was at the local dealer yesterday to address a recall on my '08(brake pedal),and asked about possibly having the warped rotors covered under warrantee.no straight answer,small dealership and unaware of the issue.anyway,while waiting for the recall to be taken care of,i was wondering the floor.and i noticed that the front rotors on the 2011 zx14 and the concours are different than the 2010 and earlier models.more surface area and a beefier center section.the 1000's and smaller are still using the previous design.maybe mother kaw has accepted that the previous rotors are insufficient for the bigger bikes.now to see if i can get mine replaced.
well one thing that i have had a issue with on my '11 is break noise. they squeak like there is no tomorrow. i took it to the local kawi shop and they said that this was normal for these type of rotors. i have had/have 3 bikes with "these type rotors" and none of them squeak like the c14 do??
do they not put that on from the factory??
and i assume you put it between the shim and the pad.
I believe the rotors themselves on the 2011s are the same as the earlier models but Kawasaki did beef up the carriers. They are trying to address the problem of rotors warping. They also changed the pad material on the 2010's and later for the same reason. It will be a while before anyone knows if it worked or not.the actual rotor is different also.it's wider,more area for disapation.would sure be nice if they would warranty mine with a set of '11s,but i'll just be happy to get them warranteed.
Brian
the actual rotor is different also.it's wider,more area for disapation.would sure be nice if they would warranty mine with a set of '11s,but i'll just be happy to get them warranteed.
Has anyone ever attempted to turn the rotors?