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Re: Not Happy With Kawasaki At The Moment (Rant)
« Reply #40 on: July 20, 2011, 04:55:45 AM »
Quote from: B.D.F. on July 19, 2011, 09:23:54 PM
It is really impossible to estimate how many rotors have failed on C-14s but I think there have been too many to call it rare. I don't think it is really a chronic problem but it is common enough that it seems to be expected by dealers, at least those that I have spoken with about this issue.
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Oh my god! Did I just read this. Did Brian actually write that there is an actual problem on a C14???????? It is not 100% perfect and has had failures????? Oh my god!!!!!!!! The earth is about to end. Repent! Repent!  :yikes:


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Re: Not Happy With Kawasaki At The Moment (Rant)
« Reply #41 on: July 20, 2011, 04:59:17 AM »
Quote from: Jeremy Mitchell on July 19, 2011, 08:21:06 PM
Sorry about that, I think I got the last set of 2011 rotors in the US.   ;)

So you're the one huh? Thanks for being so selfish!!!  ::) :D
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Re: Not Happy With Kawasaki At The Moment (Rant)
« Reply #42 on: July 20, 2011, 05:17:06 AM »
Sorry everybody, it seems I've woken KiPaZilla. It is probably OK though 'cause he usually just thrashes around for a while and them goes back into a stupor....

Brian


Quote from: Cap'n Bob on July 20, 2011, 04:55:45 AM

Oh my god! Did I just read this. Did Brian actually write that there is an actual problem on a C14???????? It is not 100% perfect and has had failures????? Oh my god!!!!!!!! The earth is about to end. Repent! Repent!  :yikes:


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Re: Not Happy With Kawasaki At The Moment (Rant)
« Reply #43 on: July 20, 2011, 05:22:38 AM »
Quote from: B.D.F. on July 20, 2011, 05:17:06 AM
Sorry everybody, it seems I've woken KiPaZilla. It is probably OK though 'cause he usually just thrashes around for a while and them goes back into a stupor....

Brian


That was very disappointing. I thought you could do much better than that!  :rotflmao:
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Re: Not Happy With Kawasaki At The Moment (Rant)
« Reply #44 on: July 20, 2011, 05:33:49 AM »
Quote from: Burbs on July 20, 2011, 04:59:17 AM
So you're the one huh? Thanks for being so selfish!!!  ::) :D

My dealer was great about the whole process, and I have absolutely zero problems to report after 5,000 miles, with quite a bit of hard braking.  Hopefully you can get a set quickly so you can feel the difference for yourself.
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Re: Not Happy With Kawasaki At The Moment (Rant)
« Reply #45 on: July 20, 2011, 05:35:27 AM »
Sorry but another adult and I were having a conversation. OK, what can I do for you, little boy? Would you like to rant about something? Perhaps how the entire world hates you and picks on you? About how you have been wronged and no one will listen to you about it? Go ahead dear, we are all paying rapt attention....

There, was that better?  ;D

Brian

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That was very disappointing. I thought you could do much better than that!  :rotflmao:
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Re: Not Happy With Kawasaki At The Moment (Rant)
« Reply #46 on: July 20, 2011, 05:49:31 AM »
Brian, I think you should have taken what Cap'nBob as a compliment since you have a reputation for setting the bar so high when it to comes technical information.............. and floating KiPass fobs in an adult beverage.  ;D

I think this thread needs a Kirby sighting!
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Re: Not Happy With Kawasaki At The Moment (Rant)
« Reply #47 on: July 20, 2011, 06:13:30 AM »
I don't know about Kirby helping here- in the past he has shown contempt for those unable to master 'press, release, turn' as a sequence....  ;D

Besides that I don't let the squirrelly little fella' out much at the moment. He is also being petulant because I did not take him across the US with me; apparently he has heard about all the scantily clad college squirrels on the pacific coast and thought he could party with them. Kirby is just an old, stiff fella and would break something if he tried to move too fast.... or move at all.

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Quote from: Jeremy Mitchell on July 20, 2011, 05:49:31 AM
Brian, I think you should have taken what Cap'nBob as a compliment since you have a reputation for setting the bar so high when it to comes technical information.............. and floating KiPass fobs in an adult beverage.  ;D

I think this thread needs a Kirby sighting!
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Re: Not Happy With Kawasaki At The Moment (Rant)
« Reply #48 on: July 20, 2011, 07:11:02 AM »
Quote from: B.D.F. on July 20, 2011, 05:35:27 AM
Sorry but another adult and I were having a conversation. OK, what can I do for you, little boy? Would you like to rant about something? Perhaps how the entire world hates you and picks on you? About how you have been wronged and no one will listen to you about it? Go ahead dear, we are all paying rapt attention....

There, was that better?  ;D

Brian


Much better!  ;D
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Re: Not Happy With Kawasaki At The Moment (Rant)
« Reply #49 on: July 20, 2011, 07:54:22 AM »
Quote from: Burbs on July 19, 2011, 05:54:33 PM
How are they in the rain?

I am an utter chicken when it comes to lean, dry or wet, but I can attest that those Angel's have very good traction. I use to play with my rear brake on the ramp to my underground garage. The stones would loose traction immediatly and activate the ABS, while with the Pirelli's I practically have to step on the brake pedal to wake up the ABS. Otherwise it brakes much harder, and it's much more confidence inspiring in the turns. Hope that helps. I don't know how they stand compared to other tires, though, like the Michelins Pilot Road 3, but maybe somebody can comment on those.
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Re: Not Happy With Kawasaki At The Moment (Rant)
« Reply #50 on: July 20, 2011, 02:55:30 PM »
Quote from: Jeremy Mitchell on July 20, 2011, 05:33:49 AM
My dealer was great about the whole process, and I have absolutely zero problems to report after 5,000 miles, with quite a bit of hard braking.  Hopefully you can get a set quickly so you can feel the difference for yourself.

That's good to know. After going through this issue twice, I'm hoping I never have to do it again.
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Re: Not Happy With Kawasaki At The Moment (Rant)
« Reply #51 on: July 22, 2011, 01:52:24 PM »
Quote from: B.D.F. on July 19, 2011, 07:37:51 PM
True but I do not think we have uncovered the <real> issue yet either..... I don't want to say the <k-word> though and ruin an otherwise perfectly bad thread.

Brian

+1

KiPass will fix this thread and it'll die out too quickly!
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