[OhioKawiMW]

Bought a new 2O22 14r in March and just recently changed out the stock exhaust to the 13 inch Delkevic stainless tri-oval slip-on exhaust. But after getting the old pipes off, they look to be really bent up and damaged. The bike had 3 miles on it and wasn't even at the dealership when I put the deposit down. Not sure what to make of this.....would Kawasaki really install damaged parts onto a BRAND NEW bike??

 

[Duck00]

That's crappy!

Could have happened in transit to the shop, or during installation, but still should have been picked up when detailing the bike before you took it. Have you let the shop know?

Don.

 

[OhioKawiMW]

Yeah pretty frustrating......underside of the bike is perfect, no damage whatsoever. So my theory is that they were put on that way at the factory. I'll be taking the pipes into the dealership this week, and with the bike still under warranty, hopefully they order me a new set!!

 

[zx12mark]

Kawasaki beat the hell out of those pipes for clearances.
My 2012 was the same way. I couldn’t believe it either.

 

[OhioKawiMW]

So on another ZX14R forum, another owner is saying this is normal, and the stock pipes his 2018 looked exactly like mine. I'm confused, lol.