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This is probably the longest amout of time I ever spent on a motorcycle project ;-) I figured it would take me about an hour to install the Barkbusters & new Beemer Sportgrips. Wow was I wrong. I spent an hour yesterday, then about 8 hours today. Granted today I had to head out to a number of various stores in search of the correct Tap (8mm - 1.25) then later I needed to pick up shorter 8MM Bolts (which I had in my hand earler that day when I located the correct Tap and said "Nah, I won't need these!").
I really like the grips now, the Kawasucky grips weren't too hot. I also like the fact that I've shed the "Shrek Ears" and have a more "Dirt-looking" set of handguards now.
I am using this particular image for today's PaD to show the front break line (to the left) that was originally routed through the guard. After riding around the yard (which was a lot more fun than I'd originally expected), I realized it was rubbing way too much so I had to remove the left guard (again) and re-route the front brake line (had to pull the front fairing off to get at that clamp that was fixed to the tripletree bolts).
I am expecting to see a +3 HP gain from these (whether that is "Horse Power" or "Hit Points", I am not sure yet)