fish_antlers
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posted June 30, 2007 07:12 PM
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you were the only person i ever heard talk about overheating, another vapor -like occurrence? like the released 08 busas that dont exist yet.....
oh come fuckin on now dude...  that's really pathetic. We're just reporting the facts as confirmed by Kawasaki. If you wanna stick your head in the sand and your fingers in your ears and go "lalalalalala" that's fine, but it doesnt change the facts.
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bigdtd
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posted June 30, 2007 07:29 PM
strange that no other magazine, publication, organization, or individual ever duplicated your results!
i live in the tampa bay area, drive in heat all the time with shitty traffic near the beach, never a problem, nor with 6 others i know of on the area
also let me know when someone can actually buy an 08 busa, i called all the dealers on central florida, not a sniff of them here, just the white whales
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posted June 30, 2007 07:32 PM
My 2 cents is on Kawi for 08 I belive the 14 will have more bang for the buck . Bet the Busa will cost a lot more.
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stevewfl
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posted June 30, 2007 07:46 PM
I'm amazed that in one of the 3 hottest states in america (Florida), NONE of us are having overheating problems with our ZX14s. A second fan on my bike would serve as no more than extra weight.
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posted June 30, 2007 08:08 PM
I just got done Riding 200 miles today in hot weather for 7 hours most of the time the temp gauge was only at half . no worry's here in Sunny So Cal
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FasterThanStink
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posted June 30, 2007 08:33 PM
I wonder if the bikes shipped to Southern climes are filled with less anti freeze and thus would have better cooling. I live in MN so it gets real cold here. I checked the coolant and it looked like a 50/50 mix to me. My bike runs very hot in town ALWAYS.
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posted June 30, 2007 08:45 PM
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I wonder if the bikes shipped to Southern climes are filled with less anti freeze and thus would have better cooling. I live in MN so it gets real cold here. I checked the coolant and it looked like a 50/50 mix to me. My bike runs very hot in town ALWAYS.
Ad water wetter to your 50/50 anti freeze
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FasterThanStink
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posted June 30, 2007 09:09 PM
I just did. Still runs hot.
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posted June 30, 2007 09:14 PM
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I just did. Still runs hot.
I also am running a colder spark plug and have a full exhuast system and use full synthitic oil.
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stevewfl
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posted June 30, 2007 09:21 PM
FBA let me clarify, my 14 will run to the top bar if I let it idle 15 minutes, but it never "overheats". Overheating to me is when the indicater is flashing and spewing water, and according to the book when its not doing that I have no worries. 11,000 miles of Florida hell, and overheating has not been an issue for my ZX14.
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FasterThanStink
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posted June 30, 2007 10:16 PM
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FBA let me clarify, my 14 will run to the top bar if I let it idle 15 minutes, but it never "overheats". Overheating to me is when the indicater is flashing and spewing water, and according to the book when its not doing that I have no worries. 11,000 miles of Florida hell, and overheating has not been an issue for my ZX14.
Well good for you. You're like a Myna bird. You have said this many times. WE ALL KNOW YOUR BIKE DOES NOT OVERHEAT.
BTW read! I said mine runs hot.
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FasterThanStink
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posted June 30, 2007 10:21 PM
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I just did. Still runs hot.
I also am running a colder spark plug and have a full exhuast system and use full synthitic oil.
I am putting in full Synthetic oil over the 4th. I also might try draining some of the coolant and replacing it with water and water wetter. It;s just a matter of time before I get stuck in traffic on a hot day and it spews. Temp light has flashed a few times even while stopped for a long stop sign. If I lived in a rural area I would have no problems. It's a 4 bars on the highway.
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stevewfl
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posted July 01, 2007 01:15 PM
I live in concrete hell in Tampa FL and don't overheat in heavy traffic. bigdtd, tony, smokin., and a few others on here will probably confirm the same with there 14s
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stevewfl
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posted July 01, 2007 01:16 PM
if i have an overheating problem I'll scrap my bike as junk. but like I said, this is my second summer of EXTREME hot weather and no overheating problems here.
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WARBIRD
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posted July 01, 2007 02:29 PM
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I just did. Still runs hot.
I also am running a colder spark plug and have a full exhuast system and use full synthitic oil.
Those three changes make a HUGE difference in the operating temp. I am sure you won't have any heat realated problems with that setup. Good job............ 
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Old Guy
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posted July 02, 2007 01:30 PM
 Edited By: Old Guy on 2 Jul 2007 14:32
Mine was very hot ( hit top bar often but never overheated) until I changed to Engine Ice with Water Wetter. Now it runs at 2 bars sometimes 3. The only time I hit top bar was after a 20 mile 80-100 mph run and then a complete stop in a traffic jam. Hit the top bar while stopped but cooled back quickly to 2-3 when we got rolling again. Cant recommend the change enough.
Also never had a problem on a hot road track day.
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posted July 03, 2007 05:27 AM
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07, 08? what's the difference? The model years blur my friend!
The article agreed with you on this point and actually gave '07 awards to '08 bikes that were available for testing. While the new 'Busa may not be vaporware, I think it is a stretch to classify it as an '07 or even '07 1/2. The new 'Busa looks like it will be on showroom floors for the Fall, which doesn't seem like and early release to me at all. I guess my point is that no matter how much marketing there is on the 'Busa it is still not available for testing.
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posted July 03, 2007 10:36 AM
Edited By: worm~hole on 3 Jul 2007 11:36
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07, 08? what's the difference? The model years blur my friend!
...let's get back to the title and not the overheating issues, shall we?
...I think that's lame reasoning on your part, fish...if the title says 2007 then its about a 2007...there's only ONE 2007 title and its for bikes available introduced as a 2007 in 2007... not what will be available in 2008 whether or not Kawaski's, Suzuki's or anyone else's 2008 stuff is basically the same as a 2007...they evaluated the availlable 2007 models...period...
...if we go by your rules, then we might as well say, "But they haven't released the 2012 models yet and its the same as a 2007 model and we should we should wait and evaluate that year first."...then we'd be constanly waiting until there's a really big change only complain that they're comparing apple to oranges now...like comparing apples fresh off the tree at an orchard versus genetically altered super transformer apples grown from a petri dish in a science lab 
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posted July 03, 2007 12:57 PM
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just tellin it the way it is.... the new busa isnt vapourware cuz they've officially announced it. Like I said (and again, now I'm repeating myself - gee I like typing things twice) ... if that article was out 3 months ago then I'd buy it, but now with a new busa official all bets are off on who's king... it's a fact.
BTW... did that article talk about the bikes overheating?
Fish, what happened to you, man? You're an admin for a Kawasaki site and you're jockin' the Suzuki's nuts.
It's 2007. The article is for 2007 bikes. Next year at this time, there'll be a 2008 winner and we'll see what the Busa does. But right now...it's not frikkin' 2008!
The 14 is king and hypothetical future specs doesn't dethrone it for 2007.
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black14
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posted July 03, 2007 02:27 PM
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just tellin it the way it is.... the new busa isnt vapourware cuz they've officially announced it. Like I said (and again, now I'm repeating myself - gee I like typing things twice) ... if that article was out 3 months ago then I'd buy it, but now with a new busa official all bets are off on who's king... it's a fact.
BTW... did that article talk about the bikes overheating?
Fish, what happened to you, man? You're an admin for a Kawasaki site and you're jockin' the Suzuki's nuts.
It's 2007. The article is for 2007 bikes. Next year at this time, there'll be a 2008 winner and we'll see what the Busa does. But right now...it's not frikkin' 2008!
The 14 is king and hypothetical future specs doesn't dethrone it for 2007.
Are we wooing Suzuki for a site sponsor?
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zxfingyz
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posted July 05, 2007 06:48 AM
This just in. Busa still voted as ugliest bike on 2 wheels that is not a BMW.
That f%&king bike is soooo ugly. Hyabusa is Japanese for Vomit Art on Wheels.
Have a nice day.
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posted July 05, 2007 07:15 AM
"Fish, what happened to you, man? You're an admin for a Kawasaki site and you're jockin' the Suzuki's nuts." Hawkman
"i would think as a moderator you might take the high road and not post bias on the 14 side. " Bigdtd
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posted July 05, 2007 07:16 AM
Edited By: Lucky Lo on 5 Jul 2007 08:18
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Are we wooing Suzuki for a site sponsor?
 ...gosh it does sorta look that way fish...
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bigdtd
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posted July 07, 2007 10:54 AM
the more sponsors the better, but there is only one
Best Open Street Bike 2007 Kawasaki ZX-14 !!!
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posted July 07, 2007 12:19 PM
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just tellin it the way it is.... the new busa isnt vapourware cuz they've officially announced it. Like I said (and again, now I'm repeating myself - gee I like typing things twice) ... if that article was out 3 months ago then I'd buy it, but now with a new busa official all bets are off on who's king... it's a fact.
BTW... did that article talk about the bikes overheating?
Fish, what happened to you, man? You're an admin for a Kawasaki site and you're jockin' the Suzuki's nuts.
It's 2007. The article is for 2007 bikes. Next year at this time, there'll be a 2008 winner and we'll see what the Busa does. But right now...it's not frikkin' 2008!
The 14 is king and hypothetical future specs doesn't dethrone it for 2007.
Are we wooing Suzuki for a site sponsor?
why not?
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