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Can you bend front brake MC banjo fitting? Barkbuster fitting woes!

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Currently installing a set of Barkbuster EGO hand guards to the TE449 and have various bar mount fitting kits from other bikes and also a new BTC 06 kit which is cool but no matter what I do I can't work a way around clearing the steel banjo fitting coming from the front brake master cylinder.

There is a tab in the mould for the master cylinder that prevents the banjo from being swung too high (obviously there to aid in banjo bolt tightning) and the curve in the steel fitting is proving to be a #$%%$@@$ also. The turkeys are probably not helping but hey it's Australia Day so I have an excuse!

Searching a few hand guard threads here and it appears some of you guys might have slightly bent your fittings and / or removed the tab on the housing to gain a better angle on this fitting for hand guard installation even with other brands?? Can anyone shed some light on this for me??
 
Cut the tab on the master cylinder to allow the banjo fitting to swing up and out of the way. All good now.... Pics for anyone who may be installing Barkbuster EGO handguards with the BTC 06 fitting kit as recommended on a TE 449/511

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