Teetering on the edge of 30, I’ve finally started noticing the little things.  My cell phone has more processing power than my first “gaming” computer, dirt bikes now come standard with fuel injection, and I ruin a perfectly good sport motorcycle with standard handlebars, rather than racing clip-on’s.

The LSL conversion kit is a bit pricey, but worthwhile in my opinion.  The bolt-on metal template for drilling the triple-tree was a real nice bonus too.  I was pretty nervous about marking and measuring the triple-tree for the clamps.  Made drilling the holes a snap.

I managed to get the bars test-mounted on the V11 after de burring the holes I milled in the triple tree.  Looks pretty good, and a test seat on the bike tells me that I’ll be riding in relative comfort from here on out.  Still have some work to do with the brake and clutch hoses;  I’ll have to get creative with those.

I still can’t shake the feeling that I’ve just butchered a fine Italian sportbike.  Like putting ape-hangars on a Ducati, or painting “No Fear” logos onto a Ferrari.  I almost expect to get laughed at by all the trendy cafe racer kids in town when I take a test ride.