Quadzilla Xlc 300 Review

[RED PRED]

I had one of these quads for 6 months and enjoyed it a lot .
I bought it because it was good value (£2850 on the road) and found it to have good handling, comfort and performance .
For a starter quad they are very good, the only drawback is that due to being built to a budget some components are not of the highest quality, I had to replace the thermo switch on mine at £31 and I know of others who have had various component failures .
These quads respond well to performance upgrades, see modifications thread for details .
Be prepared to spend a bit of money on replacing a few faulty items now and again .
It is essential to keep on top of maintenance and I used to spray WD40 on all electrical wires and compmnents before washing or riding in wet/muddy conditions .
My XLC used to average over 60 miles per gallon and had a top speed of 65 to 69 mph, it cruised comfortably at 50 to 55 mph with a 38 tooth rear sprocket instead of the standard 40 tooth .
Overall, a good low budget starter quad which can be made better with some upgrades and care .

[RED PRED]

Have been out today with Warriorrider who has an XLC, he put on an impressive ride which showed how good these little quads are off road, they handle very well and set a good pace on the green lanes, you dont always need brute force power to go quickly (but it is fun :D) .

[El Bandit]

Is a 300 cc Quad capable of keeping up with you guys or is it out of your league ?

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My first quad was a QZ300XLC and good as it was, I got bored with it very quickly, my advice from experience is to go for at least a 450cc .
One of those could keep up on the byways if ridden `enthusiastically` but would not be much fun or last very long !

[Raptorman]

Is a 300 cc Quad capable of keeping up with you guys or is it out of your league ?

I have just brought one of these for my son they are good value and excellent starter quad.
300cc is ok for the lanes but i thnik it is more about experience if you have riden before you would be ok.

I agree with RP about larger cc and make of quad but my son is only 20 never riden before and insurance is a factor when i made the choice, if he stiil keen in a years time maybe think about a upgrade00

[RED PRED]

Nick, seeing as you are a biker I think a 300cc would not satisfy you at all, from a 1250cc Bandit to a QZ 300, dont think it would work !!
After my SV1000 my quad felt slow so god knows what a 1250 down to a 300 would feel like !

[El Bandit]

Nick, seeing as you are a biker I think a 300cc would not satisfy you at all, from a 1250cc Bandit to a QZ 300, dont think it would work !!
After my SV1000 my quad felt slow so god knows what a 1250 down to a 300 would feel like !

Cheers for the info. Still trying to work out what to go for so all info helps.

Looks like 450cc is the minimum for me. I would like to buy a machine I could get at least a couple of years use out of before I have to upgrade.

[El Bandit]

Nick, seeing as you are a biker I think a 300cc would not satisfy you at all, from a 1250cc Bandit to a QZ 300, dont think it would work !!
After my SV1000 my quad felt slow so god knows what a 1250 down to a 300 would feel like !

I intend to keep the bike. Only for nice dry days and the Quad for mucky wet days. From what I saw last weekend the muckier the better with a Quad.

[Raptorman]

With all Rain due it will be even better this weekend :clapping:

[sidsxlc300e]

Hey guys im new to the site! so hi first off!
i have a 300e stinger, and im having problems with the gear box.... its juts done 280 miles, and im finding that i dosent allways go into 5th, and then when dropping down the gears it sometimes tends to get stuck and wont drop into 3rd,2nd, and the 1st gets fiddly....and the forward reverse selector takes a good ****ing around too.... is this something that just needs adjusting at a service centre, or is this summit that needs to be looked at under warrenty? appart from that, its a good starter bike, like you guys have been saying, good bike to start out on, manly been out on the road with a few field style and byway scurmishes!its just this poxy gearbox thats giving me the dog. any ideas fellas? or is this a common prob?
:frusty:

[RED PRED]

Get it straight back to the dealer, gearboxes are expensive things to repair !

I suppose you could check a couple of things, is there any oil in it, does the clutch cable have excessive freeplay ?

[Raptorman]

If under warranty I would take straight back maybe something internal and that reverse thing is a pain in the **** and maybe linked ?
You will fine different opinion's on the Quadzilla 300 on here, I have not heard if this is a common fault or not but there is normally something with them.
I had one for about 2 months nothing major went wrong just lots of small things had to go

[StuartL]

Hey guys im new to the site! so hi first off!
i have a 300e stinger, and im having problems with the gear box.... its juts done 280 miles, and im finding that i dosent allways go into 5th, and then when dropping down the gears it sometimes tends to get stuck and wont drop into 3rd,2nd, and the 1st gets fiddly....and the forward reverse selector takes a good ****ing around too.... is this something that just needs adjusting at a service centre, or is this summit that needs to be looked at under warrenty? appart from that, its a good starter bike, like you guys have been saying, good bike to start out on, manly been out on the road with a few field style and byway scurmishes!its just this poxy gearbox thats giving me the dog. any ideas fellas? or is this a common prob?
:frusty:

Should really be a new thread, but....

If it's under warranty don't **** about, just get the warranty provider to fix it. Keep sending it back until it's perfect, that's what the warranty is for and by far the best way to fix your quad.