Go Buy This Turbocharged Honda Talon

We are avowed fans of the Honda Talon around here—they’re fun, quick, easily affordable, super reliable, and they have an actual gearbox that you can shift yourself. The only drawback really is that the Talon makes do with just about 100 hp, so it isn’t the fastest thing on the trail.

This Honda Talon build, available now on Race Dezert, changes that with the addition of a Jackson Racing turbocharger kit. The kit should be good for another 60 or 70 hp, which puts the lightweight Talon in the same ballpark as competitors from Polaris and Can-Am.

The build started with a Talon that wears Fox Live Valve suspension, and has been upgraded with Assault mirrors, a SuperATV roof, Honda light bars, four-point harnesses, a Dirt Road tailgate extension and spare tire carrier, UTV Tek sun visors, and Honda windshields front and rear.

The only thing this build doesn’t have is a decent set of wheels and tires. It currently rides on the tiny stock rollers, but that leaves the buyer plenty of room to figure out the ideal wheel and tire package on their own. If you’re shopping and you’re near Poway, California, it’s worth checking this rig out.

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