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It's going to arrive later this week. Always wanted one.? What are some of the popular mods you guys did to yours? Looking for? lower bars. Any recommendation? 
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What a beauty!
Mods? The list is essentially?endless, you can do a little or do a full ground up resto-mod.
Here is mine, if you like something, I can tell you more...
It's going to arrive later this week. Always wanted one.?
What are some of the popular mods you guys did to yours?
Looking for? lower bars. Any recommendation?
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Sorry, I forgot to mention, if you want low handlebars, you can get OEM Kawasaki Europe ones, the PN is?46003-1546
Also Z-Power sells a low handlebar (Euro spec handlebar) kit for ~$400. This includes the Euro clutch, brake and throttle lines,?also the mirrors, etc. When I went to low bars, I just bought HEL braided steel brake lines, they improved braking significantly.??
On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 8:59?PM Sujit Kirpekar via <kirpekar= [email protected]> wrote: What a beauty!
Mods? The list is essentially?endless, you can do a little or do a full ground up resto-mod.
Here is mine, if you like something, I can tell you more...
It's going to arrive later this week. Always wanted one.?
What are some of the popular mods you guys did to yours?
Looking for? lower bars. Any recommendation?
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Nice one!
John H. in Omaha
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John H. in Omaha
2000 W650
2006 Vino 125
1981 CT110 ¡°The Goin¡¯ Postie Bike!¡±
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Nice Bike Sujit, looks even more retro.
What pipes are those? How do they sound compared to stock?
Thanks for the PN, is this the right place to buy?
https://japan.webike.net/products/24909091.html
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Yes, Webike is a great place to buy W stuff, I have had good luck with them.
The pipes are Harley Softail OEM mufflers. They bolt on without much fuss and they sound much better than stock. Not too loud, but deep.
I also run Harley VROD OEM shocks...
Nice Bike Sujit, looks even more retro.
What pipes are those? How do they sound compared to stock?
Thanks for the PN, is this the right place to buy?
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You can get Bikemaster bars in a variety of shapes and bends. I¡¯ve got the Euro Touring bars on my Dub. Those can be ordered from any motorcycle shop. They¡¯re not at all expensive and mine have been on for well over 10 years with no rusting or other issues. I did trim about an inch off both ends.
Dan
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Look through the Files section of this group. There are a number of write-ups about carb modifications, suspension improvements, making the seat more comfortable, adding accessories, and so on. Find them here: /g/W650Riders/files
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Made mine a cafe racer¡.
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On Apr 25, 2023, at 8:59 PM, Sujit Kirpekar <kirpekar@...> wrote:
? What a beauty!
Mods? The list is essentially?endless, you can do a little or do a full ground up resto-mod.
Here is mine, if you like something, I can tell you more...
It's going to arrive later this week. Always wanted one.?
What are some of the popular mods you guys did to yours?
Looking for? lower bars. Any recommendation?
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This bike is the twin to mine!? Those are stock pipes and they sound very nice as they are.? Z-Power in the UK is the best place to buy the low bar conversion bits and bobs.? Great folks who really care about their?business.
Nice Bike Sujit, looks even more retro.
What pipes are those? How do they sound compared to stock?
Thanks for the PN, is this the right place to buy?
-- Allan Wyatt Raconteur and All-Around Curmudgeon
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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??
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You can get Bikemaster bars in a variety of shapes and bends.? I¡¯ve got the Euro Touring bars on my Dub.? Those can be ordered from any motorcycle shop.? They¡¯re not at all expensive and mine have been on for well over 10 years with no
rusting or other issues. I did trim about an inch off both ends.
Dan
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If the OEM bars are 7/8, then why would u need to change anything?
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Rambo,
Is your bike lowered?
What taillight is that?
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Gary,
You're saying the OEM clamp on the W is 1"?
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Yes.
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From: "feraydoon via groups.io" <feraydoon@...>
Date: 4/26/23 7:21 PM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [W650Riders] Bought a W650
Gary,
You're saying the OEM clamp on the W is 1"?
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Do you have a link to the bars u ended up buying?
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No link. Just a after market bar. Available many places. Here is a photo of my standard high bar showing the step. I think I got the shims from a bicycle website.? Good luck.
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Date: 4/26/23 7:31 PM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [W650Riders] Bought a W650
Do you have a link to the bars u ended up buying?
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A few things I've done. Added a windshield, changed the mirrors to round ones, replaced the stock turn signals to ones that look like Lucas style, put on a rear luggage rack and side luggage brackets, reinforced the rear fender, replaced the stock carb jets and needles, changed the rounded out JIS screws on the carb float bowls to allen screws, added a relay to the horn to increase its power, painted the headshell black because the chrome had gotten damaged...I've probably forgotten a few things.?
Also, after 21 years and 48,000 miles, and damage from salty upstate NY roads, I stripped the clear coat off the engine casings and polished them, removed minor rust spots on the frame and repainted them.?
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Tom,
What did u get out of changing the jets and needles??
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Congratulations. I think you'll find that you enjoy it very much. It is very easy to ride and has a great sound. Plenty of power for me. I'm past my old sportbike days. Here is mine. 
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Tom Herling
