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I remember a few years ago there were rumors that some Russian truck factory would install an overseas branch here in Brazil. This beast seems though enought to stand the road conditions here, and intimidating enought to persuade criminals to think twice before an attempt to assault it...

I have already seen this model in Uruguay before, but it did surprise me that one from Venezuela appeared in my hometown, since I live in the southernmost of the Brazilian states. Had it been up north it would be no surprise, since there are a lot of Venezuelans seeking asylum in the Amazon...

I haven't seen a Wrangler with the square headlamps for quite a long time. But anyway, how much does one like this cost back there? LOL For a 4BT to be deemed light it must be compared to some obscure Soviet boat-anchor still used for swaps in Cuba :lol:

Iron block, aluminium heads.

The CBX 750F was the first 4-cyl motorcycle to be manufactured in Brazil

An older model that was assembled in Uruguay, with an Argentinian Peugeot engine

Rustproofing might be quite overengineered to withstand the salt mist in Japan :D2 But anyway, I don't understand why Hondas have such a high oil consumption.

That's a ZX GrandTiger, a random copy of some older generation of the overseas Toyota Hilux. In some countries it uses a copy of the Toyota 2Y engine, while in Venezuela it's fitted with a copy of the Mitsubishi 4G64.

'75 CB 400F CBR 450 Suzuki Freewind - I still like these ones Cagiva Elefantrè, license-made by Agrale in the '80s

What's wrong with that? Soccer moms deserve to have some fun too :jester: BTW what does surprise me to some extent is the Silverado 2500 and 3500 (and the Suburban HD available for fleet orders and some export markets) retaining the port-injection 6.0L which is outperformed by the...

Not bad at all for a '03 that had been beaten the hell out, but when I drove it the brakes didn't perform as good as I was expecting :ohnoes: The engine was outsourced from MWM-International in order to meet local content requirements, it's a 2.8L gear-driven OHC with 12 valves (3 per...

I can't stand to all that "political correctness", I see the damage it's doing to my generation. What would those liberals expect female models to wear? A fuckin burka?

Liberals are ruining the world as they try to "sanitize" everything.

Sure it's one less thing to go wrong, but only time will tell about resale value. Anyway, recently I found out that ABS is going to become mandatory only for the front wheel.

Brazilian Yamaha TDR 180 It featured the same old air-cooled thumper of the DT 180 instead of the 250cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin from its international counterpart, due to local content laws. Honda CBR 450 SR, AFAIK the only CBR that doesn't feature a liquid-cooled engine

Indeed. But I'm still quite concerned about the resale value. ABS is scheduled to become mandatory for every new bike sold in Brazil as of 2019, and I'm still not sure if a 2-wheel setup is going to become the standard. I actually wouldn't hold my breath for that, since Honda has political power...

Does anyone here already experienced a motorcycle fitted with ABS brakes? I'm seriously considering to get a small motorycle ASAP and, since I'm likely going to ride in in all weather conditions, it seems like the ABS might worth the higher price. The cheapest motorcycle fitted with ABS in my...

It looks cool, and seems to require fewer maintenance.

So, any update?

I have never seen any GMT400 with rear disc brakes, neither the regional versions or the privately-imported ones. Many commercial operators actually still prefer drums because they claim it's better suited to harsher environmental conditions. Euro truck manufacturers actually try to phase...

Looks good.

IIRC the Cummins V8 was initially developed in a 5.6L version intended to replace the ISB5.9 in the Dodge Ram, with a 4.2L V6 targeted to the half-ton.