I am new to my 2008 ZX14 but I did own a ZX12R for 10 years. I did also own a Concours 14 for a short period of time that kept it's cool as well.
I have noticed that in stop and go traffic my ZX14 gets hot very quickly. My ZX12R never got that hot that fast. The fan (I think there were two) came on and kept the bike cool (half the bars). Also, when I shut the bike off, the fans would continue to work for 30 seconds.
The ZX14 has only one fan that I can see. Gets hot (full bars but not flashing) very quickly and the only thing that keeps it cool is moving along at 30 MPH or more (half bars). Is a second fan an option? Do others in hot climates have other methods of keeping things cool?
So far it is not a problem but I don't like the way things get 6 bar hot so quickly.