Just some of my own personal experiences with mounting low bars on my W.? At the time, I was not aware of the W650 group so didn't have anyone to ask.? Simply looking at the standard high bars on the American version, the bar is 1" in diameter, which presented me with all kinds of concerns. Aftermarket low bars were all 7/8" diameter.? That meant that I had to find a 1" diameter bar, or if I used a 7/8" bar it would mean having to get all new 1"dia. controls including throttle, switches, etc..? Turns out, what you can't see, is that Kawasaki didn't want to put 1" dia. controls on the W so they actually stepped the diameter of the bar down to 7/8" where the controls attached.? You can't tell this by looking at it.? I think it was just done for styling purposes.? Once I figured this out I simply bought an aftermarket 7/8" bar, purchased a set of shims for the clamps that allow mounting a 7/8" bar in 1" clamps.? ?I used all the same controls, and even still have the original control cables and front brake line.? I probably would suggest getting shorter cables and especially the brake line, but mine have been working fine for years.? I don't know what the factory low bars look like or how they dealt with the diameter issue, but I am assuming they must be 1" dia. bars stepped down to 7/8" like the original high bars.? Thats probably why they are so expensive, but I don't know.? By the way, I highly recommend the low bars.? I hated the stock high bars.

Gary??