Dang I shoulda waited a month lol. I put oil shocks on the last model, a cooling fan and can run a whole 3s pack no problem. So I'm pretty sure this one could handle 3s. I can hit double back flips on the littlest ramps with 3s. Great truck!!! BTW you're now #1 on my rc guy list. Kevin has been relegated. Lol
My son has the older brushless one, and is now on his third body shell. Awesome little truck, and great that Haiboxing seem to be listening to their customers, and have fitted oil shocks. 👍🏻
Awesome Phil, I had a feeling this was going to be something special when I saw the spec. HBX are absolutely smashing it lately. I think for the price point this one is in a league of its own.
its in the same league as the MJX Hypergo 16207-16210. It has its advantages and it has its weaknesses. The point why i would say the HyperGo is the better of the 2 is: its 3s capable and it has a seperate Receiver, so you can integrate it in your fleet and use your own Remote Control. (I own 2 Hypergos and one 16889A Pro and i love them all :-)
So much love for these. Off the back of your last review, bought the brushless truggy version and my 5 yr old loves it. We all do, in fact. Does pretty much everything our Big Rock and Vorteks can do and never seems to break. With bigger wheels, oil shocks and a 45c 2S, ours will do 30mph, according to my SkyRC. I’ve just noticed in the last couple of days the Truggy version of the PRO is starting to appear online. Price is up quite a bit from the “non PRO” brushless but still an awesome entry into RC for under £100.
got mine friday took it out for its first bash today it goes really well for such a small car. only two things ill be changing an thats to put hub extensions on it an a different wheel set
Wow this thing is awesome! I had my eye on the predecessor for a while now. Seems like I'll put that on my whish list. And, yes oil shocks and li-pos make a huge difference. Thanks for the video, mate.
They are sooooo much fun I ended up buying 2 so can lend one out for visitors , with oil dampers and the green wtltoys buggy wheels(024?) they rock even more ,managed get them cheaper than the brushed in a bgood sale.Finding it is becoming a go to truck just for no worries fun.
How do u charge it out the box without making it melt or over heat,as this happened with my first different car.I just plugged into wall by memory and didn’t have a special charger.Thanks
sweeet! i was just going to buy the green one last night. this one comes with all metal gears, more metal! better motor, better battery, oil shocks, cooler color etc haha this is a must buy! I was going to buy green one till I saw your notification, while I was waiting in drive thru of taco place. haha thanks for review tomley rc! :D
Looks like a brushed version of the Blackzon Slayer. Same chassis. I think I have seen several brands similar. That brushless/lipo combo is a game changer for it though!
I have the normal version and love that truck. I might have to pick this up. It's totally unruly but lots of fun, those oil shocks would help some I'd imagine.
Got the older version and think it's great, if you haven't got one guys get one to throw in your rc bag as a spare truck, or if you haven't got any rc get one it's a great first truck 👌🏻
Best unbreakable RC I've ever owned was the losi mini SCT 24 never ran any other batter than 3s apart from one front chick still even running original spur pinion and a 9 year old 3s pack lol
maan i have been grabbing sooo much footage of these scale brushless. i can't staaaaaahp! i'm have to a do a whole series just on the HBX brushless bashes!
You can't beat the 16889 in fun to cost. I bought the brushless one then bought all the metal upgrades and the same size motor as the new pro but in a slightly higher KV, it's awesome!
Been using friction shocks, for over 1 year with this, had to wrap tape around the springs to make them harder, I swapped out the whole drive shafts front and rear to metal, including the drive cups, and bought a heat sink, for my 3s, worked full pack, and didn’t burn out, hit 70km/h on my truck, until the diffs ripped up, and had to spend more on new ones, this truck surely is one of a kind, should’ve waited a couple of years for this pro version 😞, spent like 200 dollars on this old version, could’ve saved a lot with the pro!!
2s is a little bit lame so i made it a 3s basher. Uhhh now its a beast and a real challenge to control it. So much fun and its always the last car driving out from the battlefield on its own. 😁
Hi, looking to purchase the HBX 16889A pro, before use should i pack the diff with grease? What else needs to be greased? What grease and oil for the shocks would you recommend? I'm new to this hobby, based in the UK, thanks!
had put those shocks on my brushed one, a hard roll over slammed a rear arm down ripped open the lower plastic shock mounting loop like it was nothing. other than that happening it was handling bumps etc really well, unlike the stock pogo sticks.
Now that truck just needs 25mm hub extensions some proline trenchers and the baron drift truck body. Just turn around front body post and punch 2 holes in the back of the body. My favorite little baby notorious
Iv just got a toy grade mustang GT 1:20 scale with moter and transmission upgrade and pinion upgrade had to glue the tires on using a 10amp esc and 7.2 ni . Brushed micro 050 soon I'll get 9v lipo to kill it with lol
Just got one of these on ali express for a little under 68 quid before tax. I had a 96 quid one in my basket and the cheaper one came up underneath as a recommended so I swapped it in. Also got myself a Dumbo RC 350 for 55 at the same time (i know i can't use it with the ravage it's just in case I get the flavour back XD ) 147 quid after tax :)
Phil! NOT HAPPY....! you're putting more money spending stuff my way. Stop it! only kidding, don't stop the excellent videos. But you have influenced my spending more than any other RUclipsr out there. Good work! 👍🍺🇬🇧
Sweet looks like a decent little basher and plenty of power for its size I like how you control it using one hand ✋ As always your video's are fantastic cheers buddy 👌👏👍
Hey tomley, I got the bezgar 7 off amazon, which is an overpriced stock hbx16889, got bored with the brushed motor in it, so I decided I'd upgrade it all (yes I've paid more than what I would getting one off Ali, or banggood), but you should try this, it's loads of fun, I've put in a surpass hobby 35A esc with a 2435 4800kv motor (not a great fit, shaft size is too narrow, going to change the motor I think) and I upgraded the transmitter and receiver, the basic tx/rx were the biggest issue I had, just was a bit pants, I'm just running it on the stock 2s li-ion packs it came with, and it wheelies for days, I should be able to put a 3s through it too, but I don't know if that's just too stupid or not, loads of fun for a first car into the hobby, ohh, first thing I did was oil shocks too, I'd live to let you know how fast it currently goes on 2s, but I don't have a GPS unit, and I crashed it first run with an old phone on the back and broke the phone, so that's not happening now, you should do a world's fastest hbx 16889 to go with your fast wltoys
I got the SG version from Banggood, it's awesome,the most durable rc I have ever owned. I take it to the bike park by my house,it has huge dirt jumps and it has taken quite a beating there. The only thing I changed was the tires. I put Rock beast 1.75 crawler tires on it and what a difference. So much grip now. I would definitely recommend trying those tires on yours.you will be amazed by the difference in handling.
@@txv611 I don't have the packaging and I got the tire size wrong they are 1.55 . I'm not at home right now but these are also a good tire for it and it's a 1.55 as well. They are Good year wrangler by RC4WD.
just picked one of these up... I think the ESC is fried? not sure... It drives about 10 feet then stops. I have to pull the trigger 5-6 times then it'll move another 10 feet, stop and glitch out again...
Yes, I bought one when they first came out… but after 6 months I fell out of love with it. Fantastic car, but not ideal for a daily driver as it’s only fun when you are driving it on the edge..had fun for 6 months though, and got all my money back plus more 😎👌
Picked up an hbx 16980sa becasue it s like this . I think it s a newer model of this design . It’s really fast on 3s . I have a large church parking lot nearby and can really open it without stopping . Except when I turn too much sometimes she spins . I really like it but want something bigger now for more easy steering . Maybe something with a gyro . I do need some help with this being newer . I haven’t messed with the RC s since early 2000 s .
Lol..lol..hey.. YOU BETTER NOT PUT A 3S IN IT...DONT YOU DO IT....LOL... I love listening to all your RUclips videos especially the one on the ZD where you said don't ever tell you not to do something lol
I have the original one of those and I love it! I have the brushless version. I need to try it with a lipo because the li ion they come with is kinda weak..
The tires look like a direct copy of the traxxas summit tires but there mounted backwards. Maybe they perform slightly better offroad flipped around the other way?
You are some piece of works... I miss your infamous 'Kevin Talbot' impersonation Loved it!... wish i could replicate that vid where you flew the wheel off of the sped up rc and the wheel flew down the road... I hope your wife appreciates you as much as we do. Stay the same, enjoy your humor!! Peace buddy, keep up the comical personality and great vids! Love the 16889a Pro, can't cope with the bendable dog bones and lost pin cvd axles and coninuous breaking axles threads. Love my granite BLX 4x4 s. :-)
haha, thanks Dan. i'm glad you enjoy my humour! I try to add a little in here and there, and none is ever done negatively. The 16889A is one of my favourite mini bashers... but a 3s Arrma is 100% the way to go for some solid fun!
Looks like a tiny xmaxx,bet it's tougher though lol finally bit the bullet last week and bought an xmaxx,only run 2 lots of lipo's through it and the servo's already knackered,should've saved myself a grand and bought one of these😂
I had this one for a week and with the stock esc i have some speedruns with 3s lipo: at 25mph( the 2s top speed) it pull wheelies at full throttle!!💯💪🤭🙃😀🌟
Hey Phil. Great video, I got this awesome little powerhouse few days ago and even though it gives quite good time of driving,motor heats up and stops. (Yes i did install Dusty Motors dust cover to the body, get rid of most dirt while driving, so that might block air a bit) but any tips what cooling fan could work with this car? There was one heatsink installed to motor, when I purchased it. Thanks.
Dang I shoulda waited a month lol. I put oil shocks on the last model, a cooling fan and can run a whole 3s pack no problem. So I'm pretty sure this one could handle 3s. I can hit double back flips on the littlest ramps with 3s. Great truck!!! BTW you're now #1 on my rc guy list. Kevin has been relegated. Lol
Sounds insane! oh... and thanks for the promotion to top spot!.... Very much appreciated!
@@TomleyRC you deserve it 👍🍺
Kan ay have a rc car
Fan on motor or esc? Stock esc running 3s I presume? Thanks
@@MiddersTube motor. It would run hot about half way through a 3s pack but with the motor fan, no issues. Yes stock ESC.
Damn !!! HBX is really encouraging people to enter affordable hobby grade rc !! They're pretty good !! Thanks for this man !
Yes… decent little truck
My son has the older brushless one, and is now on his third body shell. Awesome little truck, and great that Haiboxing seem to be listening to their customers, and have fitted oil shocks. 👍🏻
Hey mate
You still happy with the non-brushless car?
I really appreciate these reviews of less expensive brands and vehicles. Name brand prices can scare newcomers away from the hobby.
Awesome Phil, I had a feeling this was going to be something special when I saw the spec. HBX are absolutely smashing it lately. I think for the price point this one is in a league of its own.
its in the same league as the MJX Hypergo 16207-16210. It has its advantages and it has its weaknesses. The point why i would say the HyperGo is the better of the 2 is: its 3s capable and it has a seperate Receiver, so you can integrate it in your fleet and use your own Remote Control. (I own 2 Hypergos and one 16889A Pro and i love them all :-)
So much love for these. Off the back of your last review, bought the brushless truggy version and my 5 yr old loves it. We all do, in fact. Does pretty much everything our Big Rock and Vorteks can do and never seems to break. With bigger wheels, oil shocks and a 45c 2S, ours will do 30mph, according to my SkyRC.
I’ve just noticed in the last couple of days the Truggy version of the PRO is starting to appear online. Price is up quite a bit from the “non PRO” brushless but still an awesome entry into RC for under £100.
Yes, they are awesome little things!
got mine friday took it out for its first bash today it goes really well for such a small car. only two things ill be changing an thats to put hub extensions on it an a different wheel set
Can you leave a link please ? Thanks .
Hello, what is the length of the schocks please? Does a 80mm shocks will fit ? Thank you
Wow this thing is awesome! I had my eye on the predecessor for a while now. Seems like I'll put that on my whish list. And, yes oil shocks and li-pos make a huge difference. Thanks for the video, mate.
Yes… makes a massive difference
They are sooooo much fun I ended up buying 2 so can lend one out for visitors , with oil dampers and the green wtltoys buggy wheels(024?) they rock even more ,managed get them cheaper than the brushed in a bgood sale.Finding it is becoming a go to truck just for no worries fun.
How do u charge it out the box without making it melt or over heat,as this happened with my first different car.I just plugged into wall by memory and didn’t have a special charger.Thanks
i remember putting stickers on the peel off plastic, once.
sweeet! i was just going to buy the green one last night. this one comes with all metal gears, more metal! better motor, better battery, oil shocks, cooler color etc haha this is a must buy! I was going to buy green one till I saw your notification, while I was waiting in drive thru of taco place. haha thanks for review tomley rc! :D
No prob dude 😎👌
What would be a good replacement esc for this so I can use my own rx?
Wow I'm impressed with the new upgrades! Getting one!
Well...you sold me on it! Should be here within the week. Will be replacing my A979B as the lunch break parking lot basher.
This car will absolutely handle 3s. I do it with both of mine every time I take them out
Looks like a brushed version of the Blackzon Slayer. Same chassis. I think I have seen several brands similar. That brushless/lipo combo is a game changer for it though!
yeah its the same i think lot companys use this chassis
I'd like to see it run on 3s
She screams in 3s on the hbx 16980sa updated version of this pup .
Does this car have a low voltage cut off or alarm for the stock Lipo?
I have the normal version and love that truck. I might have to pick this up. It's totally unruly but lots of fun, those oil shocks would help some I'd imagine.
You get some great footage. Really made that little thing look like a beast.
Got the older version and think it's great, if you haven't got one guys get one to throw in your rc bag as a spare truck, or if you haven't got any rc get one it's a great first truck 👌🏻
Yeah… perfect little Basher
Best unbreakable RC I've ever owned was the losi mini SCT 24 never ran any other batter than 3s apart from one front chick still even running original spur pinion and a 9 year old 3s pack lol
Woow...che bomba ... finalmente la versione PRO ... Grazie Tomley del video... ciao dall'Italia
Bang Good has this video on their site. You are getting the notice you deserve, Sir!
I did the drywall mesh tape and shoe goo . I think regular silicone would work just fine .
Thank you for posting this! You helped me decide to get one. I got it today and LOVE IT, what a little powerhouse!!!!
Awesome Brad... Enjoy it!
maan i have been grabbing sooo much footage of these scale brushless. i can't staaaaaahp! i'm have to a do a whole series just on the HBX brushless bashes!
That's a pretty nippy truck for a 1/16 great amounts of fun and not a bad brushless set up.
Yeah… pretty well spec’d! Finally!
Pretty fun little truck indeed, Tomley! 😃
It's definitely much better now! Great bashing and review!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Love it, those little 1/16 can throw up a surprise !!
Yes… really cool this one!
What spares should I buy when I order one??
Where can I buy this? Thanks. Read the description and ordered 😊
Lovely - and that was a telling point you made about Tamiya and their policy when it comes to bushings.
Yes… nylon bushes still in 2021! When a company like HBX can throw bearings in a wheelie bar on a budget Basher!
@@TomleyRC It's utterly baffling...
Great video. Can you suggest any decent wheel upgrades? It's seems to be tough to find wheels at the right size. Thanks 👍
You can't beat the 16889 in fun to cost. I bought the brushless one then bought all the metal upgrades and the same size motor as the new pro but in a slightly higher KV, it's awesome!
Been using friction shocks, for over 1 year with this, had to wrap tape around the springs to make them harder, I swapped out the whole drive shafts front and rear to metal, including the drive cups, and bought a heat sink, for my 3s, worked full pack, and didn’t burn out, hit 70km/h on my truck, until the diffs ripped up, and had to spend more on new ones, this truck surely is one of a kind, should’ve waited a couple of years for this pro version 😞, spent like 200 dollars on this old version, could’ve saved a lot with the pro!!
You’ve still had fun though 😎
@@TomleyRC indeed, after spending alot of savings, it indeed is fun 😂
Whats about sparesparts?
2s is a little bit lame so i made it a 3s basher. Uhhh now its a beast and a real challenge to control it. So much fun and its always the last car driving out from the battlefield on its own. 😁
HBX is definitely listening. Good job!
Bought one of these for my son. After a bit of running and moderate jumps the rear suspension now droops. Maybe the springs are a little light.
Bruh, your one handed Control + Cam skills are Mad!
Good looking out. Just ordered one!
Hi! Does it have a low voltage cutoff?
3s capable? Maybe.. lol, awesome little truck, ordered one earlier today off banggood!
I got a nuoke rebrand one and I love it. Put oil shocks on and it's an instant favorite
Hi, looking to purchase the HBX 16889A pro, before use should i pack the diff with grease? What else needs to be greased? What grease and oil for the shocks would you recommend? I'm new to this hobby, based in the UK, thanks!
great work again, thank you
good to see a clear sensible practical review
cheers
Ordered this a week a go, can't wait for it to arrive. Going to review it and Phil bet me to it 👍💯⚡
Yes you definitely need the wheelie bar!!! 👍😄👍
had put those shocks on my brushed one, a hard roll over slammed a rear arm down ripped open the lower plastic shock mounting loop like it was nothing. other than that happening it was handling bumps etc really well, unlike the stock pogo sticks.
Now that truck just needs 25mm hub extensions some proline trenchers and the baron drift truck body. Just turn around front body post and punch 2 holes in the back of the body. My favorite little baby notorious
What battery would you recommend to upgrade to which will fit and provide better performance/efficiency?
Iv just got a toy grade mustang GT 1:20 scale with moter and transmission upgrade and pinion upgrade had to glue the tires on using a 10amp esc and 7.2 ni . Brushed micro 050 soon I'll get 9v lipo to kill it with lol
Definitely a durable little truck .
nice, the only hbx I have owned was a devastator and it was pretty cool for a 1/24th scale ride, might have to get one of these one day
Those oil shocks make all the difference Phil.
Brilliant 👏🏼 good demo and info thank you 👍🏼👊🏼🏴
55 likes, no dislikes ! Winning !
This looks oodles of fun, and awesome value for money, deffo now on the list.....
I think we got to about 110 before we had a party pooper haha
Just got one of these on ali express for a little under 68 quid before tax. I had a 96 quid one in my basket and the cheaper one came up underneath as a recommended so I swapped it in. Also got myself a Dumbo RC 350 for 55 at the same time (i know i can't use it with the ravage it's just in case I get the flavour back XD ) 147 quid after tax :)
Nice little truck!
Was stoked to order one after this video, naturally mine came DOA.
Phil! NOT HAPPY....! you're putting more money spending stuff my way. Stop it! only kidding, don't stop the excellent videos. But you have influenced my spending more than any other RUclipsr out there. Good work! 👍🍺🇬🇧
Now they need to make 1/20 through 1/8 scale versions
Sweet looks like a decent little basher and plenty of power for its size I like how you control it using one hand ✋ As always your video's are fantastic cheers buddy 👌👏👍
Looks really good! I got the previous brushed version, almost impossible to break
Looks like a cool little basher to take along if any of the big boys break. Great vid mate.
Hey tomley, I got the bezgar 7 off amazon, which is an overpriced stock hbx16889, got bored with the brushed motor in it, so I decided I'd upgrade it all (yes I've paid more than what I would getting one off Ali, or banggood), but you should try this, it's loads of fun, I've put in a surpass hobby 35A esc with a 2435 4800kv motor (not a great fit, shaft size is too narrow, going to change the motor I think) and I upgraded the transmitter and receiver, the basic tx/rx were the biggest issue I had, just was a bit pants, I'm just running it on the stock 2s li-ion packs it came with, and it wheelies for days, I should be able to put a 3s through it too, but I don't know if that's just too stupid or not, loads of fun for a first car into the hobby, ohh, first thing I did was oil shocks too, I'd live to let you know how fast it currently goes on 2s, but I don't have a GPS unit, and I crashed it first run with an old phone on the back and broke the phone, so that's not happening now, you should do a world's fastest hbx 16889 to go with your fast wltoys
Seems like it could stand for a few extra teeth on the pinion gear. Plenty of power from a stop.
I got the SG version from Banggood, it's awesome,the most durable rc I have ever owned. I take it to the bike park by my house,it has huge dirt jumps and it has taken quite a beating there. The only thing I changed was the tires. I put Rock beast 1.75 crawler tires on it and what a difference. So much grip now. I would definitely recommend trying those tires on yours.you will be amazed by the difference in handling.
couldn't find the tyre you mentioned..can show a pic of the packaging? thanks
@@txv611 I don't have the packaging and I got the tire size wrong they are 1.55 . I'm not at home right now but these are also a good tire for it and it's a 1.55 as well. They are Good year wrangler by RC4WD.
Whats a good fitting aftermarket metal gear waterproof servo for this monster truck? Thanks so much!
Can I run it on 3s without burning it?
just picked one of these up... I think the ESC is fried? not sure... It drives about 10 feet then stops. I have to pull the trigger 5-6 times then it'll move another 10 feet, stop and glitch out again...
Have a brushless one I upgraded, but this seems more powerful. Likely will get one!
i was curious.. can beat finder... boyz n da club... YES although tidal version sounds a bit different than the end of yt vid. 😎
Nice informative video. One question, I see a white Yaris GR in the workshop and I think there’s one in the background. It it yours?
Yes, I bought one when they first came out… but after 6 months I fell out of love with it. Fantastic car, but not ideal for a daily driver as it’s only fun when you are driving it on the edge..had fun for 6 months though, and got all my money back plus more 😎👌
0:35 lol 😂
Picked up an hbx 16980sa becasue it s like this . I think it s a newer model of this design . It’s really fast on 3s . I have a large church parking lot nearby and can really open it without stopping . Except when I turn too much sometimes she spins . I really like it but want something bigger now for more easy steering . Maybe something with a gyro . I do need some help with this being newer . I haven’t messed with the RC s since early 2000 s .
Lol..lol..hey.. YOU BETTER NOT PUT A 3S IN IT...DONT YOU DO IT....LOL... I love listening to all your RUclips videos especially the one on the ZD where you said don't ever tell you not to do something lol
I have the original one of those and I love it! I have the brushless version. I need to try it with a lipo because the li ion they come with is kinda weak..
The tires look like a direct copy of the traxxas summit tires but there mounted backwards. Maybe they perform slightly better offroad flipped around the other way?
Yes they are pretty much the same
You should tourture test this like the hypergo!
You are some piece of works... I miss your infamous 'Kevin Talbot' impersonation Loved it!... wish i could replicate that vid where you flew the wheel off of the sped up rc and the wheel flew down the road... I hope your wife appreciates you as much as we do. Stay the same, enjoy your humor!! Peace buddy, keep up the comical personality and great vids! Love the 16889a Pro, can't cope with the bendable dog bones and lost pin cvd axles and coninuous breaking axles threads. Love my granite BLX 4x4 s. :-)
haha, thanks Dan. i'm glad you enjoy my humour! I try to add a little in here and there, and none is ever done negatively. The 16889A is one of my favourite mini bashers... but a 3s Arrma is 100% the way to go for some solid fun!
Looks like a tiny xmaxx,bet it's tougher though lol finally bit the bullet last week and bought an xmaxx,only run 2 lots of lipo's through it and the servo's already knackered,should've saved myself a grand and bought one of these😂
Hi! What tool do i need to take out the stock tires? Cause it does not come with the box. Thanks!
is this small basher watterproof?
What is the max size for the battery. Any recommendations?
I had this one for a week and with the stock esc i have some speedruns with 3s lipo: at 25mph( the 2s top speed) it pull wheelies at full throttle!!💯💪🤭🙃😀🌟
Decent little ripper!
@@TomleyRC i saw your two videos about the 16889, so i went for the latest! Thanks a lot!
What lipo are you using? Mine cant handle 3s. 25c-50c 1300 mah turnigy nano. It stutters/cogging on full throttle.
@@jestercabantog870 i use a 3s non name 3300mah 25c..maybe the c rating cause the different operation..
@@RACEABLE thank you
What a great little truck for the money 💰 . Awesome footage 👏 left a thumbs up mate 👍
Can you buy extra batteries for this and where? Thanks
oh man! can't wait! I used the link in ur description to order, but I'm not sure if it worked since I'm in the US. loved the b-roll, btw.
So….. do they put grease in the diffs?? The original, not so much
Sweet little burn up at the end 👍👌🤩 🎵
Hey Phil.
Great video, I got this awesome little powerhouse few days ago and even though it gives quite good time of driving,motor heats up and stops. (Yes i did install Dusty Motors dust cover to the body, get rid of most dirt while driving, so that might block air a bit) but any tips what cooling fan could work with this car? There was one heatsink installed to motor, when I purchased it. Thanks.
Tomley, where in the US is best to purchase the RC cars like this one or others you review. I am looking for my son. Thanks!
Nice, is it waterproof as the previous one?
This is perfect for trips won't take up much space
Is the FTX55760 Tracer basically the same car?
What are the best (largest and longest lasting) batteries for this?