Did Honda FIX the 2024 TALON?

We jumped behind the wheel in Johnson Valley, California to find out if the new updates to an old machine keep it fresh enough for your hard-earned money!

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[DailyOilersFaceoff]

Everyone always asking for more and then complain about the prices if the interior is bugging you go spend the extra 10k on something else let us be able to afford this the while longer.

[raywebb]

Why do you guys keep saying 27s in the front and 28s in the back? It has 28" tires front and back.

[stevelane]

Wisconsin here. If we have another sledding winter like last year I will be purchasing a sxs. Honda would be the way to go for myself. I own and have owned Honda bikes, snowblower, and a car. The reliability is unmatched. If they made a sled I would own a few of them as well. Are Honda Talon the best sxs out there? Probably not. I’m still going to buy Honda as my other Hondas are bulletproof.

[spyder]

Great video! The rocking back and forth while talking was a bit like being on a boat in rough waters though. Would be fine if it was the zoomed out scene but when the frame is tight its a little disorientating. LoL. Also, if they put 30's on the talon out of the gate you would notice how much that weight slows down a 1000cc naturally aspirated motor. Plus its more strain on the drivetrain. Honda plays it smart by keeping the smaller size and keeping reliability, fuel mileage, and the ability to turn down a warranty claim when someone bombs a transmission due to oversized tires.

[PennsylvaniaDualSport]

I have the Africa Twin. Hopefully you don’t have to disassemble half the machine to change the air filters like you do the AT 😂

[TT-chpz]

Those 27" tires don't even belong on a trail model anymore.

[Jess-dbyf]

I had a 21 X, i liked it but the gas pedal was very touchy

[FreedomIsntFree]

I don't think Honda ever took the side-by-side world "by storm".
Honda does so well in so many other genres but in the UTV world, they are just "mehhhh".
Oh and for those of us weekend warriors that think a real "transmission" is the ticket Vs a CVT, I don't want to hear the whining when it breaks! I'll take the CVT any day of the week, I have no issue repairing a simple would go Polaris or Kawi over that car 100%

[esmaeax]

1:09 Cactus Flats i was just out there :p

[tyward]

I have the same talon what did you put the shocks on, mine beats me to death

[braydenlowe]

Does Honda have anything new coming out?

[DUNEATV]

Make us a new sport quad…screw these old man SxS’s!

[troguek]

Make the inside with more room for us taller guys. Leg jammed into the dash😢

[lukedecker]

I'm a honda fan . They make the best small engines ever ... but in the sxs world they are like a R/T dodge mini van ... basic and very under powered they will never have big sales or compete with polaris or can am still they add power . I mean come on a CF moto is faster

[craigr]

Do you recognize the machine quieter than a cvt unit. My wife get migraines from the harmonics of a cvt unit

[rsandy]

This is hilarious! Once you get the Fred Flintstone upgrade for the honda talon is still 1000 years behind everything else! Let's see if honda will wake up and get with the program!

[jophoto]

Hope 2025 brings the needed updates. Then maybe I’ll buy.

[flightk]

I’m sorry, but how you lean into the camera then back off then lean into it and back off is annoying

[deeaikens]

I don’t remember the talon being one of the best sxs ever

[AZ_Heavyhauler]

I had a 2019 Talon 1000R. I even raced it in the northeast.
With all the changes in the SXS world, even though I've been a lifetime Honda rider, I will definitely be making the switch to Can Am.
I fit better in the Maverick R, more suspension, better handling, way more power, heavier duty drive train. For the price, the Maverick R isn't the cheapest compared to a Talon, but if you bought a Talon, sunk 20k into it, it STILL wouldn't drive, handle, and accelerate like a bone stock Can Am Maverick R.