The Odes machine and several others (including the Cub Cadets) are made by Hisun-Massimo. CF Moto is a different company. They are farily popular in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe. They generally offer a little more for the money (although the tariffs are changing that), but I just couldn't see making payments on something that doesn't have a clear track record. The other thing I didn't like is that the shifter was very notchy and the CVT Tech transmission they use is a clutched model with fairly abrupt engagement. Other than that the U1000 I test drove seemed to be reasonably well screwed together and the dealer tells me that CF Moto is better than Hisun was for parts availability. If it had been substantially less than other machines I might have given one a try, but the reality is that they are not that much less than the better known players. I paid about $1000 less for a base HD8 than the CF Moto U800 would have cost. It doesn' have the aluminum wheels or winch that the U800 has, but what it does have is great build quality, excellent engineering and a better warranty. There are no doubts in the back of my mind when I leave the driveway about whether it will make it back. On top of that it is built here in North America and being a manufacturing guy I much prefer to spend my money on things from this side of the big water.
