A splash that quick and small shouldn't have caused that! It wasn't like it was submerged in water for it to bypass the seal. But if that's all it takes, it ain't really fit for purpose as a motocross bike ??? As a motocross bike, practically goes across most terrains. I'll let you make your own mind up on that! Nevertheless, it's still an awesome bit of kit!
@@thercstore. you did a slow a** u-turn and leaned into that same side watch it again. Nobody else on youtube has gone that slow thru water and lean on its side like that. I do agree it should be sealed up better but its not a waterproof bike and Motorcross is for dirt bashing and not going through ponds and making slow u-turns lol
@OGPAPERBOY77 Thank you for the reply. However, it seems we are not the only ones with the issue. It has come to light that a few people have had this issue and are currently speaking to dealers to get their bikes fixed. But note taken! Thank you once again.
You need to put it in the the offroad mode (one beep or blink) and turn the AVC MS6X Lean adjustment knob all the way to the right + side in order to jump without doing a front flip. Otherwise it will always nose dive or front flip. Another tip is to put a zip/cable tie around the servo saver spring ring to prevent impact wobble when landing or high speed wobble. My battery started sparking almost caught on fire on a high jump. The case pinched the wires when landing. I opened up the hole where the battery wires come through in order for it not to happen again. My Brand new speed run onyx battery is toast 😢😂 Subscribed.
if the ESC is ok , i wonder 🤔 , if the flywheel or the cog on the motor somehow possibly got dislodged somehow , and then rubbed against the inside plastics , then the friction against the plastic may have caused the plastic to burn . Unless there is another part inside the chassis that friction burned and smoked the plastics , or maybe even a hot wire inside dislodged and burned and smoked the plastics 🤔
No issues with support whatsoever! We sent them all the detailed pictures of the tear down and what we found. They agreed it looks like it's a failed seal and sent us the new stator under warranty. Great service to be fair!
Hi guy's. Sad day. Got my promoto on Christmas day. Used two packs yesterday and two to day, both outings on a muddy football pitch.. As the second battery came to the end, i lifted it on its stand and pressed the flywheel brake. It started to slow down and then there was a tone change and a puff of smoke. No standing water on the field just muddy. 4 packs in total and its toast. What's the procedure of getting this sorted please.. Do i go to the hobby store where i got it from or straight to horizon hobbies? Thanks guys. Gutted
@MarkJones-re3po such a shame, especially with the cost of these. Take it back to your retailer you purchased it from with your proof of purchase. They will send it to the UK distributor, and they will check it over. If it's a warranty claim, it will be repaired and sent back. Let us know how you get on.
Water might have had something to do with it but I think running it on grass was the culprit. The motor needs to work so much harder on grassy surfaces that I'm sure it overheated the motor.
We found and resolved the issue. It seems to be a common with the stator. We have created a video showing the culprit and fully repaired the promoto! Thank you for watching the video. It's really appreciated! Feel free to scroll through our channel! Smash that subscribe button as it really helps support the channel!
Just watched Aussie RC Playground launching the crap out of his and it held up really well for him. I was surprised how well it did with air control. Guessing the gyro motor died or whatever powers the gyro died for some unrelated reason.
The fault was the stator. It seems it has had water damage. This seems to be due to seal failure. We have done a video on our findings and carried out a full tear down and repair! Check out the video. Thank you for the support it's really appreciated!
@@thercstore.Kind of surprised water would do anything to a brushless motor, other than mess up bearings. Kind of wonder what's in that aluminum housing of the "stator". It might have it's own ESC built in there. Water might annoy that if it's not conformal coated. Can the old dead stator come apart to see?
@olds97lss the brushes on the old stator are burnt-out. We have done a video on it showing the damage. The rubber seal that sits between the housing wasn't seated correctly from the factory, or it's just a weak seal.
There's no right or wrong way to have a bit of fun! what it is I guess! A reception ramp would make things a lot smoother, but where's the fun in that! Thank you for the comment it's much appreciated!
4:19 looks like it went in a pond 😂 thats where the water came from
A splash that quick and small shouldn't have caused that!
It wasn't like it was submerged in water for it to bypass the seal.
But if that's all it takes, it ain't really fit for purpose as a motocross bike ???
As a motocross bike, practically goes across most terrains.
I'll let you make your own mind up on that!
Nevertheless, it's still an awesome bit of kit!
@@thercstore. you did a slow a** u-turn and leaned into that same side watch it again. Nobody else on youtube has gone that slow thru water and lean on its side like that. I do agree it should be sealed up better but its not a waterproof bike and
Motorcross is for dirt bashing and not going through ponds and making slow u-turns lol
@OGPAPERBOY77 Thank you for the reply. However, it seems we are not the only ones with the issue. It has come to light that a few people have had this issue and are currently speaking to dealers to get their bikes fixed.
But note taken!
Thank you once again.
@@thercstore. hopefully they fix it for you best of luck 👍
@OGPAPERBOY77
Thank you!
Already fixed !, video was released Friday of the full tear down and repair.
You need to put it in the the offroad mode (one beep or blink) and turn the AVC MS6X Lean adjustment knob all the way to the right + side in order to jump without doing a front flip. Otherwise it will always nose dive or front flip. Another tip is to put a zip/cable tie around the servo saver spring ring to prevent impact wobble when landing or high speed wobble. My battery started sparking almost caught on fire on a high jump. The case pinched the wires when landing. I opened up the hole where the battery wires come through in order for it not to happen again. My Brand new speed run onyx battery is toast 😢😂 Subscribed.
Thank you for the tip! It's really appreciated! Will give that a go once it's all fixed!
Have you managed to backflip it in mid air???
That Losi 😮looks so cool ... it's looks like a real bike when it jumps 😊
It's an amazing bit of kit until it failed. 😩
Subscribed 💯 an 👍 fella....
Thank you!
Much appreciate your support 🙏🏼
Brilliant video
ESC probably got wet I'm thinking.
Ecs is fine! There are no issues there.
The new video will be out tear down and fix.
.@thercstore. Maybe then, the ESC realised how high you had sent it, it wet itself, and that wee dribbled onto the flywheel motor...
@@guest6423 🤣🤣🤣🤣
if the ESC is ok , i wonder 🤔 , if the flywheel or the cog on the motor somehow possibly got dislodged somehow , and then rubbed against the inside plastics , then the friction against the plastic may have caused the plastic to burn . Unless there is another part inside the chassis that friction burned and smoked the plastics , or maybe even a hot wire inside dislodged and burned and smoked the plastics 🤔
@ianjohnhorwood2605
may be!
Surly, it should have handled that jump, though?
we shall see! I'll get a video up with the findings, etc...
Loved the video looks good fun 👍. Im Nicks mom from Wheelspin 😊
Oh wow!
Hope you're keeping well?
Thank you for supporting us on our journey!
It's really appreciated!
How did support go from Horizon / Losi towards the failure?
No issues with support whatsoever! We sent them all the detailed pictures of the tear down and what we found. They agreed it looks like it's a failed seal and sent us the new stator under warranty.
Great service to be fair!
@@thercstore. That's great!
Can't wait till mine turns up.... Hopefully tomorrow 😁
@MarkJones-re3po no doubt you will love it. Just watch out for using it in the wet. That's just our take on it. Other than this, it's amazing!
Hi guy's.
Sad day.
Got my promoto on Christmas day. Used two packs yesterday and two to day, both outings on a muddy football pitch.. As the second battery came to the end, i lifted it on its stand and pressed the flywheel brake.
It started to slow down and then there was a tone change and a puff of smoke.
No standing water on the field just muddy.
4 packs in total and its toast.
What's the procedure of getting this sorted please.. Do i go to the hobby store where i got it from or straight to horizon hobbies?
Thanks guys.
Gutted
@MarkJones-re3po such a shame, especially with the cost of these. Take it back to your retailer you purchased it from with your proof of purchase. They will send it to the UK distributor, and they will check it over. If it's a warranty claim, it will be repaired and sent back.
Let us know how you get on.
Did you change the front and rear oil shocks? Looks good
Nope, it's completely stock out of the box!
Thank you for the support it's appreciated!
@@thercstore. oh ok. So what happen about then smoke? Is it from flywheel ?
@@MrMaximuskodrata video will be released tomorrow!
Love the dog poo on the tires lol
Dirt bike! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Water might have had something to do with it but I think running it on grass was the culprit. The motor needs to work so much harder on grassy surfaces that I'm sure it overheated the motor.
We found and resolved the issue. It seems to be a common with the stator.
We have created a video showing the culprit and fully repaired the promoto!
Thank you for watching the video. It's really appreciated!
Feel free to scroll through our channel! Smash that subscribe button as it really helps support the channel!
Just watched Aussie RC Playground launching the crap out of his and it held up really well for him. I was surprised how well it did with air control. Guessing the gyro motor died or whatever powers the gyro died for some unrelated reason.
The fault was the stator. It seems it has had water damage. This seems to be due to seal failure. We have done a video on our findings and carried out a full tear down and repair! Check out the video.
Thank you for the support it's really appreciated!
@@thercstore.Kind of surprised water would do anything to a brushless motor, other than mess up bearings. Kind of wonder what's in that aluminum housing of the "stator". It might have it's own ESC built in there. Water might annoy that if it's not conformal coated. Can the old dead stator come apart to see?
@olds97lss the brushes on the old stator are burnt-out. We have done a video on it showing the damage.
The rubber seal that sits between the housing wasn't seated correctly from the factory, or it's just a weak seal.
I’ve seen another video similar to this after hitting some water. I don’t think these bikes like water at all especially the flywheel.
Agree!
Can't wait for some dry weather to get it out!
you can jump as high as you want but need a landing ramp
Agree! Learning curve, I guess!
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It's really appreciated!
Pinched inside somewhere😢
The seal wasn't installed correctly from the factory, allowing water to get in.
thats from the 2 stroke nitro, brap brap. the way it should of been built !!!
Quality control, i have seen this be sent higher with landings on hard dirt.
150% agree!
It wasn't the jump that caused it!
Full video on its way soon.
just idi ots... to do this! without a reception ramp.
There's no right or wrong way to have a bit of fun!
what it is I guess!
A reception ramp would make things a lot smoother, but where's the fun in that!
Thank you for the comment it's much appreciated!
@@thercstore. for me, the fun is when you do a fuc×+ng stunt....and go smoothly on reception ramp. #pace
@felipetampieri fair play!
For not having much practice you are not a bad rider 🫡
Really appreciate the comment. I think it's more to do with the tech in the bike than me. But it was the 2nd time I've run it.