i just ripped off my stock bar bc it got bent to sh*t from wheelies. i have a 03. the lights did not get in the way on wheelies i know that for a fact bc i wheelie my bike all the time and scrape the bar alot. im searching for a stock bar now. aftermarket bars are alot shorter from stock. well the common ones and theyre mostly off set. if u wheelie passing ur balancing point with the after market bar im talking about, ur pipe will scrape the ground or worse the bike will flip on u. stock bar is thin, heavier, bends easy, but its safer to have that bar then those aftermarket ones i saw. i ordered one and sent it back.