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I just finished mine as well... I took hole bar off, cut it, milled it square, put it all back on with plugs.. Hopefully it doesnt hurt anything. My dealer has several bikes that way plus one of them is the owners bike. They said it was fine, but I can also see how it can give support too.... Now I am going to worry about it! lol
Mine's been off for over 15K miles and haven't had a problem. Put it back on temporarily so I could use the TP for a trip and no problem getting things lined back up. After the trip it came right back off.
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