InfiniteReality
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I did this mod the first night I had the bike home after buying it new. 5yrs of owning the bike and having cut both humps on my Gen 1 & 2, I decided I didn't want it any more. I don't ride 2-up with the wife enough to matter and like the look without. Couple weeks of searching on ebay for a charcoal 09 hump and found a brand new one for $55. Turned around and sold my modified hump, less the base, for $50.
Considering I've been using the grab bar to put both bike's plus old SV on the rear stand for past 12 years it is a little nerve-racking to do it without the bar. After doing it a couple of times, it's no big deal now. I just put the stand behind the bike, push the bike upright off the kickstand and barely let it lean on my leg while i get stand properly centered (using swing arm) and goes right up.
Considering I've been using the grab bar to put both bike's plus old SV on the rear stand for past 12 years it is a little nerve-racking to do it without the bar. After doing it a couple of times, it's no big deal now. I just put the stand behind the bike, push the bike upright off the kickstand and barely let it lean on my leg while i get stand properly centered (using swing arm) and goes right up.