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Want to change the handlebars on the LTD for something a lot lower, can you get the lower bars with the holes in for the indicator/switchgear wiringor will I have to fit normal bars and change the indicator stems to fit onto the headlamp mounting.

Z1R bars have the cutouts in them if that helps................

also if you can get original (z1000a1/2) l/h and r/h switch gears , as they are the ones that go through the bars , difficult but it can be done with patience. the other ones have a block at the end and wont go through the holes, dont think they sell switch gears for the z1000a1/2 hole now so it might have to be 2nd hand.

Having just rewired my Z1000A1 handbar switches I can vouch for what a pain in the arse it is getting the wires through the bars - and I used thinwall conductors with heat shrink which makes it somewhat thiner than the originals.
If you crimp a straight splicer to one of the wires and then put a bit of heat shring over the splice and the rest of the wire ends you can then fix a 'mouse' to the splicer and that will easily go through the bar and you can carefully use that to put the rest through. I can't imagine the cable group would go through with the bullets on. I actually thought that bullets made a right royal mess under the tank so I have put multiblocks on instead - much neater

Big John, if you can't get the lower bars with "hole-thru" facility don't worry and just do as most Z's do and have the cables clamped to the bars.

The more serious items you will have to consider are:

Your throttle & clutch cables and may be too long?
The front master cylinder brake hose be too squashed? (May have to have a shorter hose).
The left and right hand control cables may be too long, and have to be cramped up on the coils?.

The only good word I have to say for those hole-thru handle bars is, I once had a z1000 (with new paint work) parked on grass, using the prop stand, while I did something. I heard a crash! when I got to the bike the only item that was damaged was the handle bars. Those bars took the complete load of the bike bending at the Hole-thru point.

RegardZ

Big John, if you can't get the lower bars with "hole-thru" facility don't worry and just do as most Z's do and have the cables clamped to the bars.

The more serious items you will have to consider are:

Your throttle & clutch cables and may be too long?
The front master cylinder brake hose be too squashed? (May have to have a shorter hose).
The left and right hand control cables may be too long, and have to be cramped up on the coils?.

The only good word I have to say for those hole-thru handle bars is, I once had a z1000 (with new paint work) parked on grass, using the prop stand, while I did something. I heard a crash! when I got to the bike the only item that was damaged was the handle bars. Those bars took the complete load of the bike bending at the Hole-thru point.

RegardZ

Thanks lads, I was thinking I may have to resort to clamping the wires on the outside of the bars as per the Z900 I had, or Z1R bars maybe the answer. Certainly starts adding up how much work it is just changing to lower bars.