View Full Version : New KawaNOW Website...
I just put the finishing touches on a totally new website for KawaNOW.
Take a look and let me know what you think.
http://www.kawanow.org
Trip
Top Cat
07-24-2011, 08:40 PM
I like it Boss.
GIBBY
07-24-2011, 08:43 PM
Awesome!
glwilson
07-24-2011, 08:48 PM
Looks good Trip. A lot cleaner looking and simple in design. ;) http://s2.images.proboards.com/cool.gif
blowndodge
07-24-2011, 08:57 PM
How much are we being paid??? http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif Looks really sharp Trip
Netnorske
07-24-2011, 08:57 PM
Looks nice!
crazygene49
07-24-2011, 10:03 PM
Like it!
scott2007nomad
07-24-2011, 10:04 PM
I like it but I seldom go to the web site, I just go straight to the forum.
Easy to read. Will you be changing the four pics at the top of the page from time to time?
landman
07-24-2011, 10:25 PM
i like it but was surprised that it appears the new voyager owners were given the boot.
Cajunrider
07-24-2011, 10:27 PM
Very nice!
usranger74
07-24-2011, 10:37 PM
I like it but I seldom go to the web site, I just go straight to the forum.
+1
cactusjack
07-24-2011, 10:49 PM
KawaNOW has a website? ??? Just joking. The new format looks real nice!
billmac
07-24-2011, 11:18 PM
Looks nice and a good reference starting point. I usually go straight to the new topic forum to see what looks interesting.
dougster
07-24-2011, 11:23 PM
That looks really great, Trip!
Jared
07-24-2011, 11:34 PM
Looking great!
anchornomad
07-24-2011, 11:42 PM
Trip, Looks excellent, easy to get around on! Good job ! Dennis
rickyboy
07-25-2011, 01:45 AM
Trip I think it looks great! Clean and more?.......modern.
Must be too hot in Texas to go riding so Trip stayed inside in the cool air-conditioned room and redid the site. Just joking...looks great.
AlabamaNomadRider
07-25-2011, 03:41 AM
Looks really sharp Trip.
jasperboy
07-25-2011, 06:06 AM
Very vice! Thanks again for all you do, this is my favorite stop of the day while "cruising" the internet.
recumbentbob
07-25-2011, 06:14 AM
F A N T A S T I C ! ! !
Must be too hot in Texas to go riding so Trip stayed inside in the cool air-conditioned room and redid the site. Just joking...looks great.
Yep... a little too warm at times to go riding all the time right now in Texas. I do ride whenever I can tho.
Thanks for all your comments. I appreciate it.
To answer a question or two..... yes, I will be updating the four pics on the flash portion of the main page.
As far as giving the Voyager the boot.... officially, the Voyager was a part of the supported lineup at KawaNOW. But last October while I was in Las Vegas at the Kawasaki unveiling, the President of the Voyager group (AVA) and I met together and mutually decided that to keep support consistent and proper, we would urge Voyager owners to move to the AVA and Nomad owners to move to KawaNOW.
The AVA does have a few Nomad owners. And KawaNOW does have a few Voyager owners. So, it's not like I'm giving the Voyager owners the boot, I am just not listing the Voyager as the supported product of KawaNOW. We decided this in the interest of the owners and where they can get the best support.
I like it but I seldom go to the web site, I just go straight to the forum.
Same here, I'll have to check it out
peterdarby
07-25-2011, 08:32 AM
Great
BudMan
07-25-2011, 08:39 AM
I like the new look, although I rarely visit the site.
I wondered about the Voyager. (Nomad/Vaquero Nation)
I guess that explains it.
I like the new look also. Great job, Trip!
Looks very clean, I like it.
nomad72
07-25-2011, 07:51 PM
I like it!! Was surprised today when I went up on the site using my droid. Thought I went to the wrong site at first.. Great site/forum really appreciate having the avenue to find out different things.
carolinakid1
07-25-2011, 08:06 PM
Nice job, Trip.
jesse
07-25-2011, 08:28 PM
As usual, another great job by Trip!! :) :)
pronghorn
07-25-2011, 09:55 PM
Yep, I like it
jestephens
07-25-2011, 09:59 PM
that new website looks hotter than a Las Vegas sidewalk in July :0)
sodbuster
07-25-2011, 10:14 PM
sweet. I like it!
Jared
07-25-2011, 10:54 PM
I especially like this picture you made up. Very cool!
blowndodge
07-25-2011, 11:36 PM
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb210/blowndodge/kiss.jpg
markclark57
07-26-2011, 01:04 AM
I like it. I noted that the Member's list has some names underlined. Didn't figure out why. . . ???
ccmjr77
07-26-2011, 11:12 AM
I like it.
cactusjack
07-26-2011, 11:34 AM
I like it. I noted that the Member's list has some names underlined. Didn't figure out why. . . ???
Not very adventurous, are you? http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif Click on a member name with an underscore and it will display a member photo.
jmax5105
07-26-2011, 12:27 PM
Well done! I like the new look and feel.
mrghost
07-26-2011, 03:21 PM
Looks Great & easy to navigate!! ;)
Bull Durham
07-26-2011, 04:50 PM
Looks nice, high tech. But it does appear that Voyagers are not welcome, unless that is the look you are going for.
To me, not much difference between a Nomad and a Voyager but mostly all the bags / fairing.
Yellow Jacket
07-26-2011, 05:30 PM
... But it does appear that Voyagers are not welcome, unless that is the look you are going for.
To me, not much difference between a Nomad and a Voyager but mostly all the bags / fairing.
Read Reply #22 from Trip...it answers your question.
macmac
07-26-2011, 06:06 PM
Trip, I just pop in to the boards myself. I know you were only wanting us to examine the first page, which is very nice.
I decided to look at tips and tricks and found a flaw. Basicly bad info.
""""Winter Suggestion: If in the winter, you find yourself not riding your bike as often as you would like, keep your battery and engine in good running order by starting up your bike once every two weeks in the wintertime. Long periods of time sitting in the garage can make a battery weak and possibly gunk up the carbs. Just start up your bike once every two weeks and let it run for about 15 minutes or until the cooling fan comes on."""""""
15 minutes time once every 2 weeks isn't enough time to recharge the power taken from the battery to start the bike once. Also that isn't enough time to cook off the water made from condensaion, and in effect will add water to the engine/tranny oil, where it will enable the acids as blowby to become sulfuric acid which loves to eat alloy engines and babbit bearing material.
Due to my living conditions my bike gets stored in a cold trailer and in NH it gets really cold. I do alot more that most people would have to, and for it my 06 Nomad looks new still.
What comes in to stay in the cellar is the seat vinals and the battery. That battery stays on a autofloat / antisulfaction pulse charger all winter. The engine is never started all winter, but is put away with new oil in the engine.
Since the weather warms and cools a lot in spring before I can get the bike out and on the road I see water made externally on my bike in any given year. Water is made inside the engine gase and the gas tank this way, but not very much.
The water is only made on inner surfaces that are exposed to air, not fluids. Since no fluids are moving the and the water is heavier than gasoline and or oil it settles to the bottom of respective area containers.
I add stable to the gas, which works and this is the marine grade stable. This I believe has a good effect to mix water with the gas, so it won't pool in the low spots in the tank. This gas is burned out in Spring and new fresh gas is added for the new season.
The water in new engine oil gathers in low spots too, but my first ride of the season is over 45 minutes and that' enough time to boil water in oil and turn it to steam and then it gets breathed thru the engine breather, and is blown out as steam in the mufflers.
My OEM Battery at rest after a ride still shows 12.8 volts not on the charger. In fact at first shut down the voltmeter reads 13.33 dcv, and will slowly settle to be 12.8 if I don't hook the charger up before the next morning. Basicly my battery is as new.
Because winter is long and colder in NH I also wash and wax the bike at winter storage, and don't wipe off the white dry wax. I pull the plugs and fog the engine, and also fog the mufflers inside and the throttle body. I put the intake parts in a baggie, and stuff rags in the TB and up the mufflers to keep possible rodents out.
All the chrome is waxed and left to dry as well. In spring I re-do that waxing once to wet the dried on wax and it makes the bike look new. I do more than that but it's outside what's normal.
IMO any bike battery not in use for longer than parked for a days work, should be on a auto float charger rated at no more than 1.5 AMPs .
Bull Durham
07-26-2011, 06:32 PM
Yellow Jacket, you are right. Must of skipped the second page, didn't see Trips answer.
Thanks for all the compliments guys..... to answer some questions....
Utah... you're very welcome. I made that graphic the other night and thought it was cool for the new website. Thanks.
Also, it's not that we are not welcoming Voyagers.... in fact, to the contrary, I think we're going to change things and include Voyagers as much as Nomads and Vaqueros. More to come on that....
Macmac.... took your suggestion... I posted your reply on the Tips section. Thanks for the advice.
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