Another happy graduate of the Cap'n Bob school of moderate responses..... :roflmao:
Seriously, it is easy enough to stop the warning display- just push and hold the top button, then push and release the bottom button. The display will clear instantly.
As far as it being dangerous, there is really no critical information that I know of displayed on the LCD: vehicle speed and engine speed (RPM) are displayed via rotary gauges and do not depend on the LCD in any way. The oil pressure warning is a dedicated red LED on the display which is not combined in any way with the LCD display. You will certainly not run out of fuel while the warning display is flashing unless you let it go on indefinitely.
It is not so much that I like the warning display (I am ambivalent) as it is that I don't think it is worth getting upset over. I save up my adrenalin for more important things like world hunger and hangnails. The display on my C-14 is easy to override and in the meantime causes me no grief or concern when it starts flashing.
Brian
Kawasaki put this TPS and data display center on the C14. The TPS and many other parameters are now available to us on the display screen. When the TPS generates a FALSE "low battery" warning, the parameters we have become accustomed to are no longer available. Let me be clear... the lack of TPS data is not the concern. The concern is that NO data is presented on the display for 15 minutes.
This is what is referred to as an egregious violation of RISK MANAGEMENT. Kawasaki has taken responsibility to provide us with this information on the display when we use the motorcycle. Once that information removed due to a poorly designed part, they are liable for any accidents, damage, or death that occurs.
The sensor on the 2008 has been obsoleted and is no longer on the bikes. The false battery indication is caused by the characteristics of the lithium passivation layer batteries. The designers should know about this. It is common knowledge for electrical engineers.
If you think I am upset... your darn right I'm upset.