Well, if ya want more information from someone to determine their intentions, attacking them out of the gate really isn't the best way.
Well, if ya want more information from someone to determine their intentions, attacking them out of the gate really isn't the best way. Seems like they have pretty much shut down communication on this forum so I guess we will never know. I tried to get more information via a PM with no response. I am curious.
Once again the superiority of the Gen 1 shines through.Unless you were lucky enough to score mine. No nannies on my 2010. The last year to opt out of any of it.
Unless you were lucky enough to score mine. No nannies on my 2010. The last year to opt out of any of it.
As I've said elsewhere, I think that is the rarest of all C14s. It's different than the Gen I's and yet still different from most of the Gen II's.
Are you sure about the linked brakes?
Where's the traction control?
Actually, I the 2010 is identical to the later Gen2's in every way except that the ABS system was optional.
Yes, but the '10 non ABS doesn't have Traction control nor linked brakes, and it has part number 43095-0501 (front brakes) that to the best of my knowledge no other model of C14 and perhaps no other Kawasaki bike uses.
Linking is a function of 2010+ ABS. So without ABS on a 2010, there was no linking either. Of that, there is no question.
But my research seemed to indicate that traction control was standard. TC has nothing to do with ABS. I am pretty sure the light would be on the dash (I doubt they would have another whole dash, especially since I doubt they would use the older gen1 dash which was yellow and not white back lighting). The only other "part" is the TC switch (everything else is just software)... maybe they used a different handlebar switch cluster (gen 1?) so it had no ABS linking button on it which also took away the TC button? Inquiring minds!
Depends how it's implemented.
Hondas ST1100 used the rear wheel ABS sensor as part of the TCS that was fitted.
Admittedly a lot older bike and yes technically its a diffferent thing, just with a shared component
Linking is a function of 2010+ ABS. So without ABS on a 2010, there was no linking either. Of that, there is no question.
But my research seemed to indicate that traction control was standard. TC has nothing to do with ABS. I am pretty sure the light would be on the dash (I doubt they would have another whole dash, especially since I doubt they would use the older gen1 dash which was yellow and not white back lighting). The only other "part" is the TC switch (everything else is just software)... maybe they used a different handlebar switch cluster (gen 1?) so it had no ABS linking button on it which also took away the TC button? Inquiring minds!
The parts fiche for the non ABS '10 C14 do not show wheel speed sensors so I don't know how traction control could work without them.
The Kawasaki site defaults to the ABS owner's manual even when you select the non-ABS model....so?
Traction control was introduced with the Gen.2 C-14 in 2010. Kawasaki put on that demo with wet plastic that no one could ride (power) over until the T/C was engaged as a big part of the intro. Not sure when linked brakes showed up but ABS was still an option for 2010 and finally made standard on all bikes in 2011.