Arms.... Make mucho money.....

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