Just shows how great the bike is because in the end, there's not much to complain about

Glad to hear you hate it. They look like a good time, and I think I wanna hate one too. Best, brother!

Have a new W800 cafe. Thought I'd hate the bars but love them ( new bars are $30). Have 1200 miles on it now. Delkevic makes replacement stainless exaust. Black or chrome, $600. ( hard to find) Chrome carb covers $25. Mine has round mirrors. HATE the fact that I can't sleep W/ my W....cause I love this bike. Hardly ride my custom HD Nightster any more.😊

I agree with you on the handlebars. Mine is a 2019 cafe and I did not care for the clubman bars it came with. I had the standard bars like yours put on after 1000 miles. I love it now completely. Just remember mirrors are cheap. Enjoy the bike.

I have a 2019 with a Cozy sidecar. Love it except the battery is a real pain in the ass to remove for winter I put 3,000kms this summer in the pandemic with no issues.

Funny thing: I just can't figure out if I love the exhaust note or not. It seems pretty quiet, but its purr is pretty good. Do I want one? I want one, yes. But do I WANT one?

I have noticed for decades now, low bars, small reach mirrors etc, sells in the showroom but in practice don't work. So the 1st thing is always raise the bars and get extended mirrors then maybe a aftermarket seat for long distance rides.

Hi DirtRider - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. Fit mirror extenders, which cost less than $20, and are simple to fit or remove. I have used 60mm ones on my Honda SH350 and 40mm items on my Monkey bike.

I love my Whiskey 8!!!

mate just buy some end bar mirrors . they look heaps cool and you can actually see behind you really well and they're not very expensive at all , and they're dead easy to install with just an allen key yourself. those Kawasaki 's are definitely beautiful quality built bikes, bit exy over here but you do get what you pay for? Just wish they had a little bit more grunt. enjoyed the vid thanks for posting it.

Agree about the exhaust! I changed the bars on mine, had to get a new clutch cable, front brake line and throttle cables. Have you ever tried to change the throttle cable s on a W800? What a pain!

Most of it is indeed nit picking. I always hated the "standard" bars typically fitting lower European bends to my past bikes. Finally Kawasaki is importing a standard with proper Euro bars. Bravo!! The exhaust and throttle body covers, nit picking. The mirrors, however, I am totally with you on. I often fit extenders so I can actually see more than my arms but this system, while admittedly optimized to eliminate vibration, so far has been impossible to modify with extenders.

I have a 2013 W800 and the previous owner fitted a Motad system, all stainless so I have heat discoloured headers and the silencers don't quite come up to the chrome finish BUT I can take out the baffle and "tune" it for more or less db's. In my list of nit-picks I would mention the centre-stand, it is quite difficult to put it under the bike and its to do with the geometry and leverage of where your foot goes - in contrast I have a Honda CBF600 and it nearly goes onto the centre stand on its own, with tiny effort. And the last thing is the way the engine revs on cold start-up until it gets warm after 2 mins and settles down - this can be a little scary if going into traffic with a cold engine! Otherwise I love it although I would like a spin on a 650 with carbs to see the difference! Thank you for your informative and excellent honest video.

lol full sized adult here. This was all GREAT insite, thanks for taking the time to upload these. Stuff like this is exactly the kind of insite I was hoping to get, after much deliberation, the W series is the front runner for all the bikes I'm looking into. So anything I can get from someone that has already pulled the trigger on one, is all good information for me. Enjoyed this upload!

As ol' mate Fred Gassitt always said just cut the freaking pipes before the mufflers. Ha ' As for your mirrors you shouldn't be looking at your shoulders just adjust them so they reflect what's behind you. Its a common mistake among drivers of all vehicle's.

Honest guy gaming the KZfaq clickbate. Hilarious. Although I do like the video discussing negatives of the bike. I'm considering buying this, and the few videos on it tend to focus on the positives.

Love the bike, so pretty. I'd stare at it in my garage and others would do the same outside my favorite gin mill. Can't quite justify the price.

I bought this same bike in March 2021, beautiful bike I am 6'4" . . . the mirrors. . . to get to 5 some might say, not me, but some might say only 5 years not six. Nice review I subscribed.

This bike is on my wishlist. I hope it's comfortable enough, I'm 6.1

Surprised more people don't put mini apes on these, or what l've heard called "US Spec" bars. Not sure l'll ever be able to buy one but if l do, think l'll put some on.

Wish I had your red one. I have the new blue one. What I don't like about the mirrors are they are rubber mounted, which causes more vibration/ movement than a solid mirror. I don't know which would be worse, the movement from the rubber mounting or vibration from a solid mount.

I enjoy the clubman bars on my cafe. But I prefer a bit more of a sport posture. I agree on the throttle body covers though.

Those are good looking bikes

I used Flanders mini apes on my Bonnie, not too high, not too low, just right. Had to get longer cables, but all worth it.

I fully agree about the exhaust. It should have slip ons and it would be much much better

Im 5ft. 9, like the bars as supplied,nil issues. Agree with the comments about the mirrors. I really like this bike overall, but if I was to nit pick, I feel that the vibrations felt from the motor at certain RPM's are a little annoying, but Im getting used to it. Also, wish it had an extra gear for increased speeds for highway riding. The bike could easily handle 6th gear. Otherwise I like this bike.

I replaced the bars on my cafe. I could barely get the front brake on without having to replace the brake line and abs cable. Also thing I hate about the cafe: You need to take the exhaust off to get a paddock stand on the bike. I opted instead to buy the center stand when I had to replace my tires.

Kawasaki W800 - removing db killer, awesome sound - KZfaq

Hello. Wow! $1000 for the full exhaust system. I paid $1135.37 for my 1971 Kawasaki H - 1, 500 c.c. Superbike. It came with three segmented exhaust systems of three exhaust manifolds and three mufflers too. Speaking of handlebars, the H-1 had wider bars making it harder to see your elbows in the mirrors and they extended further back. Would make an excellent swap. The first models of the W series used H - 1 handlebar grips. By the way, the H - 1 would smoke the W Series in the 1/4 mile and in top speed. Also, in wheelie contests. The H - 1 and the Samurai put Kawasaki on the map. They weighed 385 lbs.

Dubbaya! Thanks for the review, friend

Good vid!

I did put handlebar risers (which also moves them back toward the rider because of the angle the mount is at). I put 30mm risers on it and now it fits me. I think the chrome FI covers are EXPENSIVE! I paid the $37 each because it really needs it (and they are stock in other countries). I don't like the mirrors either but I what I don't like is that rubber mounting which I feel it gives them more vibration movement than solid mounts. Most motorcycles today have mirrors too short to see past your shoulder. NUMBER 5:::: The damned vibration between 50 and 70 mph (3000-4000 rpm). Their counterbalance system sucks.

Mirrors: shape / size is not your problem. What you need is a pair of offset extensions. They're sorta L-shaped fittings. One part screws directly onto the bar mounts; then, the fat black mirror mount screws onto the leg of the "L". That moves the mirrors outboard by about an inch a side. Problem sorted.

nice looking bike

How about the steel post 1/4 below the center of the seat. Try sitting in the middle of the seat and say goodbye to your prostate gland.

35mm carbide tip hole saw to cut the baffle weld and pull the entire thing out. I am 6'1 and coughtoofatcough and the only thing I can see in the mirrors is me. The anti-vibration mounts for the mirrors are ugly as sin, the mirror stalks are reverse thread so you can't just take the mounts off. EDIT - This does NOT work on the 2019 and newer bikes. You can make it work but it is not an easy mod like it used to be and the gains are really not worth the effort.

There seems to be an option available to get a lower/flatter seat. Do you think this would help with the uncomfortable position? I'm also 5' 7".

I like this bike a lot. But, I agree about the chickenshit handlebars. Maybe get a set of old stock Triumph TR6C bars with cable extensions. Stay safe out there, Bro.

Hey DirtRider22: My W650 has weird bars. The middle part at the risers is 1" diameter and the part where the controls bolt on is 7/8". I looked up the Tusk 15mm risers you mention, they have 2 sizes, 7/8" and 1 1/8". You don't mention which you used on your W800? What size are the bars at the clamps? Also, with the 15mm risers, did they just fit in with no issues with brake hoses, cables and wiring? I have a new W800 coming in the spring.

Five foot seven is quite tall. I'm five foot six 🤣😂😅

I'm the same height as you and love the standard bars. I have long arms though maybe that's why

I'm 5'3 and just bought this bike. Wondering if I should go ahead and raise the handle bars now xD

5. Smallish tank/limited range. 6. Black engine. (Black barrels look great, everthing else should be chrome or polished metal, classic bonney). 7. Tube tires and spoked wheels. 8. The tower valve train still looks unbalanced.

In the end it’s still a beautiful bike though!

have to totally agree about the exhaust . It's the same on my W650 and a replacement in NZ is probably closer to a grand and a half . I'm close to just cutting them off because the sound is so pathetic and the motor is strangled by them . Dave NZ

The only thing I don’t like about my W800 is the clubman bars. That are pretty uncomfortable after about 20 minutes of riding. My wrists don’t like them, and my back doesn’t like them.

I HATE the mirrors. Everything else I can live with.

Lol dude you’re too funny nice review though.

All fixable dude👍🏽

Will the w800 wheelie lol id appreciate your feedback ? Thank you.

#5: hard to get the battery out.

Buy a hole saw that fits over the db killer and cut them out your looking at nine bucks harbor freight you don’t drill out the bottom you cut that sucker out of it

Are you able to flatfoot the bike both feet?

Nice scenery where’s that located?

I am concerned about ground clearance

You mean like no hp , I believe a 1970 Yamaha 650 twin made more hp

Leave that catalytic converter alone.

For 9 grand. I am turned off by a lot of W's