If you can share a few things about your ownership of the Honda Talon 1000, what would it be? The most liked or hated, share them with every one I am sure you won't be the only one.
I'm looking into adding a switch and running a wire off the ABS/I4WD circuit to allow for turning it on/off from the dash when necessary. If it'll save on spitting brakes like a Polaris I'm all about it. Honda dang near nailed most every aspect on this one in my book... brake pads won't exactly drain the bank, still adds to down time though.Over all great machine! I started out in sxs with a polaris 900 trail. Wasnt fast enough. Went to the 2018 xp turbo. Was a piece off sh**. After long deliberation, I pulled the trigger on the Talon X. There is no looking back. The REAL transmission is the best thing about it. No belts to blow apart or slip. And the power is there instantly as you nail it coming out of a corner. Its not as fast as the xp turbo, but I will take the known dependability and longevity of the Honda and sacrifice the small amount of speed and power.
The negatives...
#1
Ride quality sucked! My back didnt get along with the rough bumps and moguls...but that was easily remedied by changing the rear tender springs(and only the rear,as they were sitting compressed simply from the machines own wieght). Some companies or people will tell you to change out all 4. Not nessecary
Negative #2
The i4wd is a design flaw that eats brake pads, as it automatically puts brake force to which ever front wheel is spinning, and that is dumb. If your in mud, you want to be able to let the rpms and speed have at it! Thats how mud tires work and clean out. I replaced front brake pads at 240 k's because most of my riding is in mud and this thing was simply fighting itself everytime a wheel would spin.
I have since pulled the fuse for the i4wd and love the way it goes thru mud. I will purchase a proper locker front diff when they become available. And no, I dont drive 2 footed. The system simply puts too much load on the engine.
Thats my opinion...over all great machine. Now debating either a turbo or simply go with a tuner and open up the exhaust and remap it for better shift times and more fuel. When I wiegh out the cost, the turbo likely wont happen till they get realistic about the price.
5k American turns onto a lot Canadian for me and Im having a hard time justifying that amount to gain 60 horsepower. With a proper tuner, intake plate and pipe and opened up exhaust I can gain almost 20, which equates to about 12 or 13 at the wheels for a fraction of the cost.
My thoughts.