Im impressed

[adudes]

My wife and I took the talon out for the first time yesterday. I work evenings so we got in a few hours. This is such a huge step up from arctic cat. I love the transmission. More room and storage. Instrument panel is a little small. Thursdays are one of my days off so I was going to go back to the trails with my WR 250f motorcycle. But instead I took the talon. I've never done that before. My son says I'm officially old now because I opted for the sxs.

What year do you have? On my '19, the first thing I did was relocate the dash behind the steering wheel. Other than the 10-80 pre-filter, it was the best mod I did

 

[Admin]

 

[fritobandito]

2024. Not sure what you mean by relocating the dash. I'm also considering the 10-80 prefilter.

 

[adudes]

2024. Not sure what you mean by relocating the dash. I'm also considering the 10-80 prefilter.

first few years of the Talon had the gauge cluster in the center where they now have switch blanks on the newer models.

 

[CID]

... I'm also considering the 10-80 prefilter.

Do it right now, otherwise your stock $45 filter will need replacing by ~600 miles. I just replaced my original stock filter at 16,043 miles because I felt guilty, a pleated paper filter can't last forever. The only difference was that I used oiled foam Uni filter pods because 10-80's kit wasn't available yet. You'll have to get your own mileage estimate with the Desert Craft pod filter, no one has posted that 'number' yet.

A few more details here -

What did you do to/with your Talon today?

Pretty sure I saw you yesterday @AMink ...east of the Johnson Lane staging area. It was an absolutely gorgeous day!

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Closer up -

 

[fritobandito]

When I say I'm considering it, that means I'm trying to break the news to the wife that we need to spend some more money on a new machine. I don't think she's happy about cutting holes in new plastic.
I'm also considering a winch and spare tire rack.

 

[CID]

When I say I'm considering it, that means I'm trying to break the news to the wife that we need to spend some more money on a new machine. I don't think she's happy about cutting holes in new plastic.
I'm also considering a winch and spare tire rack.

You don't tell her how to do pink jobs, she doesn't get to tell you how to do blue jobs ... says the divorced guy -

Just do it, it's so clean she'll never know it happened. If you get caught, tell her that new filters cost $45 and will need to be replaced every 600 miles or so.

Something I recommend for everyone is to wear some sort of hearing protection, SxSs are quite mechanically noisy, a good reason for earmuff communication systems.

 

[DRZRon1]

Do it right now, otherwise your stock $45 filter will need replacing by ~600 miles. I just replaced my original stock filter at 16,043 miles because I felt guilty, a pleated paper filter can't last forever. The only difference was that I used oiled foam Uni filter pods because 10-80's kit wasn't available yet. You'll have to get your own mileage estimate with the Desert Craft pod filter, no one has posted that 'number' yet.

A few more details here -

What did you do to/with your Talon today?

Pretty sure I saw you yesterday @AMink ...east of the Johnson Lane staging area. It was an absolutely gorgeous day!

hondasxs.com

Closer up -

I’ll buy that for $10 - lol - jeez that pre-filter did its job - good feedback

 

[Scoop]

I don't think she's happy about cutting holes in new plastic.

It only hurts until you get the prefilter installed. Then it looks factory. Mine was the previous version but both look factory.

Scoop's 2023 Talon 1000R Fox Live Valve

Since I already made a variable plethora of poor financial decisions in my life, why not one more? 2023 Talon 1000R Fox Live Valve in Matte Navy Blue Leaving in the AM to drive down to WV to pick it up and bring it back home. Trail Armor skid plate set already ordered. I almost snagged one...

hondasxs.com

 

[rockremoval]

My wife and I took the talon out for the first time yesterday. I work evenings so we got in a few hours. This is such a huge step up from arctic cat. I love the transmission. More room and storage. Instrument panel is a little small. Thursdays are one of my days off so I was going to go back to the trails with my WR 250f motorcycle. But instead I took the talon. I've never done that before. My son says I'm officially old now because I opted for the sxs.

I too recently (August 2024) switched to the side by side after a 6 hr brutal off-road non stop ATV ride with some friends in June. I was hurting for 5 days after that ride. It was after that I said it was time. I’m also a motorcycle guy and would have been more comfortable all day on 2 wheels (KTM 500) than my 4 wheel can am max 850. I haven’t much time on the new pioneer 1000-5 yet but got to plow twice with it and it’s so much more comfortable than plowing with the ATV.