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I expect to get over 10,000 miles without any failures and 20,000 would be great. So far just oil changes and tires. When cold it is difficult to get into low range. A new shift cable didn’t help. My dealer ordered Maxima 0w40 full synethic motorcycle oil to try next. After a 20 minute warm-up it shifts ok.
Honda really did a great job with the Talon. The automatic shift program is very good and I can override it. Moving the tender spring rings up 10 turns in the back and 5 turns up front improve the suspension in the wash board sections and there is more adjustment before the tender springs coil bind.
The air intake location needed improvement so I made an under roof snorkel with a UNI prefilter. It looks like I will have to clean my UNI prefilter before 10,000 miles.
When in low range in a tough technical section its best to be in manual mode so it won’t shift at a bad time. With 30 inch tires the performance is about the same as a RZR 1000. My 2020 Talon R has the stock tires and it is faster then a RZR 1000.
Shift Bang on take off occurs when its not fully into gear. See page 33 in the owners manual. There will be a dash --- instead of a R, H, or L. When its not fully into gear the shift lever will also be preloaded forward in the shift gate. To see the dash on the display with the key on engine not running you can slowly shift from park to reverse. If its not fully into gear the shift lever will be loaded forward in the shift gate and the display will have the dash ---. The sub trans is tough and can take several bangs without damage. It may occur more often when the engine is cold. Taking your foot off the brake helps and if it moves forward or back slightly it helps. When cold I over shift about ¼ inch going into gear. I trimmed the plastic allowing a slight over shift for low range.
My 2016 Pioneer 1000 needed about $40.00 in parts to get it to 19,000 miles and nothing broke until about 10,800 miles. I had to replace a shift cable and an exhaust mounting rubber. At 19,000 I had to replace the rear dif oil seal. While I had it apart I cleaned and greased the wheel bearing carrier pivots. Its probable a good idea to grease them at 20,000 miles and more often for deep water usage. My buddy should get it to 30,000 next year and I will do an update.
Honda really did a great job with the Talon. The automatic shift program is very good and I can override it. Moving the tender spring rings up 10 turns in the back and 5 turns up front improve the suspension in the wash board sections and there is more adjustment before the tender springs coil bind.
The air intake location needed improvement so I made an under roof snorkel with a UNI prefilter. It looks like I will have to clean my UNI prefilter before 10,000 miles.
When in low range in a tough technical section its best to be in manual mode so it won’t shift at a bad time. With 30 inch tires the performance is about the same as a RZR 1000. My 2020 Talon R has the stock tires and it is faster then a RZR 1000.
Shift Bang on take off occurs when its not fully into gear. See page 33 in the owners manual. There will be a dash --- instead of a R, H, or L. When its not fully into gear the shift lever will also be preloaded forward in the shift gate. To see the dash on the display with the key on engine not running you can slowly shift from park to reverse. If its not fully into gear the shift lever will be loaded forward in the shift gate and the display will have the dash ---. The sub trans is tough and can take several bangs without damage. It may occur more often when the engine is cold. Taking your foot off the brake helps and if it moves forward or back slightly it helps. When cold I over shift about ¼ inch going into gear. I trimmed the plastic allowing a slight over shift for low range.
My 2016 Pioneer 1000 needed about $40.00 in parts to get it to 19,000 miles and nothing broke until about 10,800 miles. I had to replace a shift cable and an exhaust mounting rubber. At 19,000 I had to replace the rear dif oil seal. While I had it apart I cleaned and greased the wheel bearing carrier pivots. Its probable a good idea to grease them at 20,000 miles and more often for deep water usage. My buddy should get it to 30,000 next year and I will do an update.
