Talon X Funny

[hondabob]

Did a big ride with a lunch stop in town. Due to the virus we ate outside. A guy asked us about the Talon, he had been studying them and was ready to buy one. I told him to buy the Talon R. He wanted to know why Honda made the Talon X. My buddy told him they had to have something for the women and girlie men.

I just had to pass this on to the guys and the Devil made me post it here. We have 11 Talon X owners and 8 Talon R's in our riding group.

 

[Teebow]

The ‘R’ model is too wide for the trails we run

 

[hondabob]

Yes I know but in the South West the R is the best choice and with the high end suspension upgrade its an Amazing ride. When I raced some National Enduro's in the East I had to narrow the handlebars so I could go fast in the tree lined trails. I was going to buy the X next but after the upgraded suspension on my R its not a option now. I hope Honda will offer an all new model in a year or two and fix the suspension and air filter intake location. A factory Turbo would be nice too.

 

[McCarthy]

Honda, in their infinite wisdom, does not offer a Talon R for sale in Canada.

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Honda, in their infinite wisdom, does not offer a Talon R for sale in Canada.

Socialist paradise.

Always more choices and cheaper prices on everything. 😂

 

[McCarthy]

Socialist paradise.

Always more choices and cheaper prices on everything. 😂

I wish it was that simple, unfortunately, when you have a population (market) smaller than California, spread over an area LARGER than the states, we don't get a lot of cool things.

 

[PaulF]

Honda, in their infinite wisdom, does not offer a Talon R for sale in Canada.

I have often wondered, can't you just cross the border, buy an R and take it home to Canada and title/register it?

Is there some kind of law against it or are the import taxes just too cost prohibitive?

 

[Teebow]

I have often wondered, can't you just cross the border, buy an R and take it home to Canada and title/register it?

Is there some kind of law against it or are the import taxes just too cost prohibitive?

Bringing a R into foreign lands could be as dangerous as Asian carp and pythons in Florida

 

[HondaTech]

Do what we did and put X front suspension on a R, narrow the rear and go XC racing!!

 

[McCarthy]

I have often wondered, can't you just cross the border, buy an R and take it home to Canada and title/register it?

Is there some kind of law against it or are the import taxes just too cost prohibitive?

Sure I could, however when I bought my machine, the exchange rate was about 1.34. (+ 12% import fees) An X in Canada is about $28k before taxes, How much is an R in the states?

The challenge is we don't have "titling" in canada, we what's called a "NIVIS" which is used once when it is new to insure the vehicle, then that insurance becomes everything. Sign the bottom of the insurance papers and it's sold.

 

[PaulF]

Sure I could, however when I bought my machine, the exchange rate was about 1.34. (+ 12% import fees) An X in Canada is about $28k before taxes, How much is an R in the states?

The challenge is we don't have "titling" in canada, we what's called a "NIVIS" which is used once when it is new to insure the vehicle, then that insurance becomes everything. Sign the bottom of the insurance papers and it's sold.

Looks like you can get an R today for about the same as you paid for your X.

I got a deal on an R a couple month ago for another member here.

$19,500 + 950 deliver/prep. If you prove you are taking out of state, you will not be charged sales tax here.
$20,450 X 1.23 (today's exchange rate) = $25,153 + 3,018 Import Fee = $28,171

When you bought yours, you could easily get an R for $19,000 OTD, some places even less.
19,000 X 1.34 = 25,460 + 3,055 = 28,505

Of course, there is transport but combine that with a riding vacation to the US and voila, you have a Talon R in Canada for a little more than the X (and the R retails for $1,000 more here anyway).

And I'm sure there is a way to go to your equivalent of our "DMV" and get the machine properly "papered" in Canada.

Where there is a will, there is a way!!!

 

[McCarthy]

Yeah that would have been cool. If honda fixes some of the glaring issues, i'll do that next time!!

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

We have 11 Talon X owners and 8 Talon R's in our riding group.

That must be quite a sight when you guys all get together and go out for a ride. 😎