Honda Talon Update - March 2018 - New patents released.

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Don't really see very many 5 gallon buckets on the trails, mostly rocks/logs, where are you seeing these buckets? HA!
I hear ya, typically just see them in driveway and garages with a trailer queen hovering over it like a 14 yr old whoring for likes of her duck face selfie on Farcebook.

My, the sarcasm in me is turned up to 12 today.
 
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My pioneer with 30’s and 2.5” loft still won’t clear a bucket... doesn’t bother me. Height just means you flop sooner.


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Thats weird. Because in my pic I'm running 28" with a arms and fox shocks also hl. Lift. Probably same as you.
 
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The Wildcat xx has a new feature, a quick release belt drive cover. The $24,000 to $30,000 market is for hard high speed use. So far they use Belt Drive. Can-Am should have a trans in the 2019 model. Yamaha will have a much improved YXZ with a paddle shift trans. I think Honda will have a huge fun factor at a much lower price, especially the 3 link suspension model. $13,000 to $ 15,000 will have a high demand especially with the Honda quality. Most of the retired guys put on 10,000 miles in a year or two. Belt drive models need a lot of repairs to get to 10,000 miles.
If honda can be in the 13-15,000. It will sell a ton, and be a great machine for sure. The thing textron is focused on is durability. That havoc is going to be awsome with king shocks ect. They are heavy at 1800 lbs. But 1 look at the components under this thing will show you where the weight is. It's built to take a beating.
 
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Wait.... there are men on Facebook?
I don't know if you can call them men any longer, they may self identify as any one of 64 millenial genders, or Polaris owners for that matter.

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My pioneer with 30’s and 2.5” loft still won’t clear a bucket... doesn’t bother me. Height just means you flop sooner.


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Hmm, I thought those roctains where true 30s?:rolleyes: Must be that cold air your using to inflate them with causing shrinkage. ;)
 
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While 95HP isn't eye catching anymore, it is going through a drivettaij with less parasitic loss than all the others.

I like the look of the new Textron machine and the easily to remove belt cover. Their cage and body design almost seems pre-customize. Really gives it that race car look.
 
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Spill your secrets on getting the 95hp lol
Likely just complete top end out of AT, cylinders, Pistons, head, cam , throttle body. Between higher compression , better flowing head with larger valves coupled with the larger throttle body and cam letting it breathe deeper. Plus a little ECM majic .
 
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Likely just complete top end out of AT, cylinders, Pistons, head, cam , throttle body. Between higher compression , better flowing head with larger valves coupled with the larger throttle body and cam letting it breathe deeper. Plus a little ECM majic .
Compression is listed as the same for both, and I'm under the impression from reading on here that the only difference in the head is basically the dual plugs?.?. I wish we had a good graph curve of a stock Pioneer to compare to a stock twin.

Both throttle bodies are listed as 44mm.
 
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LOL, I am not the one posting pics like this on FB.
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If he’s under warranty he’s not anymore and blacklisted now, that’s a little more than 10” of water. Even had time to get in a good soak.

If I’d have been him I’d have just changed all the fluids bought a new display and kept my damn mouth shut.
 
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gosh we digress quickly .... hurry Honda release the talon and save us from bucket test.

would it not be funny to see the Talon really be a Youth model :eek: - there is your Aprils fools @Hondasxs
 
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