Kawasaki could have a recall

racingfortheson
Edited Date/Time 4/26/2015 2:07pm
The KX450 is known to have a lot of power but after having 2 top level riders (Milsaps and RV2) unable to control the power and looping out, could there be a safety issue? They could just recall them and add a 10-20lb weight under the front number plate to help control this.
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Hudd_421 4/25/2015 10:35pm
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Man, just rode my KX450 a few hours ago, felt no tendancy to completely loop out, I must have a special bike then...

Thank you for letting us all know the risks of riding a Kawasaki. Hey everyone, please dont ride your kawi or buy until Kawasaki addresses this issue.
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SKlein 4/25/2015 10:36pm
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racingfortheson wrote:
The KX450 is known to have a lot of power but after having 2 top level riders (Milsaps and RV2) unable to control the power and...
The KX450 is known to have a lot of power but after having 2 top level riders (Milsaps and RV2) unable to control the power and looping out, could there be a safety issue? They could just recall them and add a 10-20lb weight under the front number plate to help control this.
Why not just take it a step further and throw 50-70 lb's under the front plate, that'll do the trick.
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Hudd_421 4/25/2015 10:38pm
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Imagine the front end traction you would get, ill call up my Kawi contacts and get them started. hopefully they can have this ready to go for 2016
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kiwifan 4/25/2015 10:38pm
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Gee and my thread went to dumbgeon then this comes up?

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SKlein 4/25/2015 10:43pm
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kiwifan wrote:
Gee and my thread went to dumbgeon then this comes up?
Can't win em all.
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kiwifan 4/25/2015 10:44pm
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kiwifan wrote:
Gee and my thread went to dumbgeon then this comes up?
SKlein wrote:
Can't win em all.
lol nope...I thought it was a good discussion but alas that doesnt seem to be the case
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BAMX 4/25/2015 10:45pm
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Please drop off your unsafe bikes at my house and i will make sure that they are taken care off.Tongue
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Maybe install an auto brake. When ever the bike exceeds a 60 degree angle. the rear brake is applied automatically.
I gotta go call Kawasaki
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RonSkj 4/25/2015 10:49pm
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wait... how steep is mount st. glen helen?
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mehow2g 4/25/2015 10:56pm
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Recall's generally come from a technical fault not too much power, I highly highly... highly doubt because DM18 cant "handle" the bike and RV making a rookie mistake under pressure is enough for a recall.
racingfortheson 4/25/2015 10:58pm
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RonSkj wrote:
Maybe install an auto brake. When ever the bike exceeds a 60 degree angle. the rear brake is applied automatically.
I gotta go call Kawasaki
That is a good one. Then the Wheelie Boys would stop stealing bike cause you can't 12 o'clock it. Should even help with insurance rates .
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cmx152 4/25/2015 11:06pm
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mehow2g wrote:
Recall's generally come from a technical fault not too much power, I highly highly... highly doubt because DM18 cant "handle" the bike and RV making a...
Recall's generally come from a technical fault not too much power, I highly highly... highly doubt because DM18 cant "handle" the bike and RV making a rookie mistake under pressure is enough for a recall.
Laughing
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kiwifan wrote:
Gee and my thread went to dumbgeon then this comes up?
This is from a guy who posted some dumb stuff, complained that his account had been clipped, but sent it from an email address that let me know he had multiple accounts.

Then he posts this.

Oh, and kiwifan? Your post wasn't any better.
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Rotaholic 4/25/2015 11:53pm
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Its obvious they need to turn the motor round the other way, you never see yamahas looping out, just saying
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kiwifan 4/26/2015 1:35pm
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kiwifan wrote:
Gee and my thread went to dumbgeon then this comes up?
GuyB wrote:
This is from a guy who posted some dumb stuff, complained that his account had been clipped, but sent it from an email address that let...
This is from a guy who posted some dumb stuff, complained that his account had been clipped, but sent it from an email address that let me know he had multiple accounts.

Then he posts this.

Oh, and kiwifan? Your post wasn't any better.
lol well I just wanted some discussion about it but all good :-) I know not to bring that up again lol
racingfortheson 4/26/2015 2:07pm
4/26/2015 2:07pm
kiwifan wrote:
Gee and my thread went to dumbgeon then this comes up?
GuyB wrote:
This is from a guy who posted some dumb stuff, complained that his account had been clipped, but sent it from an email address that let...
This is from a guy who posted some dumb stuff, complained that his account had been clipped, but sent it from an email address that let me know he had multiple accounts.

Then he posts this.

Oh, and kiwifan? Your post wasn't any better.
Lol, this was a total joke. I also didn't mean to have 2 accounts. I tried setting first one up but I screwed up ( O, by the way, thanx to fixing it). I got temperately suspended because I made a did tasteful H.I.V. joke. No AIDS jokes here Sir

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