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(2) Husqvarna FC450. The Husky has the second best clutch of the 2019 450s. You might think that it should tie with the KTM 450SXF clutch because they are identical. The FC450 does share the KTM’s basket, inner hub, pressure plate, fiber plates and steel drive plates, but not the hydraulic system. KTM uses a Brembo master cylinder and slave unit while Husqvarna uses Magura parts. The tactile difference between the KTM and Husky is that at the lever, the KTM clutch has a “pop” feel when it is pulled. The Magura lever is buttery smooth. It has a seamless pull. So, why is the KTM clutch better than the Husky clutch? Durability. We always remove the Magura piston and seal from the FC450’s slave unit and replace it with Brembo parts to avoid the possibility of a seal failure. For this reason, we rank the Husky clutch as second best behind the KTM’s, but way ahead of the Big Four’s.

This was three years and about 7,000 miles after a power steering hose had apparently sprung a leak, and a mechanic had warned that the lack of power steering fluid may have damaged the pump. He or she was apparently right:

But this wasn’t a freak incident, and Matt’s video isn’t the only one proving as much. That clip he posted got lots of folks talking about this issue, bringing to my attention a number of other cases of Colorados blowing their airbags while off-road. Just look at the video above that someone posted in the comments of Matt’s clip.

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It sounds great, doesn’t it? Guess what? No matter what level rider you are, the clutch won’t stand the test of time. Stiffer springs will help, but the real fix is a complete Hinson or Rekluse clutch (which will cost around a grand). The rigid aluminum chassis is very busy under the load of the added horsepower. The forks are mediocre. Finding good balance between the front and rear can become a full-time job, especially as the track changes over the course of a day. The 2017–2019 chassis is very hard to find a comfortable setting on. This has a lot to do with the Honda engineers’ selection of the Showa fork valving, chassis rigidity, shock linkage rising rate, borderline front-end geometry and stinkbug stance. The CRF450 is fun, fast and exciting. It is heavy at 238 pounds but feels light in the air. On the downside, control is hard to come by on a bike that is loose on exit, prone to breaking the rear loose on corner exit and needs 108mm of race sag (and the forks slid down in the clamps) to bring it into balance. Full test of the 2019 Honda CRF450.

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In old-school driving, PJ, pumping didn’t mean, “stab the brake as rapidly as possible,” it meant to “threshold brake until you feel the traction let go, release the brakes and do it again–as often as necessary to come to a safe stop.” Granted, some people could never learn that lesson but some could and did. You also learned more about steering and throttle to try and maintain control, even in a slide, since most cars were RWD at the time.

"The brake fluid was completely drained on my 2014 F-150 super crew 3.5 ecoboost truck. While this meets a recall for the vehicle year and engine type, my VIN was not included. The vehicle only has 46000 miles and the brakes were completely shot. Very scary situation and could have ended horribly. Luckily I got it to a Ford dealer. Issue is a leak in the master cylinder and brake booster. I was in motion and the brakes stopped working. I pushed the brakes to the floor and slowly rolled to a stop and would have continued without a parking curb stopping my progress. Thankfully I was not on a highway but in a parking lot when this happened." – July 6, 2018 46k miles

20. Make no mistake; the 2019 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE is the real thing. While the Scrambler 1200 line was born of the current Bonneville crop, its revisions may make it a similarly-styled cousin to them on paper—the utility, ease of use and fun of the Bonnevilles hasn’t been lost from the DNA. The Scrambler 1200 adds a genuine ADV-level of off-road capability, without compromising its on-road friendliness. The 2019 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE took a beating on the road and off – leaving me impressed and effectively raising the bar for the scrambler segment.

Then I slid back into the extremely tiny footwell (again, hiring a toddler may be the way to go on this one.)

Q: I have been running E85 in my flex-fuel vehicle more often than not lately. I actually got it for $1.39 a gallon a couple of months ago. I was just told that I should change my oil more often since I’m using E85. It’s this true?