#11 has 3 mounting points right Ryan?
It looks great to me. I just hope that it fits a '08/'09.
Yes, #11 has three mounting points. The front lower one (the one that's hidden) is in the same place it has always been. That point is just hidden as of right now because we simply bent the bar into place so you guys could see what it would look like. Incorporating that specific mounting point the way we want to takes quite a bit of time so we decided to just skip that part for now so we can get a design chosen first. If this is the design we choose we'll go ahead and get the bar made up completely, weld it into place, then do a bit of drop testing. Then, based on the drop tests, we'll make small changes as we need to then the bar should be ready for the finishers!
As far as fitting an '08/'09, I sure hope it does as well. I have a feeling we're going to run into some issues, though. The bar may fit but I don't think it'll follow the lines of the bike as well as it does on the 2010-2012. As unfortunate as it may be, I think we'll just have to bring an '08/'09 in and fit it up separately although I'm going to have a few people test this bar on an '08/'09 first to be absolutely sure it doesn't fit up.
Come on Ryan, lay it on it's side already bro...
Hahahaha that'll be coming once we get the design chosen and the bar welded up properly! Sorry it's taking a bit longer than expected but we're really trying to do a thorough job on designing the bar. Stay tuned, though!
I concur. If you can proof it on an 08/09 I'm in.
I really hope it fits an '08/'09. I have a few people lined up to test this bar for us though once it's done. If it doesn't end up fitting, we'll have to try to find a local '08/'09 to bring in and fit up an entirely new bar.
Yes #11 looks great. In regards to your comment about the tube in the last photo. Could the mounting tab be more of a flat "L" shape? By doing so you could raise that end of the tubing up a little and still be able to remove the battery panel. Just a thought.
Ohhh, that is an interesting idea. I know we wanted to avoid moving that bracket because, as it is, it flows with the lines of the bike right near the bracket and that bar reaaaally needs to be as low as possible around that body line. The farther we move that bar up, the less protection there is for the lower fairing. I'll take a look at this though and see if we could afford to move it up a bit to allow access to the battery panel.