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1. Clutch. This is less of a clutch and more of a throw-out bearing.2. Cornering. The Suzuki has a reputation as the sharpest-turning bike on the track; however, Suzuki messed with success and tried to make it turn even sharper in 2018 and 2019. No bueno! The softer rear spring makes the 2019 RM-Z feel more like the 2017 model than the 2018. Last year, the RM-Z450 oversteered in, understeered out and needed to be corrected to go straight. Those traits are a little less noticeable for 2019.3. Straight-line stability. This is a turn-at-all-costs chassis. It is much better overall this year, as more weight is towards the rear of the bike, but we still put on a St. Christopher medal before going down a fast and rough straight.4. Horsepower. At 54.39 horsepower, the RM-Z450 makes the least power of any 450. It is almost 6 horses less than the 2019 Honda CRF450.5. Kickstarter. It doesn’t have electric start, which is a shame because the kickstarter is mounted very high on the engine cases and requires a full throw to light up the engine.6. BFRC shock. This rear shock isn’t ready for prime time, and we doubt that it ever will be (and we doubt that Suzuki will replace it with a traditional shock). We ran a WP aftermarket rear shock.

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.

The move however didn’t make the truck more efficient but turned it into a money pit. The truck became an oil burner and also had issues with head bolts. Apart from the earlier mentioned problems, this trucks also came with issues such as high compression ratio, lifted cylinder heads and weak torque.

Configuring a truck is a deeply personal matter, but we liked the new Trail Boss trims. These include a factory-warrantied two-inch suspension lift, Rancho monotube shocks, skid plates, a locking rear differential, and hill descent control. You can choose the more basic Custom Trail Boss with the V6 engine at $43,395 or the more feature-rich LT Trail Boss with the new 5.3-liter V8 at $49,795. You can save a few bucks off those numbers by getting the double-cab, but once you see the crew-cab you’re going to want it.  For our money, we’d get the LT Trail Boss and add the convenience pack because heated seats have made us soft and weak.

Many cars are now also equipped with Stop and Go function that can slow and stop in traffic jams and then accelerate to go again.

I have a real life example where technology was very unsafe. I was driving my friends 2018 Jeep Grad Cherokee SRT. We’re in the mountains in winter, and he has snow tires on. It’s a winding 2 lane road, with a small shoulder. I tend to hug the outer edge of the lane because there is a pile of snow on the center line where it gets pushed up by traffic. If you catch that snowpile it can pull the vehicle unpredictably, and I always like to leave more space between oncoming traffic in the winter.

Affected motorcycles were manufactured at Harley’s plant in Milwaukee, and the component manufacturer is listed as Brembo North America out of Plymouth, Michigan. 

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There are distinct rewards for making the 4L60E investment. Most importantly, the controllers make it very easy to establish exact shift points for each up-shift. It will also allow adjustment of shift firmness all within the control of either a simple hand-held device, or in some cases, sophisticated software that can be tuned via a laptop. An example would be the ability to set the exact WOT shift points with a couple of keystrokes, instead of struggling for six to eight hours with a recalcitrant governor.

-Clutch hydraulics will not fail without warning. If you find it harder to shift into gear, and if the clutch pedal feels mushy, it is time to take a closer look at the system. Don’t wait. Do the repair soon.

The ZR2 owner told me he drove over the first bump at about 5 mph, then over the second, before realizing the undulations were a bit bigger than he’d thought, so he applied the brakes. “It was a very curvy, not aggressive, rugged jostling of the truck. And the airbags deployed at the end of the second bump,” he told me.

For every advance in making the road a safer place there is a cost. My personal exposure to the cost of these advances came from a windshield replacement on my 2017 Honda Ridgeline.