I am new to the site. I purchased my 2012 Concours a week ago and was sent to MC by a moto cop friend I served in the Marine Corps with. So after a couple of emails Ryan allowed me to come in to pick up a set he had left over from his first manufacturing run. I just picked up my bars last night and got them on in about 35 minutes. Ryan asked me to post some picks here when I did, until then I didn't know this site existed so here I am.
I have to say the instructions are seriously lacking and if I wasn't a former mechanic who kept all of his tools, installing these puppies would be very confusing. Being mechanically inclined I basically just held them up and figured it out. Also I think the main motor mount bolt should have a washer on the right and left side. Even better on the right side instead of being tapered on the inside of the mount, I think it should be a piece of stock, milled to except the bolt but allow the head of the bolt to rest on a solid surface, not just the corners of the hex bolt against a tapered surface. On the left side it should have a washer just for the simple fact that when you tighten the nut it digs into the powder coating leaving exposed metal to eventually rust. I will be correcting this with a small amount of black paint of course but A washer would be a better idea.
Also this is something small but for me attention to detail shows thought and consideration, when my replacement bolts Allen sizes do not match the stock bolts it is annoying to me. Again this probably doesn't bother most people but for me it does. When I see attention paid to the smaller things it gives me a warm and fussy, confidence in the people who manufactured my product.
All and all they look good and will serve the purpose intended rather well although after looking at them again today, I have a feeling the first time I have to remove the fairings I will be taking my MIG welder and some stock to these babies. Making some much needed modifications to make them easier to remove and re-install.
One more note, if I didn't own a compact flex head 3/8" air ratchet, I think I would have wanted to hurt someone when it came to installing the inner forward facing nuts ;-)