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What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?

Sold it!
2 (2.7%)
Saving it as a spare or for when I sell the C14
22 (29.3%)
Providing a nesting place for homeless spiders in my garage
22 (29.3%)
Dumpster and/or recycled
1 (1.3%)
My boat needed a new anchor
1 (1.3%)
Still have the stock muffler installed
22 (29.3%)
Butchered/modified the stocker
5 (6.7%)

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Offline JetJock

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What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« on: June 03, 2011, 09:24:07 AM »
What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?

My garage already has too much crap in it, the latest being the former anchor for the USS Enterprise (not the starship, sorry), aka as the stock C14 mega-muffler and mid-pipe. I'm trying to figure out what to do with the damn thing. Does Kawasaki have a buy-back program? Should I give it to Goodwill or the Home For Unwed Furniture?

According to my estimates, there are at least 73.7,000 other C14 owners who have also had to deal with leftover mufflers. So what did you do with yours?

If you sold it, who bought it and what did you get for it? (Does he want another one? Got his phone number?  ;D)
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Offline yardboy

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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2011, 09:42:50 AM »
Mine's in a box in the shed.
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Offline bob14

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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2011, 10:15:22 AM »
not good at finishing jobs  ie.... cleaning up !!!
still in the garage where it landed after the Area P install  :o
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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2011, 10:24:58 AM »
Sold it, but it wasn't an easy or quick process, the shipping on the massive size and weight of these is a killer...
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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2011, 11:28:23 AM »
Sitting the the shop, header is upstairs, mid pipe is waiting patiently at MOBs place awaiting some magic!
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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2011, 11:41:57 AM »
Is anybody going to bother to vote???  ???

Remember, according to forum double-secret rules, a vote in a poll is worth TWO standard posts and the long agonizing trek from Know-nothing Newbie to Assteemed Junior member is shortened.*











* Your mileage may vary and subject to VAJim's veto if he doesn't find your comments amusing enough  ;D
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Offline 556ALPHA

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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2011, 01:57:53 PM »
voted and PM sent...
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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2011, 02:47:23 PM »
Quote from: 556ALPHA on June 03, 2011, 01:57:53 PM
voted and PM sent...

So you are the guy looking for more stock pipes...nice to meet ya  ;D
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Offline OCK913

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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2011, 03:06:06 PM »
Mine has been leaning against the wall in the garage for about 2 weeks since I installed the 2 Bros. I will soon be wrapping it in some bubble wrap and putting it in the attic.
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Offline RedBombardier

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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2011, 03:12:29 PM »
Right now mine is in the basement where it will stay till I sell the bike.   ;D
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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2011, 06:34:49 PM »
Quote from: DocPigskin on June 03, 2011, 02:47:23 PM
So you are the guy looking for more stock pipes...nice to meet ya  ;D

Yea, I posted a wanted ad in the classifieds for a 2010 or later but only got one reply and it was a little more than I wanted to pay for an item most consider a "boat anchor"..seems something so worthless is actually quite valued by most....
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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2011, 06:39:10 PM »
I removed the other pipe and put the howitzer back on the bike for the quiet! Ran it for a couple of years and sold/traded it (with the bike)!
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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2011, 07:55:46 PM »
In the attic.  Depending upon how I sell or trade the bike when I get my next bike, it could go back on.  It will likely have no effect on resale, then I can sell my aftermarket (Dale Walker Holeshot) on the forum and make a little of my money back.
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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2011, 08:31:32 PM »
I'm shocked that out of that many votes so far I'm the only one that sold it, I keep stock pipes for my older and rare bikes but these potato launchers are cheap all day long on ebay, can't believe somebody would take up half the garage holding on to it...


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Offline metzgerf16

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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2011, 08:39:05 PM »
I'll be selling my stock pipe once I get around to it.  I think it would be wrong to sell this bike to someone else with that eye sore on it lol.
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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2011, 08:52:31 PM »
Spiders and mice are havin a hay day with that and the 2 spare stock ZX14 cans.
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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2011, 03:29:42 AM »
Gave it to my friend who installed it on his Dixie Chopper!
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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #17 on: June 04, 2011, 07:19:34 AM »
Mines in the attic of my storage building. I figure if  I ever sell it I can remove the two brothers and sell it on here.
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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #18 on: June 04, 2011, 09:32:35 PM »
I have 5 OEM mufflers from various bikes in my garage.
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Re: What Did You Do With the STOCK Muffler (potato launcher) and Mid-pipe?
« Reply #19 on: June 05, 2011, 07:09:42 AM »
Making the spud gun conversion. I figure it might do well in local competition!
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