Greetings, I asked the very same question when I joined the org. MC Mustang was kind enough to post some links for me to follow. Mod is easy and I think very utalitarian for some lifting their bike on a rear stand. I was always afraid of loosing balance lifting or lowering without. Personally I don't find it detracts from the looks of the bike at all and would do it again in heart beat. Follow this link to the post by MC Mustang.(ibified @ Jan. 18 2007,20:20) Okay, I see a few folks that have the rear cowl on along with the rear grab bar. Any links to a mod to make this work?