Great write up for sure, but if any of you would rather pay a bit extra for a easier/quicker install with no cutting or drilling on your bike, check out
www.f2ptechnologies.com.
I had this on my 07 and will be putting it on my 08 here soon, so maybe I'll take pics as I go along and make a how-to.
Good job to the OP. There's a few different ways to go about doing this, so I'm just mentioning one of the alternatives.
Carry on...