When it comes to rear brakes, there are big losers. Suzuki and Kawasaki have very finicky rear pedal adjustments. If you get them wrong, the rear brake will overheat, squeal and lock up. Worse yet, Kawasaki decided that the 2019 KX450 needed a more powerful rear brake. This is seriously flawed logic, because most rear brakes are already too easy to lock up. What they needed was a more progressive feel, not more clamping pressure. Kawasaki’s all-new, jumbo-sized, 250mm rear rotor is the same size as many front rotors were a few years ago (and 30mm larger than the 2019 KTM 450SXF’s 220mm rear rotor). The result is a disaster. The rear of the Kawasaki cannot be modulated. It grabbed, locked up and skidded in every hard-pack corner. It got hot from locking up and began chirping. It is a terrible rear brake. Our backyard fix was to grind the brake pads down on their ends so that the pads could contact the spinning rotors with a less harsh interface.
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The big question is can we retro fit these in older models? I have a 3 month old 2018 and would love these. I had a minor bumper incident in a really dark parking lot. Sensors would have been preferred over the camera.
DEIFs upcoming CODESYS addon for the PPU 330 – which will allow users to create their own power-management systems without the need for extra programmable logic controllers – is also fully supported by the update.
Every time you take your car in to a dealership for a repair or even a minor service, you get a receipt. Over 20 years, those receipts can pile up into a thick wad that you may be tempted to throw away. Don’t. Keep those receipts forever, especially if you plan to sell that vehicle at some point. My 1991 Jeep Cherokee’s incredibly detailed receipts are a great example why.
I will add a reason I and many other people find to be equally important. I LOVE driving and take pride in having honed my skills over many decades. I find things like lane departure warnings, blind spot warnings, front and side cameras to be FAR more distracting than helpful. I almost never use cruise control, even on long trips, because I find it makes me lazier in perceiving the traffic flow and what I might need to adjust for in the flow ahead of me – so I surely do not want adaptive cruise control.
Even if you can’t really rule out a part just because it’s been recently repaired, the stack of receipts still helps with the diagnostic process, much like how medical records help a doctor determine what’s wrong with someone.
(6) Suzuki RM-Z450. There is something to love about the RM-Z450 powerband. It picks up cleanly off the bottom and has almost perfect midrange power placement. The problem? It doesn’t make comparable horsepower to the other five bikes in this shootout. And when it comes to top-end power, it’s batting zero. Its 54.39 horsepower at peak is almost 6 horses less than the class leader, and it goes flat at 8800 rpm. Even where we liked its power (low-end and midrange), it makes the least power.
Plaintiffs Carlos Victorino and Adam Tavitian claim 2013-2016 Dodge Dart cars equipped with Fiat C635 manual transmissions have clutch pedals that fail and stick to the floors. According to the lawsuit, all affected cars built on or before November 12, 2014, suffer from the clutch problems.
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A: We have never heard this. In our opinion, E85 burns cleaner and is less likely to contaminate the oil than E10 or pure gasoline. Besides, your engine was built to accept E85 fuel. You didn’t provide the make or year of your car, but your vehicle probably has a maintenance reminder system. Change the oil when it tells you to do so. Consult your owner’s manual.
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