Interesting to see some of the attitudes expressed here about the c-10 guys... and by whom. Steve
I was wondering when a C10/C14 owner would start posting.. Thanks. Although, as most threads go, it morphed from ZGGTR vs COG to C10 vs C14 owners. As one of the older forum members who has owned both bikes, I can see both sides of this. I'm glad for my 5 year stint with an '02, but even more glad to have experienced a C14.
Nothing to do with a C-10 or C-14 Jim, just more personal stabs. No problem though, the onlookers can draw their own conclusion and I am confident they will pick the right one....
Brian
Y'all are sounding like you're "those" people. It's sad. JMO, Steve
Why should the thread get locked? It's just getting interesting.
What I don't get is how the c-14 guys so completely fail to understand the mindset of a c10 enthusiast. Let me put it this way... what car enthusiast wouldn't want a gen 1 camaro, mustang, firefird, etc... By todays standards they actually are rattly pieces of junk. They handle lousy, brake lousy, get lousy mileage, etc. But dammit they're just so damn cool! 60's on ss cragars puffing out side pipes! No technology, just a raw metallic vehicle. What's not to love! That's what it's like to have a c-10. It's not a c-14. You know it, I know it, we all know it. So what. Can you fix your bike on the side of the road with a paperclip? Do you c-14 guys know every square inch (we don't need no stinking milimeters) of your bike because your are the only mechanic your bike has had for years? Is your bike uniquely yours, or is just like all the others kawasaki built?
What is the worst that I've read here is the c-14 guys who have done some hotrodding and code-cracking on the c-14 having an elitist attitude toward the c-10 guys. Honestly, y'all need to check yourselves. Hotrodding is hotrodding. Old or new, and enthusiasts are enthusiasts. To dis the c-10 guys - and virtually every thing I read about the frugality side is wrong - is to give the green light to others to minimize your efforts to improve your bike, because your bike isn't the same as theirs.
I have experienced riders who are so elevated by the marque they ride they cannot find it within themselves to wave, or even acknowledge a bike that's not the brand they ride, regardless of how fine a machine it is. folks who have pre conceived notions about the rider, based on the bike he's riding. Y'all are sounding like you're "those" people. It's sad. JMO, Steve
Brian,
i'm curious of why you felt you needed to carry the mantle on this. Why you chose to post that thread (though I appreciate that you did, I really only posted it for documentation ) As I don't see how it's germain to anything about this thread. It's looking clear to me that it's personal with you, but my comments weren't directed singularly to you or I would have directed them to you.
I'm going to make this my last post, so you can call me out however you want, I'm not here to provide your evening's entertainment. Rock on! Steve
Hi Steve,
I sure hope brother that your post isn't directed at my post...
If it is you either totally misunderstood my post or I did a crappy job of trying to type it...
I have no issue with C10's or there owners, I only meant that more often than not the personality types are different.
I do have respect for vintage bike's and can appreciate your comments above about C10's and their owners.
Me personally, I'm a huge fan (and have owned many) of old school oil-cooled Gixxers, but even on the Gixxer forums there are huge differences between the old oil-cooled owners and the newer more modern Gixxer owners, and I'm totally ok with that. I also like the newer Gixxers too, all good! My point is just that different strokes for different folks, we aren't all the same, but when the majority of a forum or group is one type of personality it can and does show in the "vibe/feel" of a forum, that's all.
We good?
Hi Steve,
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We good?
Yep, you are 'good' and 'brothers' and all that stuff. His post was aimed at me. Old news and old grudges. No concern of yours Jay.
Brian
True enough.
Grab a beer and strap on your seatbelt folks, we're heading into the storm :-)
Brian
Yep, you are 'good' and 'brothers' and all that stuff. His post was aimed at me. Old news and old grudges. No concern of yours Jay.
Brian
ZG, your post shows class.
I don't post often (I don't like to type) but I read all C10, open forum, arena, funny pages and the range posts. (on both sites)
Nice to see there are still gentlemen out there.
As SISF said ... Rock On!
Having just read the entire thread...if it hasn't been locked, I certainly would have locked it. All I can say is...wow.
Brian, do you find it acceptable to answer for someone else?
Or was that post just another one of your post's put out as humor?
Why should the thread get locked? It's just getting interesting. Oh, you mean that thread over there... I just read the first post...all I can say is .
Brian, do you find it acceptable to answer for someone else?
Or was that post just another one of your post's put out as humor?