[Bobbed06]

Love my Z6 and I actually live down by the river but not in a van

Well, it seemed appropriate as I have spent the last 10 years saving for a home, and have perfect credit, yet the banks always cut me short by about 25% on what I need to buy a home in a given area I reside in. Thanks to Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac for giving loans to a bunch of bums 15 years ago........ Yes, I am sour about it. I have actually considered selling off everything I own and paying outright for a new home, then just buying new toys again. The toy shops seem happy to give me a loan for whatever I want.

[gfmoto]

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. I would also like to be able to move around light loads on a utility trailer, or park my empty box trailer with whatever I choose.


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The 800EX Does come with a trailer wiring port and plug for trailer lights and 2" Reciever.
If hauling is something of importance may want to look at the Uforce and Polaris general. If I were going to switch I may be tempted to look at that General. Not to confuse the issue even more but something to think about. I agree with Jason though. The Z800 over the RZR 800. All in all ask EACH dealership what is their warehouse replenish rate for parts?, what is their turn around time to fix them?, how long does it take to get parts?, do they come and pick it up / deliver it?
These are ALL machines and at some point WILL need fixed. Sometimes service is more important than the name on the box.
(i.e. My dealer is 1 1/2 hrs away and will still pick up and deliver for warranty issues)
Just drive each. And the right one will choose YOU!  Lol

[Spaceman78]

If ease of maintenance is a big deal, don't go with the ZForce. Everything is a lot harder to get to than it should be. Maintenance of any kind is a real pain.

As far as reliability goes, Yamaha is far ahead of Polaris and probably CF Moto. It's too soon to tell how reliable the CF Moto will be.

[Jason]

I don't have enough seat time in an 800 S to give much of an opinion on suspension comparison for that model.

The Z8EX offers a pretty fair amount of adjustment to play with and is plush, but doesn't perform as well in situations where you're really pushing the machine as what I have now.