Smooth_G
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posted December 11, 2008 10:05 PM
any difference between 08,n 09 connie
did they address the heat issue, or the windshield buffeting issue
  
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Coastalconnie
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posted December 12, 2008 04:00 PM
 Edited By: Coastalconnie on 13 Dec 2008 00:31
Only color change and redesigned rear brake pedal. Only reason I'm saying rear brake pedal is because the 08's have a recall on this and the 09's don't.
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oncourse
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posted December 12, 2008 04:11 PM
The brake lever on the '08s is not a recall. The '09s have o2 sensors.
Rob
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Only color change and redesigned rear brake lever. Only reason I'm saying rear brake lever is because the 08's have a recall on this and the 09's don't.
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FastestBusaAround
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posted December 14, 2008 07:17 PM
Uhhhh ya, it is...what would you call this?
http://nhthqnwws111.odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/docservlet/Artemis/Public/Recalls/2008/V/RCAK-08V623-6716.pdf
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MSA1956
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posted December 15, 2008 10:10 AM
I have an 09 and I dont have a buffeting problem and i dont have any heat issue's so far, and i have 2450 on my bike at present.
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oncourse
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posted December 15, 2008 05:28 PM
Well I can honestly say I have recieved NO info on this subject. My bike was recalled for the rear rack and side bag latches. Maybe it is a silent recall, one where only if you have problems they will fix it for nothing.
Here's a real one that never got attention, my 2000 busa, which had the recall for the cam chain tensioner, had a more serious problem. I was changing my oil in my living room when the fuel line came off of the fuel tank, I heard this running water sound and while smoking a cig, finally realized it was gas. All over the floor in front of me. Here they put the wrong sized hose clamp on the fuel outlet!! I was not the only one either, there were instances of it coming off on a dyno as well. I wrote the whole thing to the national transportation safety board as well as others, and nothing was done about it.... Imagine gas spewing out and 1 spark....
The brake pedal getting a rock in it is basically 1 in a million, only JC had it happen as far as I know and I have not recieved any notification from kawi about it, has anyone else got a notification from them???
Rob
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Uhhhh ya, it is...what would you call this?
http://nhthqnwws111.odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/docservlet/Artemis/Public/Recalls/2008/V/RCAK-08V623-6716.pdf
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Coastalconnie
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posted December 15, 2008 07:38 PM
Edited By: Coastalconnie on 16 Dec 2008 03:40
Sometimes info isn't received, you have to know where to look for it. Kawasaki hasn't figured out a plan yet of how to fix the issue so until then, no official notice to owners.
Tony
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Silver Hawk
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posted December 29, 2008 12:43 AM
changing any fluid in your living room is never a good idea...house would have burned down who fault would it be?
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oncourse
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posted December 30, 2008 03:32 PM
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changing any fluid in your living room is never a good idea...house would have burned down who fault would it be?
I lived in a 1 br townhouse, I did not want to change the oil on the sidewalk, just an oil change turned into hell...
It would have been suzukis fault, changing oil should not cause a building to burn down or blow up. I was not the only one this happened to, but since nobody got killed or had a tragedy evidently the national highway safety board chose to ignore the issue.... A serious one at that! What gets me is they will recall a bike for a brake lever that gets a one in a million stone in it, but not one for a gas hose coming off unexpectedly.... Go figure...
Rob
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Silver Hawk
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posted December 31, 2008 02:12 AM
u have a point , i hope the C-14 willneve have that problem since i do smoke when changing the oil...check this out on youtube...I am wonder what in the world did he do wrong besides thinking he could throw it around like a 600CC bike.
Kawasaki's GTR1400 First Crash Caught On Film
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2012 ZX 10R ABS black and red 144 miles as of 4-23-2013 sold.
2013 F6B deluxe sold
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TedG
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posted February 15, 2009 04:41 PM
A little more info on the differences.
I don't believe there is an o2 sensor, I just cleaned my 09 exhaust and there is no o2 sensor to be found.
The glove box seems sturdier and is now held in with machine screws into a metal bracket.
The seat had some foam on the bottom.
The brake pedal is identical, the recall had to be done on mine and it is nothing more than a metal cover.
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oncourse
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posted February 15, 2009 06:10 PM
Ted, there is a post where one of our members installed a full muzzy exhaust on a '09, here is the timeframe " posted October 27, 2008 01:14 AM" look it up. As far as I can say, the '09 usa models were going to have them like the rest of the world did in '08. In the service manual there is a page or so dedicated to 02 sensors, depending on which manual you have.
Rob
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TedG
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posted February 15, 2009 06:40 PM
Edited By: TedG on 16 Feb 2009 04:44
Well the deal is, I can see where they would weld in the bung for the sensor and there is nothing there. Maybe they were working on a European model. And I checked the parts book and there is nothing there.
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oncourse
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posted February 16, 2009 03:13 AM
I guess your right Ted, I remember reading all there was to read about the '08, where it said us spec was not going to have the sensor, but that in '09 it was going to be on the bike. I guess they didn't decide to do it...
Rob
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The Pope
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posted February 16, 2009 03:43 AM
Maybe the O2 for the 09 US model is a running change ????? You know ... they need to use up the inventory.
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TedG
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posted February 26, 2009 11:05 PM
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Maybe the O2 for the 09 US model is a running change ????? You know ... they need to use up the inventory.
I highly doubt it. No reason to.
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TedG
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posted March 14, 2009 09:50 PM
So after a couple of thousand miles I have come to the conclusion that the 09 feels stronger in the midrange and off the bottom. As it breaks in it is getting smoother. Other than that It is the same bike.
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oncourse
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posted March 15, 2009 09:21 AM
Ted, It is only because of all the friction you had in the 08, I had mine out of the garage yesterday for 45 min's, started right up! Has more throttle response than any bike I ever had (I did not ride it). She wants to go, 1008 miles and the first time I really get to ride her this year I am whacking the throttle open. (god knows what will happen, just hope I do not loop it).
Rob
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posted March 15, 2009 07:35 PM
Edited By: TedG on 17 Mar 2009 03:33
You won't loop it. It will wheelie but it ain't coming over. I wish it would throttle wheelie at this altitude but you have to be below 2500 feet before it will. That is why I love the ZX10 so much, there is no replacement for 100 mph wheelies. I put 33,000 on the 08 and I know what if felt like. The 09 is stronger in the mid range, it almost feels like they remapped the secondary flies ever so slightly. Like someone said before.
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oncourse
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posted March 16, 2009 04:26 PM
Ted, I know someone said on here you could loop it. I am 800 ft and with the pc3 and flies out it is a way different beast alltogether. I mean I am good with wheelies, had many a kx500 (and getting another soon) and never flipped one, came damn close at around 70 in top gear on the street, I just hit her hard (no clutch) bike came straight up with no time to react, feet off pegs just me and the bars. I managed to chop the throttle and pull myself back on. Once stopped I had to take a 10 min break as that was scary! Now a streetbike 4 cyl 2 stroke 2000 cc bike, that's what dreams are made of! I saw one on the net somewhere, 4 kx500 motors joined by a custom cases and crank, I can only imagine what 5 mpg could do....
Rob
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08 Connie 2 bros. Carbon. Helibars. Flies out, PC3!!!
2003 kx 500 SOLD
2004 KX 500 In service now, whata BEAST!
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cls
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posted March 16, 2009 04:36 PM
Agreed. My '09 feels a bit stronger stock. Nothing big, but so.
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FastestBusaAround
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posted May 13, 2009 05:22 PM
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I have an 09 and I dont have a buffeting problem and i dont have any heat issue's so far, and i have 2450 on my bike at present.
Funny, my 09 has the exact same heat/buffeting issues as my 08 did. Maybe your 90 is an 010...
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