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04-07-2009, 10:21 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Antioch
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I'm thinking about getting one of these but had some questions. If you have one, 1. what brand is it 2. like/dislike about it 3. do they keep your interest (are they fun for more than a couple times). I saw a Venom bike at the hobby shop and it looked cool. I have a 1:1 bike and would love to get into these but don't want to blow the money if others don't like them. Let me know what you think. Thanks alot.
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04-07-2009, 10:46 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: nor cal
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I read an article in RCCA about the Venom bike. Lito Reyes tested it, he is a big rc motorcycle guy. It was a positive review, I don't have the mag anymore or I would scan it. The nice thing about them is they use 1/18 scale motors and esc's. So for a little over a hundo you could set it up brushless. Thats what Lito did in his review and he said it was a wheely machine on lipo. Made me want to go buy one.
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04-07-2009, 11:16 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Roseville
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I had one of the first Thunder Tiger ones. It was OK, hard to learn to drive and mine was put together very poorly. I ran it maybe 5 times before I sold it. Again, this was a long time ago. Hopefully the tech has improved on them...it used to be pretty piss-poor.
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04-08-2009, 08:50 AM
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| Official Cook of the ECC   Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hawthorne, Florida
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I have had a couple TT bikes and they were OK. My suggestion would be to get the Venom bike. Their size makes it easier to find spots to run and they work good on a 1/10 scale onroad track.
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04-08-2009, 09:47 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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I have the Koyosho HOR and it is a nice bike. If I were to get another bike, it'd be the OTO!!! That is one helluva nice kit! I run the OTO tires on my HOR and they are nice and sticky! Last edited by JeremyH; 04-08-2009 at 09:50 AM. |
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04-08-2009, 01:14 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Universal City
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hell yeah, that OTO bike is bad a$$!!! i used to have a TT and i found that the 1/5th scale bikes are just a little too big most of the time. if i pick up another it will be one of the 1/8th scale bikes (HOR, OTO, or Venom). i wouldn't mind have one of those cheap 1/12th silverlit bikes to mess around with either but it would take quite a bit of modding to be any good. |
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04-08-2009, 01:39 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Antioch
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Where do i find out about an OTO bike, and are they around the same price as the Venom bike?
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04-08-2009, 02:28 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Universal City
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info http://www.oto-bike.com/ purchase http://www.2wheelhobbies.com/ definitely costs a little more. but it's in another league. also check out rcgroups motorcycle section. lots of good info. |
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04-08-2009, 03:15 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Antioch
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Wow that Otto bike is nice, all aluminium parts, brushless motor and esc. Nice video to show the size difference and wheelie power!!! Kind of silly looking rider how it is a two piece lexan part. Yeah, alittle expensive though just to start off. Thanks
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04-08-2009, 07:32 PM
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| Official Cook of the ECC Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hawthorne, Florida
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Yeah, the OTO bike is on my wishlist but a little much for someone just starting on bikes.
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04-16-2009, 04:07 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: HAlifax Nova Scotia
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so between the venom , kyosho hor , FM-1e from Thunder Tiger, FM-1n Ducati Desmosedici , the venom i know is cheaper but what is the better bike as in performance and handling and so on . |
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