Box contents includes 4 hex head bolts/washers, the two brackets, and also an extended shift linkage rod.
Installation is pretty breezy for the mechanically minded.
On the Brake side - the rear brake reservoir hose (hose going from res to master cylinder) requires shortening and depending on where you set the height at (30 or 45mm) determines how much you'll need to cut the hose down but a ballpark will be around 15mm. With ABS models the plastic shield surrounding a brake hose junction block will also need to be removed so that the aforementioned hose clears/does not kink. Setting it at 45mm will probably require further manipulation of the brake hoses to ensure kink free operation. Non-ABS models should have a much easier fitment. Remember that after you set the brake pedal height that you make sure that the stop switch is adjusted right and not held on - thus holding your brake lights on with no brakes applied.
On the Gear side - fitment is very straight forward on this side - I went the extra mile and re-located the gear linkage counterclockwise one spline over to maximise thread overlap of the linkage rod into the ball joints. Remember that one of the M6 linkage rod locknuts is reverse thread so don't lose it as they are rare as hell.
I didn't have to file or grind down any metal which is good.
Riding impression - Can definitely feel the difference immediately. Took a decent ride to get used to the new riding position. Also took a few attempts to get the gear and brake levers adjusted right as with the new peg location the levers need to go further down to feel right. Once all adjusted the position felt a lot more aggressive and sport focused - pulling the peg location rearward and up naturally made my upper body hunch over the fuel tank more and knees angle increase. Please stay tuned for the woodcraft clip on review as I will go into more detail on this.
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