$40k Honda Talon in depth accessory review! What you should and shouldn’t buy. 1000R 1000X

[@sucapizda]

This man is single handedly keeping the economy going.

[@javielitous]

Lol!!! "...it's a little expensive but..."

[@gravesru]

Sad and true

[@terinamike]

Just got my talon 4 seater. Best of the side by sides ......had them all.

[@TheShootist101]

How do you like the shaft style transmission verse the CVT?

[@soillife1]

We have one on order.

[@gravesru]

I love the talon

[@carlsharp6705]

I see a few negative comments that I don't understand. We have one chance to enjoy our lives and if a person can afford it enjoy it!! It's just that simple. We can't take it with us. By the way what a sharp looking ride

[@gravesru]

Thank you & thank you!

[@TherapyWithWind]

My wife almost lost it when we paid the dealership to perform the initial servicing! I can't fathom spending what I paid for the Talon twice but, those add-ons would be sweet to have! Can't thank you enough for yet another informative video! Love what you've been doing for us fellow Talon owners.

[@gravesru]

BykerJB Thank you!! I’m totally crazy for spending that much money!

[@TherapyWithWind]

@@gravesru I understand what you mean. I've been an avid bike rider my whole life and if I'm not riding a bike, quad or snowmobile I pass time wrenching on them. This Talon is my second sxs. Still got the first (2008 hammerhead-yamabuggy 400cc), preparing to start a major overhaul on it. Hopefully it'll hang with the Talon when it's finished! As it currently stands, I'll never truly own enough variety of bikes to keep me thoroughly satisfied. I can only imagine what I'd be doing if I was retired lol!

[@gravesru]

BykerJB For sure. I have 5 cars, two ATV’s and a 48 CJ2A Jeep. They all keep me busy. I should just get a job and make money instead of spending it!!

[@Hforester777]

God bless you man. Seen like such a nice dude hope you’re KZbin channel grows definitely have a nice machine

[@danfraser107]

Russell, thanks for an exceptional video. I just bought a used 2021 Honda Talon and I know very little about the vehicle. Your video helps me a lot as to what items I may want to add.

[@gravesru]

Enjoy your new machine and thank you for watching!

[@Richard-gy1fo]

I have way too much in my teryx. But its mine and ill keep building onto it. I have $26 in it lifted 40" tires etc. Dont plan on ever selling it. Love your Talon the most accessorized one out there. Thanks for your service

[@gravesru]

Rich ard Thank you! Your machine sounds pretty sweet!

[@user-se5zz3yj9c]

Finally a real working man review. Woulda shoulda coulda be damned. Fk the snickers of the “sponsor” discounted costs. If your a regular Joe, your discount is from repetitive buying and relationships formed. Honest review from a real Rider building his dream getting ready for the Ride of his Dreams . Thanks and Cheers from AK49🍻

[@sosic172]

bruh this is one of the most comprehensive videos ive ever seen. and everything is in the fkin description

[@gravesru]

Sosic thank you!

[@AgainstEmpyre]

Nice video, this is going to help out alot of people when debating to buy these accessories or not!

[@Itchintogodeerhuntin]

Informative video👍🏼, I little advice if your recording outside try getting a mic that goes under your sweatshirt to block the wind noise.

[@gravesru]

I won’t make that mistake again

[@larryfoulk4466]

Use plastx on the plastic windows. It works really well on keeping them from turning foggy

[@gravesru]

Thanks

[@ryandoolin6337]

The nicest Talon I've seen. Nice video

[@jasonbell4670]

I know the feeling, I bought my rzr for 12k and have about 8k in accessories. But, its mine and I know every krook and kranny on my machine. Nice looking Talon by the way👍

[@gravesru]

Jason Bell Thank you. I’m happy with it.

[@greenrancher350]

Nice! I would highly recommend you putting a dual battery setup if you don't already have one, especially with all the electrical accessories you have. The battery is small and because your transmission shifts electronically I heard could cause trans issues. I rather be safe sorry. Thank you for your service.

[@gravesru]

greenrancher350 That is a concern. The transmission isn’t a worry, it’s the weak alternator. I keep an eye on my voltmeter. Just the light bar draws a ton, everything else isn’t a concern from what I’ve seen

[@greenrancher350]

@@gravesru 👍

[@stellarpod]

Thanks for the overview. I am frankly shocked that you have not mounted an aftermarket skid plate, as the Honda factory skid plate is virtually worthless. I'd recommend either FactoryUTV or TrailArmor, both of which offer a full 1/2" UHMW plate (sliders and A-Arm guards are available too). You've got one heck of an investment in a beautiful machine. I'd hate to see you knock a hole in your case due to a lack of adequate protection. As always, thanks much for sharing. Steve

[@gravesru]

stuff I haven’t had a need for one yet, and I don’t have any damage to bottom side.

[@stellarpod]

@@gravesru, well.... that's thing, you don't have a need for it until you DO, and then it's too late. Kind of like insurance; you hope you'll never need it but sure glad you've got it when you do. Steve

[@gravesru]

stuff True!

[@MrSancho23]

Russell I’m a big Honda guy. Run a dealership and thank you for everything you’ve helped me with. You know the machine well, awesome videos. Can you post a video for the Honda upper doors leaking in the cab when driving? It drains right onto my leg

[@gravesru]

Austin Glodich Thanks for watching. You already have the upper doors installed and it’s leaking on you? If so, sounds like the upper portion of the door isn’t adjusted right. You shouldn’t be getting water in the cab. The piece attached to the upper roll bar should extend past the top part of the door when it’s closed.

[@BlackDiamondM109R300]

Very nice video buddy. I’ve been kicking it around undecided on which side x side to buy. I’m stuck between the can am maverick x3 and the Honda Talon. I’m looking more towards the 2021 Talon two door with the live valve. How reliable has your Talon been mechanically? Any issues yet? My type of riding will not be anything too aggressive, mostly mild riding. I do like having the power and if I go with the Talon, the turbo is a must. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Love all the accessories you put on. The winch and A arms are also a must along with spare tire and rack.

[@gravesru]

Franky G There are two problems with the Talon. I’ll be doing a 1 year review on mine soon. The turning radius is bad, and the front drive shaft u joint retaining clips fall off. Honda will fix that soon, aftermarket u joint is $14. I personally won’t buy something with a belt. I’m extremely disappointed with the turbo kit, it doesn’t work right. I’ll do a video on that soon too.

[@michaelrobbins1343]

@@gravesru I was looking for the video on what you don't like about the turbo. Couldn't find it but that may be my fault. Is there a video on it? BTW, thanks a lot for doing the above video. Great information. We're thinking about buying an Talon X 4 and can use all the info we can get. Especially about the turbo.

[@gravesru]

@@michaelrobbins1343 I removed the turbo video because the issues I was having have since been resolved

[@ChaseLandMgmt]

Curious why a belt is out of the question. When a belt fails it’s 150 bucks and a quick fix. Not a 3-4K fix that ruins your weekend.

[@Crxpert1]

Awesome video! The link to the heated seats is not working. What brand are the heated seats?

[@gravesru]

I got them off of eBay. Thanks for watching! www.ebay.com/itm/164936389129?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=mqedqhzotqg&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=9pL8vBIFTVW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[@kevinp1632]

Great video. I am serious about buying a 1000X4 and have started compiling an options list. Your list was very helpful. Why did you chose 9.5" wide 32" tires instead of 10" wide tires? Wheel and tire choice?

[@gravesru]

Kevin P Thanks for watching! I bought them for better steering and traction and I’m glad it did.

[@bradlisa5951]

WOW!!!! For $40K seems like you should love everything about your machine.

[@gravesru]

Brad Lisa That’s why I made the video, so people don’t buy something they won’t love

[@tom73055]

How many speeds are on the wiper motor have on your set up ? Enjoyed your product review on the honda talon . I just bought one and am going nuts trying to figure out all the right aftermarket products i want to install on this 2021 TTTalon .its a nightmare dealing with amazon so I’m looking for as most made in the USA product i can. Thanks for you video .

[@gravesru]

Thanks for watching. Only one speed on the wiper. I absolutely love it, everybody else I ride with has to stop and clean their windshield by hand. I highly recommend the wiper kit

[@mooseknuckle_4474]

WOW!! Man you have built out the perfect machine. I think l’m just too cheap to spend all that money. Lol.we’re up to $18k in our so far. Still gotta build the rear bumper. Trying to figure out a cheaper windshield wiper system. Currently using a squeegee. Love what you’ve got here. You oughta check out our front bumper build.

[@gravesru]

Mooseknuckle _44 Thanks for watching! I’m crazy for spending so much money!! I’ll check out your stuff!!

[@p0weraid]

I currently have a yxz-r and currently stuck between upgrading to a wildcat xx or talon R

[@gravesru]

p0weraid every sxs has issues, but I would definitely buy the talon. It’s the best all around machine in my opinion. The dct is great, and I personally won’t buy anything with a belt.

[@conservativeokie]

I appreciate the video, but brother, you have got to do something with your mic! Audio made it almost painful to stick with. Love your Talon though and was looking for good accessories reviews and mods. Thanks

[@gravesru]

I stopped doing videos outside because of how bad it turned out. Sorry about that

[@nicholasmckeever5093]

I wanna get those gas cans for mine. I got my 1000r turbo for 30k with most of the same accessories.

[@gravesru]

I love them! Still going strong

[@tom73055]

All i can say is that honda doesn’t make or has engineered the talon properly to accommodate all these very expensive accessories.THE ENGINEERS don’t want this to be like a car or truck for comfort in any way .What i would buy for 40,000.00 dollars would be a Jeep, or ford truck and have a i closed cab with heat and air conditioning and comfort then build it for off roading .just my opinion. I have the Talon 1000r and will keep it for 21,000. As is and enjoy it for 3 years as its value will diminish considerably. Thanks for your reviews.

[@7kzone]

You know how much power it makes with the turbo?

[@gravesru]

It’s around 170hp at the crank.

[@lifted9821]

Could probably build a decent rock bouncer for the trail for what we spend on these things .

[@gravesru]

Definitely

[@jeffreyshingleton6023]

Spoken like every true sxs owner....”I absolutely love it, it’s way over priced”.....

[@gravesru]

Jeffrey Shingleton For sure!

[@nogrey]

@@gravesru I Have had several motorcycles. It seems that the original purchase is really just a down payment towards the accessories you'll have to buy! But, that's part of the fun!

[@gravesru]

Greg Cremer and it’s ridiculously expensive. I’m up to $50k now

[@johngonzales1845]

Where do you keep your tool kit when you have to change out a flat tire?

[@gravesru]

Jack is mounted on the roll bar. Tools in my Milwaukee storage boxes

[@marcgreenway7970]

Great review. Do you ever get any tire rub with the 32s on tight turns?

[@gravesru]

No tire runs, 32’s fit perfectly on the R suspension

[@scotthead3038]

love your videos but this one is inaudible due to excess wind.

[@gravesru]

Yes, the sound was very bad

[@Us27motorsportsandtrailers]

Nice review! On point with the Talon! We sell allot of them !!

[@gravesru]

Thanks for watching

[@johnferreira174]

Thanks for the video. What size and type tire and rims. Did you notice a loss of power?

[@gravesru]

There’s a noticeable loss of power going to 32’s. In this video I have system3 14” wheels and efx 32” tires.

[@johnferreira174]

@@gravesru Thanks. What about going with a DOT 30 inch tire from factory 28”? Would speedometer be off, better with less power loss. I have a 2022 talon 1000x-4

[@gravesru]

@@johnferreira174 normally 30” tire is the biggest you can go with an X model. Its more about the weight than the size of the tire that kills power. I currently run a tensor DS tire. High quality and light weight.

[@jpgizzard]

Honda claims that the oem upper doors won't work with the oem hard back panel but it looks like you made it work. Was it a problem?

[@gravesru]

It’s not a problem at all. I have a hard panel with upper doors on my 2 & 4 seater. I definitely recommend the hard rear panel with upper doors

[@thomashall9346]

where did you find the heated seats for $36?

[@gravesru]

I bought a kit from eBay! Work great so far

[@cnnrthompson]

are you running a larger battery for all the accessories you have installed?

[@gravesru]

Connor Thompson no

[@stevenwood3649]

Nice video and a beautiful spot, but if you're only going to be talking in a video it is important to get out of the wind! That wind noise is terrible!

[@keithgrund940]

I didn't catch were you got your heaters for the seats and was it difficult to install

[@gravesru]

Keith Grund Hi. If you go to the description of this video & scroll down. I’ll have a link for the heated seat kit and a link for the install video.

[@keithgrund940]

@@gravesru thanks neighbor I think were close to each other I'm in belgrade

[@gravesru]

Keith Grund I live in Colorado Springs. But I’m in Missoula & eastern Oregon often!

[@nitrotmann]

Nice video bud. Did I miss the links?

[@gravesru]

nitrotmann I put them in there, KZbin removed them

[@nitrotmann]

@@gravesru BAD KZbin! GO TO YOUR ROOM!

[@gravesru]

nitrotmann Thank you for letting know!!! I think I have it fixed!

[@gravesru]

nitrotmann There’s a size limit for the description. I had to downsize by 2k characters. Lol

[@Richard-gy1fo]

Thank you for you service. Nice toy.

[@hurt1704]

I love it, but man 40 grand is tough to swallow. A lot of cash for something you will lose in depreciation

[@gravesru]

HURT 1 definitely, maybe if I get a 100k subscribers I’ll recover some of that money. Lol

[@hurt1704]

Honda Talon Turbo Owner lol I hope you do man. You put up a quality thorough review

[@jeffreyshingleton6023]

You can’t put a price on a good time and great memories. Buying a sxs is an investment in mental health.

[@gravesru]

Jeffrey Shingleton Exactly. I use it for a source to generate adrenaline. It helps balance ptsd

[@hurt1704]

Jeffrey Shingleton If you have it, I agree. The majority buying do not.

[@sferg9582]

I'll buy things a little at a time.... and as far as Hondaline Accessories???!!! Dang, they're really proud of their stuff, and I'll think really hard about how I spend my money and what I'll get in return. I'll instinctively look to aftermarket first as a result, and where possible, I'll buy American made first. That being said, I'll buy genuine Honda parts only when servicing my rig. There's too many counterfeit parts out there that look like the real deal, and you can get into trouble buying knock-off crap. Be careful in that respect.

[@gravesru]

Stupid expensive

[@davetee3589]

oh man what a money pit, I'm a Honda fan but I think Honda and is not giving the customers what they want. At this point a similar price/equipped RZR gets my money.

[@gravesru]

Many feel that way. Reliability or power is the question.

[@ryanschulte9040]

They make honda tennis shoes.

[@gravesru]

I already have 7 pairs, one for each day of the week. 😂😂😂

[@gregforrest2065]

If you paid 40000 and you have any complaints you my friend have more money than brains

[@gravesru]

Greg Forrest That makes absolutely no sense.

[@nickg2366]

Greg's just a jealous!

[@Propelled]

Coulda bought a microphone…

[@RJ-lk5pj]

I lost interest after the $600 light bar.

[@gravesru]

An expensive hobby

[@crazyflyboy30]

Looks like you payyed $40,000 to much.

[@nickg2366]

Dont watch it if you dont like it loser! Fuckin hate trolls.

[@truckcampertraveler7369]

thats something one in the Democratic Party would say >>>>> tell me in right lol

[@fredmeebley]

Jealousy can get ugly sometimes lol.

[@brussell639]

I think you went a little overboard.

[@gravesru]

brussell639 how so?

[@brussell639]

@@gravesru $40k doesn't state it, lol. To be fair, I get it. You built and accessorized your rig to handle just nearly any scenario. I'm guilty of doing the same. When I was younger, my dad would aggravate the hell out of me over the mods I'd do to hotrod my truck. His argument was that my mods weren't "practical" and my response was always "so what, its fun."

[@650ic6]

I think you went a little overboard telling him he went a little overboard.

[@smittywerbenjagarmanjensen3059]

This man has all these accessories and a turbo but has a stock exhaust what the hell??

[@gravesru]

Red Beard Aftermarket exhaust voids your turbo warranty and dyno results prove a decrease in power with every single aftermarket exhaust because they weren’t designed for the turbo.

[@exjw8623]

LMFAO!! you say 750 dollars for 2 windows is ridiculously expensive yet you paid 5,800 for a turbo. I think that kind of money for a turbo is stupid expensive. 40,000 dollars for a toy is ridiculously expensive.

[@exjw8623]

@@650ic6 I didn't tell him how to spend his money I laughed my ass off at a person whining about 2 windows for 750 being expensive when he has 40,000 dollars in a fucking toy so go fuck yourself and comment to somebody that gives a fuck what you think.

[@gravesru]

Agree. Not many things are cheap

[@teleman001]

Dude...you must have way more money than brains. $40K in a fricking side by side? Why didnt you spend $40k and buy a Jeep Wrangler? Drive it anywhere you want! lol

[@gravesru]

My talon is street legal, so I don’t understand your argument. Hit a jump at 70mph and fly a 120ft and see how the Jeep holds up. I just drove my Talon from Mexico to Canada last summer.

[@cq7562]

@@gravesru teleman001 you suck he is happy with what he has done with his machine. You are jealous you probably don't have have anything of value to your worthless name.

[@teleman001]

@@cq7562 Actually YOU SUCK moron. It is you who are obviously worthless and probably living your mommy's basement. Who asked for your worthless opinion anyway?

[@RRomeo100]

The question and reply is from a year ago...but hoping u could explain ur comment regarding the trip u did from Mexico to Canada and the Talon being street legal? I interpreted that to mean u are able to drive ur talon legally on the streets of Mexico and parts of the western United States (probably not California) And into Canada? Can u just go a little deeper to ur response if u can. Coming from someone that has never owned a side by side and is interested in the 4 seater Talon. Thx