Howdy all,
I have a 2020 800 Trail. We used it a lot the first year. Not so much the last year as I had knee problems and the smoke was really bad due to forest fires. Got my knee replaced this year and we wanted to go out and the first outing was great although it was pretty darn muddy. We took it it a self serve car wash and cleaned it up as good as we could.

My wife took it out a few weeks later to her Rotary meeting in town and had no problem. She wanted to take it out again but it wouldn't start. No lights came on in the dash, no clicks, nothing.  so I went to put a charger on it. After spending an hour or three trying to find the battery, I put a charger on it set at 2 amps and left it on overnight to get it fully charged. The charger said it was fully charged and so did the 800. It stated fine and my wife took it to the next meeting.

We wanted to take it out the next weekend and went out to start it. The lights came on, but not enough power to turn it over. I neglected to put on the trickle charger wiring, which I will correct this time when I put on the charger.

My question is, do you think the battery is toast? If so, what should I replace it with? Is there a better place for the battery besides the wheel well? I don't have any add ons so there isn't any big power draws but would a dual battery help any?  Also, is there a good jumper relocation kit  at a decent price? Just in case?

Thanks, Ktown

P.S. Anyone else wish they would have bought a 4 seater?

My wife drove the Z-800 over to the County Fair as she was in charge of the pie eating contest. I asked her to come home and feed the dogs as I had Sinus Surgery yesterday and the pain was getting to me. ( I took an Oxycodone in the morning and had nothing for almost 8 hours) I was starting to hurt pretty bad.

Well, she went out to start the Z800 but noticed she had left it in H not park. But had the parking brake on. She put it in Park and put the key in and turned the key to start it. But nothing happened. No click from the solenoid, nothing turning from the starter, no sound whatsoever.

She called me and I had her try various things like rocking it in park, in high, with and without the parking brake on. Just to see if a sensor was stuck. Then I had her try to start it in N, and in H and then moving it back to Park.

All the lights on the panel came on, no error lights were blinking. The headlights came on as well.

She tried it with and without the seat belt on. With and without the foot brake on.

She finally had to catch a ride to come home and help me to bed and feed the dogs. And then head back to the County Fair where she was going to help run the Rotary's food stand.

Anyone have any suggestions of what else to try?

Thanks, Dan

I finally got my assortment of goodies that I ordered and I finally have some time to install them. I tackled the easiest first.

While the side mirrors are good, I really like to see what is behind me. So, I got a rear view mirror. It is a panoramic style, fairly cheap as I wasn't sure I would like it. Good thing too as it is a bit large for the ROPS cage.
Anyone have any suggestions as to an easy way to get it to fit tighter around the cage? I was thinking of using some rubber pieces to help with the anti-vibration.

Next, I am going to add the inch and a half wheel extenders. Yes, I know, I bought the Trail version. But, that was all I could find. And, I want to make it a tiny bit less tippy.

I bought some fiberglass exhaust header heat wrap that I want to try to keep the heat out of the engine bay. We'll see how easy that is to apply.

Also, along with the heat wrap, I both a heat and sound self-stick panel to apply to the back of the cab. Maybe it will keep some of the heat out of the cab. Well see.

Finally, I bought UHMW skid plate. I may have to trim some pieces, we'll see.

As I get things done, I will post pictures.

This past Saturday, we took possession of our new 2021 ZForce 800 Trail SXS. We couldn't wait to take it out and we did, to the nearest place we could ride. The Wolford Mountain Recreation Area which has about about 120 miles of trails available to SXS's, Jeeps and other motorized vehicles. And there is a lot more available for things on their feet or non gas powered wheels. (Horses, bikes, pogo sticks, etc..)

We put 3 hours and 40 miles our first trip and about the same on our second trip on Sunday. We also drove into town on Sunday for our dinner directly from the trail. Our town allows you to ride on the side streets!!

We can ride from our driveway to the trails in about 8-10 minutes. We just love it.

My wife took a picture of me in our new toy. I attached a map of the Wolford Rec Area, the majority is BLM land with a bit of it being National Forest land.

I am somewhat of a fanatic when it comes to protecting the finish of my cars. An amateur detailer if you will. I have two foam cannon's, a bunch of different detailing equipment including a couple of different random orbital polishers.

So, oh great fellow members, what tips, tricks and products have you found that work will with this amazing machine?

I want to go out again today and get it dustier but my wife wants me to work on the back yard and other projects. Such a meanie!!

Yesterday, my wife and I took possession of a brand new Z-800 Trail in Bright Blue. The Dealer told us that he doesn't sell them with a stock air filter because of all the dust on the trailers so he throws in a 2 stage air filter. Not sure what kind though.

Since we live in the Colorado Mountains, afternoon rainstorms are quite common, so we had him add a push out windshield, a rear full shield due to the vacuum effect and the lower side panels on the doors.

When we got it home, we took it for a spin on the local trails that are accessible from our driveways. The Wolford Mountain trail area has over a hundred miles of trails to explore and we can get there right from our driveway. After about 3 hours out on the trail, we realized that we had toured almost half of them. It is so easy to get lost in time and space while riding them.

One thing we both noticed is that there is a lot of heat being pumped into the cabin. Is that normal?

Now for my main question,  What should I do with it? What things should I upgrade?

I am thinking I want to give it a lift kit. All I have seen is a 2" lift kit. Is that enough of one? Being a trail wide unit, is that too much?

Since I am lifting it, that would allow bigger, and possibly wider tires. The wider tires would help make it a bit more stable, wouldn't it?

I was also thinking about a flag so that others could see me, or am I being a wuss?

The air intake will have to be re-routed eventually, that will have to be a winter job, but, I need to clear out my garage first.

What am I missing or what haven't I thought of?

Is a plow something worthwhile? I have a great snowthrower but, it is a beast to use. And I have a gravel driveway.

What about turn signals? This is our second car, so to speak. I can't drive a regular car wihtout someone in it with me as I get lost or come to a point where I can't drive due to a brain injury, but I can drive around town. And I was thinking that most people don't understand hand signals anymore.

What brand covers do most people use?

Sorry for the many questions, being new, I have a lot.

Howdy y'all,

My wife and I new to the side by side world. Well, relatively new. Last summer we rented a couple of SXS when my wife's brother and his family came out to visit. There are some OHV trails accessible from my driveway. The Wolford Recreation has over 100 miles of trails to ride on. And, I think we came close last year.

Suzanne and I had been talking about getting a SXS for several years, basically since we moved to our town. Because of all the trails we have here. And, I have a traumatic brain injury that limits what I can do. Chief of which is driving a car by myself for long distances. I get lost and I can't remember where I am going or where I came from. But, I can drive by myself in our town.

We realized this spring that we really wanted a SXS, but, when we started to look, almost every one was out of stock or unavailable or way too expensive. Last weekend, I was looking at powersports dealers within a 100 miles of my home trying to see what, if any, inventory they had in stock.  There was virtually no used units, except on CraigsList. And they were priced close to new units.

I did find some utility models, but that isn't what we wanted. There were some Can-Am Mavericks and Commanders, Polaris Razr 1000 4 seaters and similar units but they were over $25K. And since we weren't sure how much we would use the SXS, we didn't want to spend that much money, even though they hold their value up here really well.

Then, I stumbled across a dealer who had several Z-Force 800 trails in stock. I had looked at CF-Moto before and had read some good things about them. I did some quick searches last Saturday and read more good reviews from the past couple of years. The bad reviews I read were either from idiots who didn't know how to use the machines or had legitimate concerns but didn't know how to file a warranty claim or how to follow through on contacting CF-Moto or the dealer.

So, my wife and I made the hour trip to go and take a look at it and we took a test drive and, well, we bought a blue Z-Force 800 Trail.

We picked it up this morning and when we got it home, we took it out and were gone for 3 hours. And 40 miles later, we realized that we made a great choice.

Now, we just need to get it lifted, add bigger wheels, maybe make it a bit wider....

Hmmm, what else could we do with it?