Ulfthednar

Ive noticed that in some of their tools as well. even their lower end ones are pretty reliable and they make this bendy 3/8 ratchet handle that is the absolute bomb. I would love in a fantasy world to buy that big obnoxious ICON tool chest. Im running out place to store my tool collections.

I picked up a pretty brutal set of chains then modified the front ones to fit properly. (I think the company accidentally sent me two pair sized for the rear tires). I also modify and repair the chains for my trucks and my little tractor as well. I'll have to throw them on for lumpy farts and exasperated laughter and snag a picture or two.

Im kinda similar. Mind ya'll I plan on leaving my shovelhead to my kids or grandkids. Not gonna stop riding. But this ATV thing? Everything I used to love about being a biker, but without all the a'holios on the pavement. Cagers and street bikers alike. can't go anywhere on my harley without some poseurs SOA wanna be biker or crotch rocket crawler being a douche torpedo. Never mind the cagers crawling up my exhaust til I flash em whats riding on my belt. I just want to Ride. to be out there . . I love riding, always have. I can spend days lost on a bike, never being lost. My ATV kinda brings the best of both back into play.

Even on a good day its a stiff walk up there. I carried the small deck by hand about 1/3 of the way up. figured an ATV would make such things a lot easier. And it gives me more time to go find places . . .

Just a quick test video while I'm learning to use my gopro (really, $250 discount I couldn't pass it up). This is from my side drive to the top of the property. The Dog loves the runs. No snowflakes were injured in the production of this video. https://youtu.be/tKjBFuHCkM0

I've known a couple of people that have owned them. The one thing they all agreed on was theres a couple of weld points (forget where) that they rewelded and have gotten good service out of them.

assuming you have the owners manual, it has the basic rundown on routine maintenance and specs. It also has the intervals. Ive got vtwin 800xc and in my experience it is relatively easy to work on compared to a number of other vehicles. The service manual goes into other maintenance more thoroughly though not completely. guess theyre trying to retain some trade secrets, but it is worth the $35 or so at the various places that have them.

Tip #1. Be religious about your maintenance.

Try reading the specs on the specific tire on your machine. There are different specs on sidewall ratings, flexibility and bead retention characteristics these days. They aint all the same.

Agreed. Not quite "top end" quality, but . . most of what Ive seen is readily upgradeable. Should have mentioned from a mechanics point of view the fit of the engine on mine is, well, visibly it is top notch. no sprue or slag, not inclusions in the metal, nice surface finish and that extends to the valve covers which are heavy flexible (ABS?) with a wide multi ribbed neoprene seal. The seat on mine is pretty decent as well. I've spent a number of long days in it already and have yet to get saddle sore. Think "cruiser" level but not "dresser" comfortable.

Theyre not race machines, but Im pretty content with my CForce 800XC. The most consistent thing I have seen reading other peoples stories and issues seem to be centered around how well specific dealers do the pre flight work on them. Or in how well folks follow the break in on them.

This is the style I picked up. They make more sense where I'm at and for the use they are likely to see. https://tirechainsonline.com/part-no-atv3ds/#gallery

I ended up removing cross links (not til I test fitted them though) The rear fit fine but when I put the front on they were about a razor blade from hitting the brake line. With spacers on they were striking the caliper itself. Neither was an acceptably result. Now they fit to the point to where I almost don't need tensioners at all. I still have to do a final fitting before I start cutting off extra material.

Wish I could have found $50 sets. No worries though Ive got mine sized to my tires finally today.

yeah, sounds like a carb issue to me as well. Blocked port or passage.

oh . . hes arguing on the basis of his logic skills, not experience. Kind of like reminding a government official of what their capacity is supposed to be.

Yeah . . the old diehards lived up to their name thats for sure.

over here it's a "battery operated boyfriend" . . .

so you need bigger batteries because you have bigger B.O.B.s is what your saying?

Six years? that would be nice.

Batteries, like a lot of other things used to be a quality item. Not so much anymore. In my twenties I could expect a battery to last seven to ten yea Now 7 months to two years, possibly three is about tops. We've had battery production since before 1900 and people want me to believe the durability and quality just dropped as the technology allegedly went up. that doesnt make any more sense than chomojo.

Dual locking levers or I would have. But due to the style of chain they make sense. Theyre designed to self correct over the tire shape to stay centered, and the center diamond set up is kind of different too, but again, it makes sense. theres two center strands with shackles that you twist through a centering ring and down to the side chains to secure them. I'll run the spacers for winter use, while I'm eyeballing a different route for the brake lines in the future. I'm not riding balls out sliding through corners right now anyway. I've never liked the idea of spacers either, because I understand the offset of the leverage point. Figured that out way back when and, yeah, its okay for a straight line mudholer maybe, but you dont see rock bouncers and crawlers with rim spacers, they widen their axles. the hard core crawlers still use a relatively normal sized rim with a large sidewall tire, not a big dummy DUB rim with knobbly house slippers. The large rims work good for mudders, because it is less weight, better at cleaning out the muck which lets them keep their wheel speed up better. But again, they widen their axles rather than use spacers. I would rather have a rim with a slight negative offset over stock to create a bit more clearance. Even though your moving the origin force point out a bit, the pinion point of the lever effect is still mounted at "point zero" in relation to the spindle, instead of an inch or two out. I even plan to keep the stock tire/wheel widths, even if I go up an inch in diameter. I can't do the mathematical equation, even though I understand the geometry and physics of the rim/tire comb pretty well. Having trouble finding a rim set I like that matches the Rim/width ratios. I kinda like clean, not junky looking and a lot of the rims out their look like tekashi69s grill . . . not flying that. But thats personal preference.

Okay, future note for other CFMoto owners. I noticed when I went to fit my chains that they run awfully close to my brake line with the stock wheel configuration. It's actually the locking lever that really pushes the clearance gap. Something a person might want to check before they roll under power. I haven't found good looking rims with the offsets I want (that and some suppliers aren't really good at supplying details/options onsite), so Im going to run wheel spacers to accommodate the chains during the winter. I'm not going to be bombing around with chains on anyway, so it shouldn't cause serious issues. I'm also going to look at tucking the lines in better to keep them out of harms way.

so . . I recently purchased a 2022 CFM 800. My experience so far has been pretty good, both with the machine and with parts I elected to buy, other than service parts. I have not had any issue obtaining service parts and I believe that availability is growing. I do know some people have had issues, and a good bit of that sounds like individual dealers rather than the manufacturers. I've had no real issues with the machine or with doing the maintenance on it myself, either. I am new to ATVs so I can't really say much in terms of comparison, but as a long time "DIY person" (and pretty good) and a pretty sound mechanic its a straightforward machine and pretty user friendly in terms of basic upkeep.

Yeah, I kinda fight shy of most people myself . . .