So I took my bike to the ol' MSF parking lot today to brush up on my skills. I've had the SV for about 6 months now after having ridden a '96 Bandit 600 for several years. While I was working on my slow-speed maneuvering, I noticed during very tight right hand turns (with the bars locked as far as they would go to the right) that I was almost completely unable to adjust the throttle because the palm of my right hand would hit the tank with even the slightest twist.
I brought the bike home and searched the forums for about a half hour looking for tips on adjusting the stock clip-ons and didn't really find much, so I whipped out a 10 mm wrench and went outside to see if I could make some minor adjustments.
Once I loosened the clip-on bolts, they would only move about 1/16 of an inch either way. I lowered them down a bit and found a little nub that fits inside a divot on the underside of the upper triple tree. I'm not sure why that nub is there other than to make it easy to assemble the clip-ons at the "correct" angle.
I left them lowered about a quarter inch so I could rotate the clip-ons freely and then rotated them outward a bit (checking clearance against the fairing and tank) and then tightened them.
In addition to providing a bit more clearance for my palm when the bars are locked full-right, the new angle feels much, much better on my wrists.
My questions:
Is it ok to have the clip-ons lowered a 1/4 inch from the underside of the triple tree, and is it ok to have adjusted them like I did so the nub is no longer locked inside the triple tree divot? All the aftermarket clip-ons I've seen for sale don't seem to have that little nub so I'm assuming it's ok...
Thanks for any tips or advice!
Some pictures:
The nub in question:

New clip-on angle:

Full-right:

I brought the bike home and searched the forums for about a half hour looking for tips on adjusting the stock clip-ons and didn't really find much, so I whipped out a 10 mm wrench and went outside to see if I could make some minor adjustments.
Once I loosened the clip-on bolts, they would only move about 1/16 of an inch either way. I lowered them down a bit and found a little nub that fits inside a divot on the underside of the upper triple tree. I'm not sure why that nub is there other than to make it easy to assemble the clip-ons at the "correct" angle.
I left them lowered about a quarter inch so I could rotate the clip-ons freely and then rotated them outward a bit (checking clearance against the fairing and tank) and then tightened them.
In addition to providing a bit more clearance for my palm when the bars are locked full-right, the new angle feels much, much better on my wrists.
My questions:
Is it ok to have the clip-ons lowered a 1/4 inch from the underside of the triple tree, and is it ok to have adjusted them like I did so the nub is no longer locked inside the triple tree divot? All the aftermarket clip-ons I've seen for sale don't seem to have that little nub so I'm assuming it's ok...
Thanks for any tips or advice!
Some pictures:
The nub in question:

New clip-on angle:

Full-right:
