A roof is the cheapest comfort upgrade you can bolt to a side-by-side, and it is also the one most likely to be bought twice. The first one goes on, it looks right in the driveway, and then somewhere around 45 mph on a gravel road it starts lifting at a corner, or the wind finds the gap at the front edge and turns the cab into a drum. The Kemimoto Upgrade Hard Roof for the Can-Am Maverick Sport, Trail and Commander is Kemimoto’s revision of their own roof, and the revision is specifically about that problem. It is $239.99.
What changed: the brackets
Kemimoto calls this an upgraded roof, and they are clear about what the upgrade is. The roof now includes additional brackets, which provide extra stability and secure the roof firmly in place, preventing it from being blown off.
That is worth sitting with for a second, because it tells you what the failure mode on these machines actually is. A roof panel on a Maverick Trail or a Commander is a wing. Air moving over the top is moving faster than the air trapped under it, and the pressure difference pulls up. At trail speed it is nothing. On a long gravel haul between trailheads it is real, and it concentrates on whatever is holding the panel at its corners. More attachment points spread that load out instead of letting two clamps carry all of it.
What it keeps out
Kemimoto lists the roof as blocking rain, UV rays, dust, fallen leaves and mud from entering the cab. In practice the ranking of those depends entirely on where you ride. Owners in timber will care about the leaves and the branch debris. Owners in the Southwest will care about the UV more than anything, because a hard roof is the difference between a four-hour ride and a four-hour sunburn.
The one people underrate is dust. On a trail ride in a group, most of what ends up in the cab arrives from above and behind, settling in after it has been kicked up by the machine in front. A solid roof changes that airflow enough to be noticeable on a dusty day.
Install and what is in the box
Kemimoto describes a combination design that is easy to install, with sponge filling the gap to ensure good sealing and the brackets securing the roof firmly in place. The sponge is the detail that separates a quiet roof from a noisy one. A hard panel sitting directly on a roll cage tube will transmit every rattle in the chassis straight into the cab; a compressible gasket between them kills most of that and closes the water path at the same time.
The kit includes:
- 2 pieces of roof panels
- All mounting bolts
- Nuts
- Clamps
Two panels rather than one is a deliberate choice. A two-piece roof fits in a shorter box, which means it is far less likely to arrive with a crease in it, and one person can handle each half alone during the install.
Fitment
This is a long list, and the model years are not the same across the range — check yours against it rather than assuming. Kemimoto lists:
- Can-Am Maverick Trail 1000: 2018-2020
- Can-Am Maverick Trail 1000 DPS: 2018-2026
- Can-Am Maverick Trail 800 and 800 DPS: 2018-2021
- Can-Am Maverick Trail 700: 2022-2023
- Can-Am Maverick Trail 700 DPS: 2022-2026
- Can-Am Maverick Sport 1000: 2019-2022
- Can-Am Maverick Sport 1000 DPS: 2019-2021
- Can-Am Maverick Sport 1000R DPS: 2019-2026
- Can-Am Maverick Sport 1000R X mr and X rc: 2020-2026
- Can-Am Maverick Sport 1000R X xc: 2020-2023
- Can-Am Commander 1000R DPS and 1000R XT: 2021-2026
- Can-Am Commander 1000R XT-P: 2021-2026
- Can-Am Commander 1000R X mr: 2022-2026
- Can-Am Commander 700 DPS and 700 XT: 2022-2026
Note how the base Trail 1000 stops at 2020 while the Trail 1000 DPS runs to 2026. Same machine name, different cutoff. The DPS badge on your hood is part of the fitment answer here, not a trim detail.
Who it is for
If you already run a soft roof and you are tired of it flapping, or you have no roof and you are tired of arriving wet, this is the straightforward fix. It is also the right call for anyone who trailers between riding areas and has watched a lighter roof try to leave at highway speed.
Order it at SxS Outpost
The Kemimoto Upgrade Hard Roof is $239.99 and ships direct from Kemimoto’s US warehouse with their standard warranty. Confirm your year, model and DPS trim against the fitment list on the product page before ordering. Browse the rest of what fits in the Can-Am Maverick Trail and Can-Am Commander collections, or compare every option in Roofs, Doors & Mirrors.