CF Moto Z-Force 1000 Review after 2000 Miles: Would we buy it again?
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- We have had our CF Moto Z Force 1000 since June and have traveled 2000 miles. Would we trade it for a CanAm or would we buy another CF Moto? What do we love and what did we break? Links below to all the after market parts that we have installed.
Super ATV Rock Rails
www.superatv.com/cfmoto-zforc...
Super ATV flip windshield
www.superatv.com/cfmoto-zforc...
Super ATV half doors
www.superatv.com/cfmoto-z-for...
Side by Side Stuff back screen
www.sidebysidestuff.com/motor... - Auta a dopravní prostředky
One of the best videos on a product review I have seen, well done.
Thank You, We try to tell it how it is.
We are considering buying this. We had one in 2012 and we loved it. We took it all over different terrain and it did well. I've had Polaris, Can AM, Yamaha, and CFmoto machines. CFmoto gives you Much more for your money~
Thank you from the UK - fantastic, thorough review.
Thank you! After all my research, including your video, I just bought my first CFMOTO 2021 ZForce 950. I’m really excited and much appreciate you taking the time to put this review together! Some great helpful hin5s in here for sure. You guys are awesome thank you again!
Thank You for the kind words
after 9 months how is it?
Great review guys. Thanks so much for doing this.
Thank you for such a splendid and detailed review. I live in Chiang Mai, Thailand and about to buy one. Your review put my mind at rest. Your reviews even reach SEA.
Thanks for your honest review. I'm currently looking at side x sides. - Roland
Just purchased a 2014 model......your video was very informative ....thanks.
This was a really great review because it was so detailed informative.
Thank you so much!
Nice job. You will love your 4pts. They literally saved us in a long barrel roll down a steep hill a few months ago. Harnesses are fiddly but huge safety item. We wear our off-road motorcycle helmets with goggles. Rock rails are essential unless one rides sand only. Thanks for the vid.
I wouldn't say we are hard core riders but we have rolled one machine in our group on its side and bounced of plenty of rocks and stumps :) I know the 4 points will take a little getting used to but ultimately will be more secure
Very detailed video. I will be looking to purchase one of these due to you sharing your good, bad, & ugly details on this machine. Thank you !!!
Thank you. While this machine does have a few flaws, overall it has been a great fit for our needs. 3 riding seasons in, we are still very pleased.
This was a good review.
I had mine cforce 520L for almost 3 years now, and had some issues well known for cforce. Made a 2 year review video about it last year.
What I really like about CF Moto general, is the modern look, cheap and you get so much value for the money. They hold up to other brands with no doubt.
Never could stand up to major brands, you're kidding yourself if you believe that!! Might be equal to Polaris or Artic Cat because they are junk too!!
@@billbarry2984 some brand loyalty I sense in you.
Great review. My 1000 has been a ton of fun as well. The few items you mentioned with the A arms and the diff drain plug i have had issues with both those items as well. Otherwise the machine has been great! Thanks for the great review!
Glad you liked it.
Thanks for taking the time to share all of this useful information. I subscribed to watch more of your nice videos.
Thank you so much George! I hope you enjoy more of them!
Legit review. Thank you.
Thank you for the review!!
My pleasure!
For sure great review of these machines! I have a 2019 800. I've had a lot of the same positives and negatives. Been a Great buggy overall. If you are in warranty watch your rear diff. Mine went out at 2200 miles and my son has a 2019 1000 went out at 1200 miles. Both were within and warranty and our dealer was great about it.. Aside from that most issues have been self-inflicted lol
Thanks for the tip, we will keep an eye on it, we always appreciate knowing things to watch for! There will always be a few self-inflicted incidents at least if you are having as much fun as you should.
Excellent video thank you guys
Just purchased the 2022 Blue Uforce 600 utv last week, took me a while to find one sold out everywhere. Did a lot of research before buying. Absolutely love mine so far. Great machines and well built
Congratulations, We are sure you will enjoy it.
Thanks to you and your wife for the video, I've been wanting a SXS for a while now but not bad enough to pay the redicaless price they're asking for the big name brands, here in Tennessee our co op feed store sales the cf moto and I was really impressed with the appearance but didn't no about how they would hold up so your video was a big help, I'll be going back for a closer look, thanks again.
Glad it was helpful, Feel free to let us know if there is any other aspect of it you would like to see
I'm in TN as well and been watching vids and reviews for weeks. I put my deposit down today on an 800 trail at Americas Motorsports, it should be there within a week. Crazy times, I thought buying a toy would be easy with everything going on but they can't make it to the showroom floor without already being sold. Glad I was able to snatch one up!
Thank you, great review guys.
Glad you liked it, We will continue to give our thoughts on this machine as the next riding season goes along.
@@aroundthehomesteadwithsuer3497 although you guys seem to use your machine more for recreation, I’m in need for one for work around the farm. Reliability is my biggest concern
@@kalbs89 Makes sense to me, I cant tell you in the long run but so far I am very impressed I would say shop around and look at the UTVs by all the manufacturers. Ultimately you have to decide if the cost savings and added accessories is worth the chance on the CF Moto vs a Can Am or others.
Great review. Thank you
Outstanding review guys! You pointed out several of the issues I've noticed with mine. Thanks for explaining the engine braking quirks.
Thomas, We will be doing the repair on the front A Frame this week. We will make sure to take lots of video. I think the thing to keep in mind for everyone is that the use these types of machines get is hard on the rigging if you will. You will always have some maintenance and repair to do if you use them a lot
@@aroundthehomesteadwithsuer3497 Do you happen to know where there might be a video on how to replace the Z1000 drive belt? All I can find on youtube is instructions for the Z800 which is great if it is the same process. Thanks in advance for any help or pointers.
@@thomasandrews8033 I haven't found on yet. We need to do ours this winter so if you can wait a few weeks or so we plan to do one
@@aroundthehomesteadwithsuer3497 I'm going to take a stab at it this weekend, looks fairly straight forward if it's like other CVT's. We you post your video I'll probably see all the things I did wrong! ha ha Because of your coolant change video I now know how to do that properly, thanks!
That's an excellent review. Thanks.
Thank You for the positive feedback
Very informative looking to purchase a CF moto possibly looks like a good value
Thanks for the review, I'm looking at buying my first CfMoto, and was looking for real owner reviews .
Al.
Hopefully this helped, if you have any questions or anything special you would like to see about them just holler.
Where are use buying your side by side from the cf moto models I’m seeing the exact same ones on alibaba I know cf motos are Chinese models but I’m a bit ify on buying one from alibaba there prices are around $2000 for 1000cc doesn’t seem quite right
@@user-ec4rd1dp2w Seems pretty iffy to me for sure
very informative video! Well Done!
Thank You, We try to share all the facts good or bad
Great video, thank you. You're great people! God bless 🙏 🇺🇸. Stick together stay together, coming times will need that.
Thank you for the kind words and I agree, We all need to learn to work together for sure
Best review I’ve seen
Thank You, We did try to point out the good and bad
Looks like great fun I see the dog loves it too.
She sure does! Especially if we go about 10mph, that is optimal dog cruising speed. Prime for the sniffing
I am about to buy a CFMOTO so this was very helpful an made my decision to buy a cf800
We are glad you found it helpful, We still love ours and enjoy our outdoors time
Great video!!!
Great video. I have a Z Force 800 EX. I have a little over 700 miles on it and so far I am happy with it, but I wished the air cleaner box had a snorkel where it would get the air from a less dusty area. I have been cleaning the air filter each time I use it when it is very dusty and usually find it very dirty.
In the case of the side by sides the air intake snorkel is right between the seats. I think the issue is when its dusty there is no clean place. What I would likely do if we road in a lot of dust is to move the snorkel up to the underside of the roof and put a really good prefilter on it
Great video, the brand is new to me. And hey, you guys might have it made “ not much hot season” sounds like my kind of place ! We don’t have much cold season around here, however this year has been a little odd
The CF-moto brand has been around the World for 32 years
awesome video am looking at a 1000 myself much more expensive in Canada but it is what it is machine is packed with options and the big brands ????? won't stay big forever very informative stay safe god bless
Nice video. I learned alot.
Good to hear that. We are now many years into owning this thing and still have no issues with it
thanks for review video.
Glad you found it helpful
Great Video
Great video! I'm a ZForce 1000 owner as well and I'm always curious to see if people love theirs as much as I do mine...
I bought to my doughter 1000 with heat capin with doors and Windows. Here in Finland Its wery cold in winter.😮
great job guys
Thank You, we tried to give an unbiased opinion
Great video. I’m sold
We have been very happy with the quality, granted we do not go out and flog the crap out of it like some do, we generally do basic trail riding and cruising
I'm interested in a 4 wheeler since of the space issue. But I'm waiting for the 1000 model to come out as I'm thinking this might possibly the last 4 wheeler I will ever own. I'm also looking at the Argo 1000 series 4 wheeler also. All the big-name four wheeler branch expecially for the 850 or 1000 series you're looking at about $12,000 if not more.
Great channel! Thank you for your review!
Great video!!! I'm looking to get a 2021 950
I’m subscribed. Thanks
Great review. I live in a small rural south Mississippi town. Would like a good unit to run errands etc with little off trail stuff. Prefer electric vs gas. Not sure if that’s an option. Thanks again!!
Fyi the older 800 don't have the hole by the seat belt and the seatbelt still doesn't work very well I wonder if cfmoto put that hole there thinking it would help the seat belt clean out ?
Looking at possibly getting one these units. This was an excellent informative video thank you
Glad you found it helpful
Great video
Thanks!
Have a honda pioneer 1000 none of those issues and it has been issue free for about 6 years. Put about 500 miles a year on it. only thing ive done is 2 oil changes.
where is the fuse box panel? great video easy to understand good job glad to see you and your wife done the video together .
If you open the front hood and remove the tray inside the fuse box is back towards the passenger cabin.
good video!
a friend of mine lost his rear differental at 5000 miles ,cost to repair was 2000.00 i asked my local cf tec about it and his comment back to me was 5000 miles! thats good for a cf....
John, I suspect like anything failures will happen. We will hit 5,000 miles next summer for sure so we sill let everyone know if we have a failure. The cost seems a little steep, I looked up parts and the components are pretty cheap, A complete new rear differential is around $800. We will for sure post if we have issues though.
thank you
Nice job explaining everything about that machine. You can't really have any problems with it other than the skids. That's great. I have the z force 950 and I'm currently putting bigger tires and full skids on it as well. Thank you very much for the video. I'm gonna subscribe to see how you follow up on the small problems you are addressing. I put a couple temporary skids on my machine before I ordered the full one. They work great. Good luck. Stay safe and God bless.
Thomas, We will definitely be doing some follow up videos. I plan to do the repair on the A frame bolt this fall if weather allows
@@aroundthehomesteadwithsuer3497 yeah weather permitting is right. I noticed you said you didn't get much warm weather. Were are you from? I'm from Massachusetts and it's definitely getting cold out.
@@thomascornelius510 We are in central Maine so pretty close weather wise
@@aroundthehomesteadwithsuer3497 western mountains of maine myself,did the rock guards make your machine any wider,i have the 950 and the rock guards for that look like they might make the machine to wide for some trails.
@@dennisrichards6302 They don't add any width over say the rear tires. I will try and get a video of it a little more detailed but if you laid a board from the front tire to the rear the rock guard's are inset from that a pretty large amount. If you had a 50 inch machine that may not be the case though
I Love my CFMoto! I just passed a year of ownership and I will continue to buy CFMoto. You get a lot for you’re money and all the big brands are rediculously over priced and nothing comes on them standard. I’m done with big brands. They are only selling the name. Any machine will work according to how the owner maintains it. If you don’t maintain it, it will fail.
Glad you are enjoying your CF Moto! We definitely felt that it was a good value in comparison to other models that we priced.
Made in China = low labor cost and cheap parts which is the price difference.
great video
Thank You, we wanted to try and point out some of the goods and bads
Great video I have decided to get a cfm after that but I would like to know will they fit in a (Dodge Ram) 6.4” box with tailgate down I could also use a riser for front wheels.
What I can tell you is our Dodge has an 8ft bed and with the front bumper of the CF Moto against the headboard the rear wheels set right on the joint between the bed and the tailgate. So with a 6.5ft bed the rear wheels would likely be hanging off the tailgate about half way without a riser.
Great review! I am really thinking of purchasing a CF Moto Z-Force 800 or 1000 for me and my wife! It sounds like this has been a great purchase and value. I question please......what is your opinion on the air filter? Do you have to clean it often due to the location and dust getting in it easily?
I don't find the air filter as objectionable as some seem to, We ride in a variety of conditions and dusty is one of them. My rule of thumb is if the machine is dusty, or I am dusty the air filter is probably dusty too. We take it apart and blow it out (I know all the info on air filters says not to blow them out but if your careful and know how it isn't an issue) after those types of rides. If all our riding was in very dusty conditions I would redesign the air intake with some really good prefilters but I feel that to be the case of any machine.
I'm looking for a side x side and particularly this brand, that's a good feedback and it looks honnest.
Thanks a lot
Thank You, We try to point out the good and bad. We are on 2 years now and still loving the machine
Great Video by the way, Do they come with a diesel motor option? Heat and Aircon? Full Doors, suggestions
I don't think there are any diesel options or heat/air from Zforce at this time. You can get the full hard doors on the Utility models but not the Sport. If you are riding in wet cold climates we do 100% recommend the lower doors on the sport. They make a world of difference on how much water and mud ends up splashing on you. The down side is that they are not super easy on/off and they do increase the heat in the summer. You could ride with no doors on hot days but I personally like the sense of security that the door offers on rough terrain.
Can you get acess to change fluids, air filter and battery by putting the machine without a lift.
Yes for sure, We just have the lift so we use it to make it easier.
Nice video.what would you choose? Can am maverick trail 800 base? Or this zforce 1000. Thanks
That is a tough question, I cant recall if the Maverick Trail is a 50 inch or a 60 inch but we would never buy a 50 inch machine after seeing how stable 60 is
Hello Sue and Ryan, thankyou for the review, we are looking at a U force 800 , How is the parts availability, Salesperson tells me it takes some time?
I have only had to purchase basic things like filters and such but my local dealer has stock and CF Moto USA has an online order page that I got a couple things from and turn around time was super fast
Fuse for the 12 volt plug location
I need a smooth rider - have you ridden the RZR at all? I cannot decide CFMoto or RZR
We have not ridden in a RZR but we have ridden in a Can Am and the ride seems about the same. The CF Moto has shocks that have 3 adjustments (Rebound speed, Compression speed and preload) so you can really tune it right in for your liking. We find tire pressure plays a huge role in ride.
If you are looking for ride quality make sure and go with a 60 inch wide machine not a 50 inch and believe you will find the CF Moto Z Force plenty adjustable
I have a z1000 the rzrs do ride a bit better. They have a more plush suspension. But as far as capability. I go everywhere they go and then some.
Awesome video. I'm thinking about purchasing one of these in Canada. Do you mind telling me the cost?
I think they very, I recall the 1000 being around 14K
When he corrected her on the 850 her face 😂 bet she smacked him later haha. Good review guys.
Hah yes, I was worried about that :)
@@aroundthehomesteadwithsuer3497 lol. All in fun. Just take her for a ride she will forget about it 😂 wait no she is woman they remember everything. 😆
Skid plate sucks. We got a stick through one of the factory access holes below the cooling line. Thus putting a hole in the cooling line
I agree the skid plates on this machine, and most I have seen, leave some to be desired. We are looking at putting an aluminum skid plate on ours this summer
Seat belts are ok, they have to be pulled all the way out and cleaned. I used pool noodle to plug off all holes.
Don, This was actually the locking mechanism on the side. I did disassemble it and there is a little steel ball in a plastic piece and the silt and dirt filtered into that and was stopping it from unlocking. I suspect if I had sealed the hole up from the beginning it would not have happened. We will see if we like the 4 point harnesses and if not we will buy a new seatbelt and see how it goes. The pool noodles are a great idea thank you for the tip.
What do you clean them with?
Did it come with the fender flares?
Yes it did as well as the winch, roof and half doors.
Do you run synthetic oil in the motor
After the 250 mile oil change we did one more at 900 miles that used regular oil. At 1600 miles we changed to synthetic and will continue to run synthetic from here on yes
Have you tried it on sand dunes? Or heard about someone using it for duning?
We have not tried it in sand, there's really no dunes close to us that I am aware of. Judging from the terrain that we have had it in vs CanAm, we have yet to find a place they will go that it will not. I would venture a guess that it would perform well since it is a relatively light machine which is generally an advantage in sand.
What year is your Zforce 1000 mine on the vin says made 05 20 and my ownership says 2021 I am looking into lower door panels for mine at super atv myself so it would very helpful to know the year yours was made off the vin plate.
great video an looking forward to watch your other videos on your channel.
Mine is a 2019, I dont know the month of manufacturer but was told by my dealer 2019 was the last year of the 1000. Either way I understand the chassis to be all the same so I suspect you would be fine. You could call Super ATV they are very helpful
Nice video, what air pressure do you run on yours?
I think we got down to around 9-10 PSI. I need to play more with it next riding season. We are tempted to put the 2 inch lift in it and back the preload off on the springs to get it back close to the same ride height also as the springs seem pretty stiff to us.
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My biggest issue with any side by side is the room inside. I'm a bigger guy and despite it having a roll cage and certain side by sides are wider. I still wanna be able to go trail riding. With that being said, would I buy a wider side by side? No, and that 1 thing a lot of side by sides are not big guy or big girl friendly.
Jason, You bring up a good point, I have been in a 50 inch wide can am and a 60 inch wide can am and the 50 is very narrow inside, The CF Moto is the same chassis for the 50 and 60 inch wide so inside is identical. I would say its about 2/3 of the way between the 50 inch can and and the 60 inch can am
Very helpful, thank you. You did but didn't address my only question, which is related to towing capabilities. I have a lot of trees around my homestead and am constantly cutting branches and logs.
I see that the U model has a much better tow weight, but prefer the design and style of the Z as it seems to be a much more all around machine.
Thanks again for the video!
Most any of these be it can am or polaris or the cf moto make a sport model like these that is not really designed for towing a lot. That said the issue I see(We are not ATV mechanics so do your own research as well lol) is the belt and clutches. The belt doesnt like to slip it is bad for everything. So if one had a trailer and used low range and didnt slip the belt at all they would likely be ok but if towing a lot I would certainly look into the U force style or go chat with your dealer
Hi
The seats are adjustable? Forward and backword?
They do not appear to be but I havent looked to see if maybe you can move them in the bolt holes.
@@aroundthehomesteadwithsuer3497 when you can,please check. I want to buy one and will come after 2 months. I dont have one to check. So i know before buying. Thanks
How much did u pay
Who makes the zforce 1000 ?
A company called CF Moto cfmotousa.com/
What year is this machine?
ours is a 2019
How has it been for parts availability?
Anything we have needed has been readily available. We have not had any real issues but filters, drain plugs etc have all been easy to get
I've heard of people complaining about excessive brake noise. Did you experience any of that?
they do have a squeal to them sometimes when being applied hard, it is not very loud but is present on occasion
Things still good with your machine?
Yes we are around 3000 miles and still no issues
@@aroundthehomesteadwithsuer3497 Nice! I’ve got a 2019 with half that on it and so far so good.
Thats the charcoal canister for the Evap system
Good to know, I have deformed its metal cover a couple times. I really need to work on some skid plates this winter
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Seems those metal covers hit everything both mine are bent lol.
forgot to mention, We tore off that DIFFERENTIAL BOLT on a rock. Get that covered
Yes it is on my short list of projects for sure
17:00 headphone users beware.....
Otherwise great video :)
Sorry about that :) I pay more attention to audio levels now when fast forwarding.
@@aroundthehomesteadwithsuer3497 all good. Great review. I'm getting more a.d more sold on the brand. Do you happen to know which 1000cc engine they use in the zforce? Heard the 800 was a older can am engine.
Can't seem to find what the 1000cc make is.
@@bearleemadeit4718 I dont, I did hear it was a copy of the can am but have no basis to say that.
@@aroundthehomesteadwithsuer3497 no worries. Keep up the great content.
I can't find a cfmoto! They are basically the same as a Polaris for half the price!
We have heard from a few people already this year that UTV's seem to be hard to find again this year. They were very scarce around here last year when we purchased. Our dealer only had 4 or 5 CF's total and a couple in other brands.
Glad the man corrected the woman on the 800/850. She should review kitchen sinks and possibly dust pans.
Speaking as the "Man" I only corrected the facts so people would know the engine size, I can also tell you that Sue, as well as a lot of Females I know are more competent than many of the males I know when it comes to mechanical stuff. So that said I assure you she will NOT be reviewing dust pans. I kind of hope this was in joking spirits other wise I feel bad for you.
You should review small gloves and condoms😂
My understanding is these are made in CHINA!
I’ll keep my Kawasaki (built in US}
David, While you are correct Kawasaki is one of the only ones left made in the US, At the time this is all we could find, Matter of fact the shortage is still an issue here in New England its kind of crazy right now how the demand is outstripping production. As a general rule if we can find it and afford it we buy American made for sure.
Parts for these are way cheaper then parts for my 14 rzr xp 1000 and as for as the arms even the rzrs start getting play in them
Could have bought a 70 yr old Jeep and saved $10,000
Unfortunately you cant drive a Jeep on any of the trails in Maine, Now here in Florida the Ocala forest that's a different story, One could ride forever in a jeep.
if your going to buy a sxs and not use it and not care about horrible resale value then buy a CH Moto
Lmao there’s tons of units in the UK with 20k miles on them going strong. Butt hurt much?
2000 miles isn't much riding ..I guess this must be a initial impressions video
Well we did mention it is a 1 year review, We will of course follow up each season or if anything major breaks. For us in new england here (Both working full time jobs) 2000 miles is a busy summer on the side by side :)
keep helping covid China your all great Americans
Steve, We do buy American basically whenever we can, In this case there was not an American made SxS to be had anywhere within driving distance of us. Unfortunately this happens from time to time and it is what it is. We did our research and figured out Polaris and Arctic Cat where the only two models made in the USA. If all things where perfect we would have bought an American made SxS. The same issue is coming up with Work Boots. I can not seem to find a manufacturer in the states anymore. I used to buy Redwing and notice those aren't even made in the states now.
you know these aren't built in china right?
@@sykal where then ?
They are not your typical Chinese company. They partner with American companies. They use Elka shocks and CV Tech clutches just to throw some out there. CFMoto has their own R & D department and innovates a lot of their own technology unlike most companies that would rather clone. CFMoto USA headquarters is in Plymouth, MN and has manufacturing in Minneapolis, MN.. Polaris relocated a large portion of its utility and sport vehicle assembly to Mexico. The vast majority of powertrain and vehicles for the off-road line of Polaris are manufactured in the Osceola and Roseau facilities, respectively. That leaves you with Can Am, Arctic Cat, Odes for made in U.S.A. that could be found at many dealers. Can Am isn't cheap and is technically a Canadian company (Bombardier Recreational Products) but does manufacture in the U.S., Switzerland, Australia and Canada. Odes flopped. The man said he traveled far and wide trying to find something else but that was all he could find. Give the man a break. At least he's out having fun and tinkering while he's home. That leaves Japanese. Which i love Japanese products for off road honestly. I'm sure Fukishima caused more problems to this world than covid. The world will move on just fine after covid.
I do have to add that Bombardier Recreational Products has some really cool history leading up to WWII for Canada and the U.S..