Bought a Crossfire Rubicon 500 4 x 4 in mid-2012 for our farm. Ok value for money with were initially happy with it for the price. Only used on the farm for spraying and carting buckets of feed and bales of hay to the stock. No rough country thrashing.
All good until we needed to service the bike about 18 months later, rang to order basic parts - told I had to email - no responses. Chased up 3 or 4 times before I actually got them sent. Groundhog day again this year - needed a new seat and the handbrake cable snapped one cold morning when I ...Read more

Had the bike for just on 3 months now, no real issues other than things that are not tight best to go over the entire bike and tighten everything and I mean everything. I had several of the small round head bolts missing from the body work no big deal but I cant duplicate them from anywhere else, the tow ball fell of, ( was not tight) and I had not checked it, somewhere on my property in the grass, the seat does not fit properly on the front catches, yes only small things so far but I have emails the seller on 4 occasions and have had no reply...Read more

3 months in and quiet a few clicks under the belt.
So, Maintenance. Look after your machinery and it'll look after you. I've owned several off road vehicles in my life so none of this is new. Lock tight every bolt (and i mean every bolt!). Follow the break in procedure and junk the break in oil soon as you can. Replace fuel filter with a nice aftermarket one as soon as you can,
And so far i've been left with a trouble free machine. Eats the miles. Climbs mountains. Is a serious workhorse as needed and still a barrel of giggles when you give ...Read more

Easy to ride and tons of power. This ATV will go anywhere! Has lots of little issues typical of chinese products but can all be overcome with some tweeking if you're pretty handy on machines. Overall i'm really happy with what i paid for. Check it over regularly for things coming loose. It has a 20litre fuel tank which you could literally ride on ALL day. I did 2 hours hard riding (90% WOT) on the beach then 2 hours riding on fire trails the next weekend and only put 9 litres in to re-fill it. Brakes are mediocre but sufficient. I think it coul...Read more

Hi all,
Below is part of a copy of a email I sent to Crossfire back on 18/10/2011, to who I think is the owner/Manager out of the Sydney office...Since this I have had no luck in pursuing these matters and have been promised a total replacement of the braking system which now is 4 weeks overdue and have had poor braking issues since delivery of this quad.
I now have some 32 hours and 1000km on the bike and it's a constant nightmare with breakdowns and excessive maintenance, since that email I now have the following issues.
. Total winch fail...Read more

After owning a Crossfire Rubicon for less than 12 months I have had the following problems:
-fan thermostat stopped working (crossed wires so fan is on constantly)
-constant gear linkage problems
-fuel system is poor;filter too small, carby inadequate
-four steering arms have broken
-starter motor collapsed
-oil pours out of overflow
-inferior back unijoints
-key would not open fuel cap, or tool box
-won't start due to lack of compression, needs engine rings amd possibly pistons ...Read more