I cut my pole down 3" last winter and decided I wanted to go more last week. I drilled and tapped new holes in the stock steering plate for Xmetal bars and its about 4.5" shorter than the old setup with UMI 4*. It seemed way to short at first but after riding it I really like it. I still need to cut down the plate. Anybody have any ideas on a new pole pad?(the throttle cable now goes right over the hole for for the pad mount.