Ahh that age old question and fuel of much debate…… to chop or not to chop?
I’m normally a ‘poop or get off the pot’ kind of person but as Mr G has touched upon there are other options like a kind of ‘halfway house’ of junking all the unnecessary plastics and adding a little carbon.
Here’s mine on my ‘97 900 (definitely handy for putting that cuppa on):
And for later bikes (if you can find one):
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