I had the same problem with the brake line. Too short. What worked for me was just re-route the line behind the tripple tree. I actually had to do this with both throttle cables and the clutch cable as well. I added a 4-1/2" riser to my V-Star and that was the only issue I ran into. I also used NO lock-tite and have had no problems. Good luck!

I agree with what they said.

An extra pair of hands is always helpful! But I didn't have.

I layed towels over my headlight, light bar and gas tank. Removed my mirrors. Removed my bars from the stock risers. Flipped the bars to the front and rested them on the towel covered lights. Removed the stock risers. Attached the new risers "loosely for adjustment". Attached the handlebars to the new risers, while sitting on the seat "again loosely". Decided how I wanted the bars to sit for comfort. Adjusted the bars until they were right. Tightened everything without incident. Didn't use locktite, because I rarely ever do. One year later and no problems.

Towel over the gas tank and front fender its a must! Dropped parts chip paint.