nice write up!
two things that can be done differently:
1. you don't have to push the pivot bolts back flush. install the left bracket on the hugger, and install the right bracket on the bike. this way, the left bracket can slot into the pivot bolt. right side won't have any trouble lining up for the required nuts and bolts.
2. there were some complaints about the pivot bolt being just barely long enough after adding on the brackets, and ProjektD's instruction asked for loctite to be applied to the pivot bolt/nut. you can order a slightly longer bolt from kawasaki, part number: 92153-1944. it's the bolt from the front end of the "torque rod". it's about 4mm longer.