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Congrats Mike on the relocation. Was in that area a year or so ago and it is indeed beautiful. Whether retirement, semi-retirement or just a new place to work, I wish you well. Actually hope to meet some day!

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daves79x wrote:Congrats Mike on the relocation. Was in that area a year or so ago and it is indeed beautiful. Whether retirement, semi-retirement or just a new place to work, I wish you well. Actually hope to meet some day!

Dave
Thank you, Dave. The same here, it would be great to finally put a face to a name, especially one as helpful and important to the CBX community as yours.

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Mike Nixon wrote:
daves79x wrote:Congrats Mike on the relocation. Was in that area a year or so ago and it is indeed beautiful. Whether retirement, semi-retirement or just a new place to work, I wish you well. Actually hope to meet some day!

Dave
Thank you, Dave. The same here, it would be great to finally put a face to a name, especially one as helpful and important to the CBX community as yours.
I just love it when two of the Masters get together. I have learned so much from these two gentleman that I almost feel guilty about it :mrgreen:
Thanks to both of you !!
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to remember that your objective was to drain the swamp !!

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Just a clarification. I am *not* retired, just no longer at Kawasaki corporate. I am still doing what I have been doing all my life, wrenching, only now at a new shop. :-)

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Mike Nixon wrote:Just a clarification. I am *not* retired, just no longer at Kawasaki corporate. I am still doing what I have been doing all my life, wrenching, only now at a new shop. :-)
Good to hear that you are still putting up with wrenching on motorcycles, Mike! Also glad that you are no longer with Team Green, so you will not hold it against me if I vent:

For a long time, I was suspicious that the Kawasaki engineers in the late 70s and 80s had absolutely no clue what they were doing.
The straw that broke the camel's back now: I am redoing the front end on my 1982 KZ1300.
There is no way, you can take the forks apart and change the seal without the Kawasaki special tool or making one from scratch.
But the killer is the front brake calipers.
Who in his right mind, would design a caliper hanger that mounts INSIDE the floating caliper???????????
There is absolutely no way to install the caliper hanger with its rubber boots staying in place. And... you have to install the piston through the hole in the caliper hanger :roll: :roll:
I was working on this for 4 hours, constantly telling myself ..Patience, Mike, don't swear.....

I know, many here will say: Serves you right, why do you even want to own a bike like that.....
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You should experience the frustration of being on the inside! Well, no, I wouldn't wish that on you. Deadening, sterile working environment. Both Honda and Kawasaki, both of whose corporate offices I worked at, the same. I often think the Japanese are as successful as they are only due to sales quantity. About the culture, about the end user of heir products, unlike the "niche" brands, the Japanese know nothing. See my articles on this...

http://www.motorcycleproject.com/text/v ... lenge.html
http://www.motorcycleproject.com/text/mgmt_game.html
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Great article Mike and sadly true to this day :-(
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I suppose it is the same eveywhere. Thanks Phil!

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Congratulations on your move mike,

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Good on ya, Mike! I do understand your comments, etc. regarding working with the Japanese culture. Have a few 'war stories' from my days at Ford engineering working with Mazda engineering. Maybe some day.....
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