« Reply #76 on: November 17, 2018, 06:09:48 AM »
Thanks very much for taking the time to go back and get pics of the frame for everyone to see. Those pics are very valuable information for every C14 owner!
It is very interesting, for sure, but I am not sure it is "valuable for every owner".... that would imply this is something we need to look out for. In defense of Kawasaski, I have been reading countless thousands of postings about the C14 for 9 years now, many by people who are pretty well connected and informed, and I have never seen a single posting about a cracked or damaged frame, ever (outside of major accident damage, and even that is rare).
What happened to him is so rare as to perhaps be singular.... and we still really don't know anything about what caused the problem. Unfortunately, we probably never will know, either. Just because Kawasaki stepped up and fixed it (and out of warranty at that) still doesn't mean it left the factory with any frame or weld flaws.
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