Well after a couple parts orders trying to get everything we needed to rebuild the top end, getting the rig put together, going through the break in process, I finally was able to go out and hit the trails...
or so I thought.
Got barely a mile down the road and the rear cylinder connecting rod let go. NOT happy.
I was assured their bearings could withstand what it went through, even after we explained and showed just how bad the airbox failed and how much sand the engine had ingested.
In fact, our good friends unit had to be trailered back to the shop last night because they were having a hard time getting it to start and when it did it ran like crap. Come to find out their airbox had failed too and it took out the rear cylinder (the rings literally fell off as we took the cylinder off) and the crank was shot. He only had 712 miles on it.
We are not at all impressed with the CFMoto units and their poor quality/reliability.