What did you do to/with your Talon today?

[CID]

You are living the freakin dream @CID!!! 👍🏼

Indeed I am, Todd, indeed I am. 😍

Family friendly version -

 

[Dankathy]

What were your symptoms/how did you find the wheel bearings were going out? (What do I look for - noise or did you grab a wheel and shake it?) How are you CV joints holding up? My inner LR gave up at 8100 miles and I have almost no pavement miles on mine, quite different than you. Say Hi to Kathy.

Desert - Yep, forced myself to pack mid winter 🥶 🥶 🥶 and headed for King of the Hammers. The first night out, west of Green River, Utah, it got down to 13*; 🥶 🥶 🥶 damn glad the RV started that morning. KOH is quite a spectacle and worth the trip but you don’t get to see much of the race, YouTube streaming with multiple drones live footage is better for that. The cold I thought I had in November came back in Johnson Valley, apparently my lungs don’t like the white dust of the desert. I’ll have to be more careful in the future. 😢

After the race, I headed to Quartzsite. It’s been chillier than usual per the people here, but still warm enough to ride almost 1000 miles around the 4 quadrants of hwy 10 and 95. Another couple of days here and I’m headed for Hanksville, there are a few small rides that look promising on Google Earth.

Yesterday, rotated CW to fit the screen -
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Cv's all fine to now. Wheel bearings i kind of knew were coming, at about 15,000 i discovered the axle nuts were kinda loose( two loose,one finger tight)- I'm sure the bearings wobbled enough to knock the seals out. At a little over 20,000 she with good ears heard a growl when on asphalt about the same time the brake pedal got spongy- no bearing left to make the rotor run true, pushes the piston back into the caliper, takes a pump to have brakes. Jacked it up to confirm what i knew, real obvious. All hooked up now, ready to head home in the morning. Been just hanging out enjoying the weather for a week now in QUARTZSITE. Kathy says hi, wishes you kids would stay in touch a little better. No worries, i took care of the cookies.

 

[CID]

Cv's all fine to now. Wheel bearings i kind of knew were coming, at about 15,000 i discovered the axle nuts were kinda loose( two loose,one finger tight)- I'm sure the bearings wobbled enough to knock the seals out. At a little over 20,000 she with good ears heard a growl when on asphalt about the same time the brake pedal got spongy- no bearing left to make the rotor run true, pushes the piston back into the caliper, takes a pump to have brakes. Jacked it up to confirm what i knew, real obvious. All hooked up now, ready to head home in the morning. Been just hanging out enjoying the weather for a week now in QUARTZSITE. Kathy says hi, wishes you kids would stay in touch a little better. No worries, i took care of the cookies.

Must be nice, you live in the desert, leave the desert to go camping in another desert. 😛 Yeah, maybe we should talk once inna while. LOL Never thought you’d leave home in the ‘winter’, is it still chilly up there? 🥶

HEY!!! How do you transport your Talon? I saw one leave here yesterday in the bed of a pickup being towed behind a DP. Nope couldn’t have been you if you’re leaving tomorrow.

I spent several days down on Cibola Road, 82 mm on hwy 95, then moved up to La Posa South for about a week and then north to Plomosa Road where I am now. I’m almost done here but Hanksville weather shows them still dropping into the 20’s/low 30’s at night and only getting into the low 50’s daytime; too cold for my blood. 🥶

Mmmmm, cookies. 😍

 

[Dankathy]

Diesel pusher is gone, this was the maiden voyage for the new configuration. weather at home is warming but raining at the moment, (my level of) mud may be an issue for a week or so. Don't know how long to get our scooter healed up but if you come our way to hanksville your parking spot is available

 

[CP25]

Installed Shift Gate and Dash Cover. Was nervous on taking off the shift knob, due to post on difficult. I can’t remember what poster said to use a heat gun. Once heated, came off like butter. Broke last rivet on Dash cover, will replace tomorrow.

 

[booch]

Installed Shift Gate and Dash Cover. Was nervous on taking off the shift knob, due to post on difficult. I can’t remember what poster said to use a heat gun. Once heated, came off like butter. Broke last rivet on Dash cover, will replace tomorrow.

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If ya dont mind me asking, where did you get those?

 

[CP25]

If ya dont mind me asking, where did you get those?

No worries.
Shift Gate-CA Industries
Dash Panel- I looked through previous emails/orders and I couldn’t find vendor. But, I will keep searching and PM you with vendor.

 

[booch]

No worries.
Shift Gate-CA Industries
Dash Panel- I looked through previous emails/orders and I couldn’t find vendor. But, I will keep searching and PM you with vendor.

Thanks you.

 

[CP25]

Thanks you.

I found the vendor 10-80 Dirt Sports

 

[Todd627]

If ya dont mind me asking, where did you get those?

No worries.
Shift Gate-CA Industries
Dash Panel- I looked through previous emails/orders and I couldn’t find vendor. But, I will keep searching and PM you with vendor.

The dash panel is 10-80 Dirt Sports. @highpocket74 is the owner and a member here.

 

[Todd627]

I found the vendor 10-80 Dirt Sports

LOL....Ed Zachary 👍

 

[highpocket74]

LOL....Ed Zachary 👍

I'll make it easy for you! Paint and fasteners are up to the customer.

Honda Talon Logo Dash | 10-80 Dirt Sports

Designed by 10-80 Dirt Sports from our Talon owner experience.Fits '19- and up Talon R/X/X4 Delete kit for Talon passenger dash warning decal.Talon logo cutout for a custom dash panel. New holes must be drilled in dash for customer supplied fasteners. Pre-order colors and in-stock raw aluminum...

www.10-80dirtsports.com

 

[Sledder]

Those look really nice, I really like the high gear and reverse being on the drivers side.

 

[Bad_bowtie]

Bandit tenders and nerf bars went on this week. Probably need to do a little more adjustment on the preload but got it pretty close.

 

[CP25]

Installed Quad Logics butt warmers today. Was going to go with the Tusk seat warmers, but find them to be a little cheap.

My wife is happy...lol

 

[GovtMule]

No worries.
Shift Gate-CA Industries
Dash Panel- I looked through previous emails/orders and I couldn’t find vendor. But, I will keep searching and PM you with vendor.

CA Industries OR CA Tech? CA Tech is here in Cleveland TN and the owner is a good buddy of mine and a really good dude.

 

[Coeus]

I dreamed about one today.. does that count?

 

[Georgiaboy]

Installed Shift Gate and Dash Cover. Was nervous on taking off the shift knob, due to post on difficult. I can’t remember what poster said to use a heat gun. Once heated, came off like butter. Broke last rivet on Dash cover, will replace tomorrow.

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What’s that color paint you used

 

[CP25]

What’s that color paint you used

Coater just happened to text me after original response
Polaris Lifted Lime
Columbia Coatings

 

[CP25]

CA Industries OR CA Tech? CA Tech is here in Cleveland TN and the owner is a good buddy of mine and a really good dude.

CA Industries