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INTERMAT Paris on 23 to 28 April will play an integral part of this fast-changing market where manufacturers and suppliers of construction equipment, solutions and distibutors will gather to provide a response

1. Clutch. Although the KX450 now has a hydraulic clutch, it doesn’t mean it will stand the test of time. The KX450 clutch is weak. It feels light to the touch, but it burns up if you use it. Plus, it makes a horrendous squealing sound. We got rid of the judder spring, installed stiffer clutch springs, polished the ends of the push rod and switched to an ARC PowerLever (which has six different hydraulic ratios to insure that the clutch is diengaged before the lever hits your fingers on the handlebar).2. Fork springs. Too soft but great if this were an enduro bike.3. Airbox. It’s weird, small and tight, and it takes two different wrenches to get the cover off.4. Seat bolt. When you remove the seat bolts, the threaded plates fall out of the rear fender.5. Rear brake. The 250mm rear rotor is overkill. It locks up in every corner. We cut threads off the master cyllinder push rod and ground the rear brake pads down.6. Shock preload ring. We hate KTM’s nylon preload ring. Guess what? Now we hate Kawasaki’s and Suzuki’s nylon preload rings also.7. Levers. For some unknown reason, the clutch and brake levers are completely different, as though they came off different bikes. When the clutch was pulled in, the lever hit riders’ fingers. We moved the clutch perch over to avoid this, but it was only a modest help. Eventually we switched to ARC levers on both sides.8. Handlebars. The KX450 is the last production 450 with 7/8-inch bars.9. Grips. The hard rubber grips tear up your hands.10. Radiator cap. The engine runs hot and boils over. We run a Twin Air 1.8 radiator cap to keep it cool (this is a mod that all four of the Japanese-built bikes could benefit from).11. Chain roller. The bottom chain roller wears out (well, in truth it disintegrates). We use a 2018-19 KX250F chain roller to fix the issue. 

I became a GTI Protectionist. I bought a 4WD beater to daily drive since I quickly knew that I bought a unicorn that will only get rarer. My GTI does not see rain or snow.

This plot’s real benefit, though, is pinpointing how long ago the repairs were made, since not all of the receipts have a mileage stamp on them, but nearly all have a date.

Best-in-class max cargo volume of 98.2-cubic feet, along with the 3.2-cu.-ft. of hidden underfloor cargo storage, and the 23 storage spots onboard in all three rows fits any size family’s needs.

It’s difficult to offer a cost differential between a typical 700R4 and 4L60E overdrive transmission because there are so many variables that will directly affect the end game. The controllers alone vary from $650 to over $1,400. We priced comparable 700R4 and 4L60E transmissions from Hughes Performance for example, and the price difference on just the transmission was only $100 ($1,834 vs. $1,934 through Summit Racing), so based on that, the 4L60E could run an additional $1,000 to $1,200 more depending upon the component choices.

Its not like GM or Ford hasn’t recalled any vehicles with Takata inflators. Both have recalled vehicles with inflators that are definitely dangerous. There are hundreds of different inflator designs that were used. Some are more deadly than others. Thats why Ford specifically told owners of 2006 Rangers to not even drive their pickup to the dealer. Instead the dealer would pick the vehicle up and transport it to their service center for replacement of the inflator.

We spent two days in the Algarve region of Portugal, romping around the Wim Motors Academy off-road compound, taking to trails in the lush farmlands, and hitting the canyons to put the Hinckley factory’s lofty claims to the test.

Politicians and bureaucrats don’t see the difference, and don’t care. They want to expand their fiefdoms, and nothing else matters.

“Only the Colorado managed to sucker-punch us in the head by spontaneously deploying the side curtain airbags while driving on a groomed fire road at breakneck speeds ranging from five to seven miles an hour,” the KBB host says in the video, before then opining that this was likely “a freak incident.”

Passive systems can be a good thing. All these active systems are a detriment to driver awareness, capability, and responsibility. Either let us drive or drive for us, but not this in between crap we’re dealing with now.

Freelance Writer • LS Swap Enthusiast • 2016 Subaru WRX, 2005 Legacy GT, 1987 Mitsubishi Montero, 2000 Mazda Miata