Riaario On road car.

[Xraycer]

Yeah, I wouldn't want to build any speed run car. But I think if I did I'd use a Limitless. I just think the Rlaarlo would be a really cool on road basher.

From the reviews, this thing would have to be run on the smoothest of pavement, since it has so little ground clearance.

 

[Panko75]

Yeah, I wouldn't want to build any speed run car. But I think if I did I'd use a Limitless. I just think the Rlaarlo would be a really cool on road basher.

For just a little bit more I think a Kyosho Fazer would work better for an on-road basher. The Rlaarlo has a flat low chassis that will get knocked around over pebbles and twigs.

 

[WickedFog]

For just a little bit more I think a Kyosho Fazer would work better for an on-road basher. The Rlaarlo has a flat low chassis that will get knocked around over pebbles and twigs.

That's why we are now supposed to rent an industrial leaf blower, a garden sprayer, and clean our parking lots before spraying them down with grape soda before we go bashing

We'll have to figure out a way to keep the ant invasion at bay. Still working on a prototype system to handle that

 

[Panko75]

That's why we are now supposed to rent an industrial leaf blower, a garden sprayer, and clean our parking lots before spraying them down with grape soda before we go bashing

I'm beginning to wonder if I shouldn't turn my Gen 7 crawler into a mini street sweeper...

 

[CJSRCLIFE]

I looked into one last year but was drawn away at first due to shipping and parts supply issues that Rlaarlo was having at the time. But by September of last year i finally bought the AK-917 the Carbon Fiber blue and orange roller version from Amazon after they became available on Amazon. I put a Horizon Hobby\Onyx 70A\4,000kv brushless combo that we had lying around from one of my dad's forgotten projects and it's a quick little car on 2s lipo. Here some pics of mine,

Initially i broke a front steering knuckle but they had aluminum ones available from the same seller where i bought the car from and some 10x15x4 bearings since the shielding of one of them popped off but i had them in 2 - 3 days time and repaired her as soon as i got the parts. Long story short i love this car\platform i named mine Miku after Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid have yet to run her on 3s since her current esc can handle up to 3s but imagine she'd be a little rocket. But advised their aren't many parts for these on Amazon from the Amoril US store on Amazon but Rlaarlo's main site has everything you could ever need but be warned it ships from China so you might have to deal with import duties and stuff like that. An easier route i would recommend if you don't want to worry about parts support or durability of these cars is to get a Traxxas 4-Tec 2.0 BL-2s or VXL and buy a 200mm body for it and it would be a great intro to on road.

 

[WickedFog]

I looked into one last year but was drawn away at first due to shipping and parts supply issues that Rlaarlo was having at the time. But by September of last year i finally bought the AK-917 the Carbon Fiber blue and orange roller version from Amazon after they became available on Amazon. I put a Horizon Hobby\Onyx 70A\4,000kv brushless combo that we had lying around from one of my dad's forgotten projects and it's a quick little car on 2s lipo. Here some pics of mine,
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Initially i broke a front steering knuckle but they had aluminum ones available from the same seller where i bought the car from and some 10x15x4 bearings since the shielding of one of them popped off but i had them in 2 - 3 days time and repaired her as soon as i got the parts. Long story short i love this car\platform i named mine Miku after Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid have yet to run her on 3s since her current esc can handle up to 3s but imagine she'd be a little rocket. But advised their aren't many parts for these on Amazon from the Amoril US store on Amazon but Rlaarlo's main site has everything you could ever need but be warned it ships from China so you might have to deal with import duties and stuff like that. An easier route i would recommend if you don't want to worry about parts support or durability of these cars is to get a Traxxas 4-Tec 2.0 BL-2s or VXL and buy a 200mm body for it and it would be a great intro to on road.

How much does the ride height affect it? Any issues that you've noticed?

 

[CJSRCLIFE]

How much does the ride height affect it? Any issues that you've noticed?

Not much issues with ride height where i run at my street. There are some patches of my road where it jumps up when it hits but i have to live it at the moment.

 

[luke66]

Seems like a fun car IMO.

 

[Panther6834]

First, as pointed out by others, it's Rlaarlo, not Riaario. Second, yes, some of their offerings are available through Amazon, primarily thunder their old 'Amoril' name. Third, although most of their original offerings were "rebranded" (and, yes, most likely WLToys), they typically came with better electronics...however, ever since the release of the AK-917, this vehicle, as well as everything released since, has been designed in-house. Fourth, to the Ops original question, these are not "race" cars (although some people have tried using them in on-road racing, to varying results)...these were designed primarily for speedrunning (carbon fiber chassis) & bashing (aluminum chassis). Fifth, in regards to a comment left by Doom, saying they are "a bit on the fragile side", this couldn't be further from the truth (I suspect Doom has never owned the Ak-917, or anything Rlaarlo has released since then). The quality of Rlaarlo's parts is extremely good. Although there was some initial problems with the process they were using for hardening steel, they have since changed the process. As for the plastics, they are just as good as, if not better than, Traxxas, Arrma, and several others, as they are producing a carbon-infused plastic that has a high-enough amount of carbon to make it strong, but not-so-much as to make it brittle. Just because a company is a "Chinese company" does NOT mean it's a bad company, or that such a company produces low-quality products. I own a couple of Traxxas 4Tec 2.0s, as well as a couple Rlaarlo AK-917s (one of which will soon be converted to the AK-787 chassis for dual-motor)...and, being completely honest, if I were to buy another 1/10 on-road car for bashing/speedrunning, I would MUCH rather add another Rlaarlo AK-series over another 4Tec.

Now that I've extolled many of the 'good' points about Rlaarlo, and their vehicles, I'll add some of the 'bad'. While some of the parts are available through Amazon, most are not. This means you must (at least for now) order spare parts directly from Rlaarlo, many of which will need to be shipped from China. Over the past year, the company has been working hard to have parts warehoused in US locations, and the number of those US-located parts has gradually increased...but, for the parts coming from China, those you will have to patiently wait for. Some shipments will be fast (shipped via air), while others will be slow (literally, a "slow boat from China"). Additionally, their customer service has a long way to go before it's up to the 'standards' we are used to from much larger (US-based) companies, such as Traxxas, Horizon Hobby, Associated, Tekno, etc. Some people have complained about contacting customer service, and not receiving a replay for weeks...and, in rare cases, not receiving a reply at all. Thankfully, there are other (and faster) ways of reaching them (for example, via Facebook Messenger). The CEO has even made it easy to rfeach out directly to him...and, for anyone who's had problems getting replies from customer service, when he says he'll get the problem taken care of, 99.9% of the time, he does just that.

The point of my lengthy post is, no company is 'perfect'. Part of the "problem" with Rlaarlo is NOT Rlaarlo...it's that people purchasing from Rlaarlo are expecting the same level of service that they expect from the "big names". They either forget...or purposely ignore...the fact that Rlaarlo is still a fairly new company, and is a small company that's still "learning the ropes". When Traxxas, Tamiya, Tekno, Associated, or any other the other major RC companies, were just starting out, were they providing the level of customer service they currently provide? I'd be willing to bet that the answer is not only "no", but I'd also be willing to bet that their level of CS was not much different from the level of CS that Rlaarlo is currently providing. People have become so 'entitled', with their "I want it yesterday" thought process, that, if the level of service is anything less than "the best", they complain. Is Rlaarlo's customer service great? No...but, they ARE working at making it better. Do you have to wait longer for orders? Sometimes...but, with them getting more products warehoused in the US, those shipping times have greatly decreased compared to what they were a year ago. Are Rlaarlo products high-quality? Yes. One final (related) point - I am aware of some problems with their recently-released 1/7 crawler (which I do not own)...but, I suspect that, just as with the initial problems that affected the AK-917, I suspect they are working at correcting the crawler's problems.

 

[Dan B.]

I have both the carbon chassis AK917 and the metal chassis variant. The proportions are 1/10 TC, and that’s what appealed to me. There are just unending variations of bodies available, many are super scale in appearance. But let’s face it, if given a choice…I’m a Porsche guy.

This started as a carbon roller, which comes with most of the aluminum hop up parts installed. A real bargain for what you get, IMO. I do not find these to be fragile at all. This one got a Max 10 G2 combo, and it’s great. The sensored system can smoothly crawl this car so slowly it’s barely moving. Squeeze the trigger and it’s a missile.
As far as the other above comment goes that they aren’t suitable speed runners? He just hasn’t been paying close enough attention. These things have run into the 180’s (first was a 1/10 TC WR at 181mph) with more guys than you can count breaking 150 with them. Also, the guy who first did the 181 had never even opened the freaking diffs and had dozens of runs on it with virtually all stock parts. Not too shabby in my book.

They have a kit version of it too. Not too bad of a price either.
https://rlaarlo.com/products/ak-917-1-10-car-frame-set

The Rlaarlo stuff is a far cry from WLToys RC's. WLToys uses sub-par electronics with integrated ESC's/Rx's. The Rlaarlo looks to be a much better RC in terms of quality. I kinda put them up there with FMS when they hit the scene. Yeah, it's a Chinese brand RC, but FMS hit the ground running and have come out with some awesome stuff. I think Rlaarlo could get there too if the aftermarket would get on board.

Rlaarlo has come a long way in a short amount of time. I really have to give them props. And their sale prices are insane. I got the above carbon roller for $169.00, and it’s a lot of kit for the money.

First, as pointed out by others, it's Rlaarlo, not Riaario. Second, yes, some of their offerings are available through Amazon, primarily thunder their old 'Amoril' name. Third, although most of their original offerings were "rebranded" (and, yes, most likely WLToys), they typically came with better electronics...however, ever since the release of the AK-917, this vehicle, as well as everything released since, has been designed in-house. Fourth, to the Ops original question, these are not "race" cars (although some people have tried using them in on-road racing, to varying results)...these were designed primarily for speedrunning (carbon fiber chassis) & bashing (aluminum chassis). Fifth, in regards to a comment left by Doom, saying they are "a bit on the fragile side", this couldn't be further from the truth (I suspect Doom has never owned the Ak-917, or anything Rlaarlo has released since then). The quality of Rlaarlo's parts is extremely good. Although there was some initial problems with the process they were using for hardening steel, they have since changed the process. As for the plastics, they are just as good as, if not better than, Traxxas, Arrma, and several others, as they are producing a carbon-infused plastic that has a high-enough amount of carbon to make it strong, but not-so-much as to make it brittle. Just because a company is a "Chinese company" does NOT mean it's a bad company, or that such a company produces low-quality products. I own a couple of Traxxas 4Tec 2.0s, as well as a couple Rlaarlo AK-917s (one of which will soon be converted to the AK-787 chassis for dual-motor)...and, being completely honest, if I were to buy another 1/10 on-road car for bashing/speedrunning, I would MUCH rather add another Rlaarlo AK-series over another 4Tec.

Now that I've extolled many of the 'good' points about Rlaarlo, and their vehicles, I'll add some of the 'bad'. While some of the parts are available through Amazon, most are not. This means you must (at least for now) order spare parts directly from Rlaarlo, many of which will need to be shipped from China. Over the past year, the company has been working hard to have parts warehoused in US locations, and the number of those US-located parts has gradually increased...but, for the parts coming from China, those you will have to patiently wait for. Some shipments will be fast (shipped via air), while others will be slow (literally, a "slow boat from China"). Additionally, their customer service has a long way to go before it's up to the 'standards' we are used to from much larger (US-based) companies, such as Traxxas, Horizon Hobby, Associated, Tekno, etc. Some people have complained about contacting customer service, and not receiving a replay for weeks...and, in rare cases, not receiving a reply at all. Thankfully, there are other (and faster) ways of reaching them (for example, via Facebook Messenger). The CEO has even made it easy to rfeach out directly to him...and, for anyone who's had problems getting replies from customer service, when he says he'll get the problem taken care of, 99.9% of the time, he does just that.

The point of my lengthy post is, no company is 'perfect'. Part of the "problem" with Rlaarlo is NOT Rlaarlo...it's that people purchasing from Rlaarlo are expecting the same level of service that they expect from the "big names". They either forget...or purposely ignore...the fact that Rlaarlo is still a fairly new company, and is a small company that's still "learning the ropes". When Traxxas, Tamiya, Tekno, Associated, or any other the other major RC companies, were just starting out, were they providing the level of customer service they currently provide? I'd be willing to bet that the answer is not only "no", but I'd also be willing to bet that their level of CS was not much different from the level of CS that Rlaarlo is currently providing. People have become so 'entitled', with their "I want it yesterday" thought process, that, if the level of service is anything less than "the best", they complain. Is Rlaarlo's customer service great? No...but, they ARE working at making it better. Do you have to wait longer for orders? Sometimes...but, with them getting more products warehoused in the US, those shipping times have greatly decreased compared to what they were a year ago. Are Rlaarlo products high-quality? Yes. One final (related) point - I am aware of some problems with their recently-released 1/7 crawler (which I do not own)...but, I suspect that, just as with the initial problems that affected the AK-917, I suspect they are working at correcting the crawler's problems.

I agree. When I got my first roller (see above) it took several weeks to get parts. That process has been greatly sped up, and I typically get what I order from China in 1-2 weeks. I don’t have a problem with that, and it’s been something I can sort of rely on now. Rlaarlo has genuinely been trying very hard to become a real mainstream player in the rc community and, although the only experience I have is with the AK917, the quality/price ratio hits a sweet spot for me. Is it an X-Ray or a Yokomo, or Serpent? No. And I’m glad, because I just have solo fun with these things and neither need nor want that level of sophistication or the price that they bring.
I’m going to work on a couple of Rlaarlo build threads soon. I think the uninitiated would be impressed with them, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend their rollers.

 

[CJSRCLIFE]

I have both the carbon chassis AK917 and the metal chassis variant. The proportions are 1/10 TC, and that’s what appealed to me. There are just unending variations of bodies available, many are super scale in appearance. But let’s face it, if given a choice…I’m a Porsche guy.
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This started as a carbon roller, which comes with most of the aluminum hop up parts installed. A real bargain for what you get, IMO. I do not find these to be fragile at all. This one got a Max 10 G2 combo, and it’s great. The sensored system can smoothly crawl this car so slowly it’s barely moving. Squeeze the trigger and it’s a missile.
As far as the other above comment goes that they aren’t suitable speed runners? He just hasn’t been paying close enough attention. These things have run into the 180’s (first was a 1/10 TC WR at 181mph) with more guys than you can count breaking 150 with them. Also, the guy who first did the 181 had never even opened the freaking diffs and had dozens of runs on it with virtually all stock parts. Not too shabby in my book.

Rlaarlo has come a long way in a short amount of time. I really have to give them props. And their sale prices are insane. I got the above carbon roller for $169.00, and it’s a lot of kit for the money.

I agree. When I got my first roller (see above) it took several weeks to get parts. That process has been greatly sped up, and I typically get what I order from China in 1-2 weeks. I don’t have a problem with that, and it’s been something I can sort of rely on now. Rlaarlo has genuinely been trying very hard to become a real mainstream player in the rc community and, although the only experience I have is with the AK917, the quality/price ratio hits a sweet spot for me. Is it an X-Ray or a Yokomo, or Serpent? No. And I’m glad, because I just have solo fun with these things and neither need nor want that level of sophistication or the price that they bring.
I’m going to work on a couple of Rlaarlo build threads soon. I think the uninitiated would be impressed with them, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend their rollers.

I can agree with this and that is a cool looking build you have. I thought of doing a Castle Mamba X\1410 3,800kv combo or a Hobbywing Max 10 G2 140a\3665 4,000kv combo in mine someday. But i'm currently working on my new Arrma Felony and my Traxxas XO-1 so my AK-917 is on hold for now but these are very fun little cars and i once considered building a Dual motor AK-787.