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

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Closer up -
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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.
 
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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 - :cool:

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. :p

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.
 
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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 -

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

 
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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.
 
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I never understood the gauge cluster size complaints.

Like what are you looking at it for anyway while driving? It only needs to tell me when there's a problem imo..
I agree. I had no problems with the gauges mounted in the center. I never look at them because I drive by feel. Back in the day on the old 3 and 4 wheelers we never had gauges to look at!
 
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But...the old air cooled 3 wheelers didn't cost more than the car you drive to work. Id rather know my engine was getting hot rather than wait until a light comes on and the computer shuts it off once it got too hot. And the warning lights aren't too big on a talon either
 
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But...the old air cooled 3 wheelers didn't cost more than the car you drive to work. Id rather know my engine was getting hot rather than wait until a light comes on and the computer shuts it off once it got too hot. And the warning lights aren't too big on a talon either

The light will come on way before ita too late, the ecm won't shut it off either. It'll only shut down if the transmission oil pressure is out of wack.

If it's gonna grenade the enigne, no amount of gauges will inform you fast enough.
 
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I'm obviously not as educated on exactly how honda has these set up. In trucks the computer will put you in limp mode once anything (usually emissions) starts to go wrong. One young driver drove about 100 miles with the low coolant light on and an alarm buzzing. He told me it was annoying. I said it's supposed to be so you'll stop and do something about it. He replied "oh"
I guess knowing what to do with info is as important as getting the info.
 
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