I've been in a situation or two that are similar to this.
I am not saying Im a corporate insider, just wised up enough to have learned the hard way to listen to my gut.
In my experience, I've found dealing with msc is a series of headaches and I've had to force issues with them by providing billing data directly out of my bank statements to put them against a wall and Ive found I can find pretty much find all the after market parts elsewhere.
That aside, they are heavily invested in the CFMoto brand.
It would be absolutely idiotic for them to mislead or misdirect people
I would however, watch other CFMoto vendors and suppliers.
Im pretty sure that some of the issues have much to do with the trends of our so called political manipulators.
Err . . political administration, which has proven succintly over past decades that the status qou in politicis is more inerested in securing their financial fortunes at our expense than in reasonable marketing and trade that benefits the everyday person.
It kind of ticks me off.
And yes, I am immediately skeptical of anything made in China.
After literal months of research I pulled the trigger on the first one.
Partly because of ghosting here and the large number of posts and videos about CFMoto online.
I had the money to pay for a Canam or polaris.
But I was looking for dual purpose (utility/recreational) and even if id paid cash out it would have been MONTHS before the machine showed up. Not to mention I would have spent Twice as much to get one, then spent half again as much to get the basics on it.
Im kind of two minds on the riding population. I might have been spanking new to quads (too poor as a single parent), but I've been a rider for forty years. Some people are bikers, some are just riders. Some people belong in the back country on an OHV, and some people should be pushed over the nearest cliff.
I can't see the sense in people paying more for an ATV than for a reliable car. never mind paying more for a limited use UTV/SXS than for a base model pickup.
The market trend then was (no joke) seeing battered twenty year old base ATVs for $8000 . . .
Id actually stopped and looked at a few of the CFMs and stopped by a number of shops looking at options on others.
I'd trust a Honda or yamaha etc anyday.
But they didnt have them, and they didnt have them meeting my requirements.
I needed something strong enough to haul stuff UP my yard and something I could cruise around the woods and was reasonably adept at trail riding and some roughhouse play. Ive kinda grown out of the phase of "how far can I jump my pickup truck" and not regret it.
I think that CFMoto might be Chinas exploration into actual quality production.
I know, they made certain choices to keep the cost down, but they did NOT shirk on the engine.
Oh yeah they could have shifted the power curves towards 'sport' but their target is utility/leisure and they pretty much nailed it.
But now also have SXS models aimed more at the sport side of riding.
I also believe that they make it possible for a lot of people to actually enjoy the sport without going broke doing so.
I don't know a whole lot of Normal working folks that can throw down $50k for a polaris/canam/etc that shows the same problems as CMotos (which in many cases have less issues than the others) But 20k for a rippy zippy 950 sport is affordable.
In my state I'm fortunate that you can legally ride them on the street, so mine cover utility/recreation/transportation.
Except for a few issues (which I figured out between information here and careful trouble shooting) Ive had nothing but a screaming blast with mine.
Ive used them for skidding logs (largest one to date was a 40' one with a 12" butt), for yarding up hand built gambrel trusses on my beekeeping shed, yard work and hours and miles of cruising the woods.
I harvest standing dead and blow downs for poles and posts often, using them as mechanical leverage to control falls and skidding pole bundles.
They've gotten me to work when nothing else would start in sub zero weather as well.
Theyve never failed to start, theyve never failed to get me home even with a damaged wiring harness or a damaged oil pump gear (entirely my fault). both of which once I pin pointed the problem was a relatively easy repair.
They really are generally EASY to work on. Not always simple, but easy.
It would be an absolute shame to ban them.
The cost vs value is really pretty exceptional when most trends are to make the little guy suffer in the wallet.