Wilsons Sandbox

I pulled the grip off of my 08 today to see how the Vista would go on. There are a few things that are in the way so I snapped the below linked images and would like to ask if this looks like the previous year klrs look prior to fitting the Vista Cruise on. There is a plastic tube on which the grip sits but it has a flange at the housing end. The Vista will not fit between the grip and the housing without cutting down the flange first, this because the lever and pivot both are too wide. Once that flange is cut off/down I think it would fit but I will not be able to shove the grip on too far or it will scrub against the side of the vista laterally. I cannot fit the vista over the plastic tube since closing it enough to engage the screw causes the vista to clamp down on the tube so they can only turn together. Is this similar to what pre 08s look like, ergo am I being OCD again, and if this is different has anybody dealt with this and how? Pictures are at http://www.ginsucity.com/motorcycle-stuff Respectfully submitted, Your Obsessive Compulsive Moto Wrenching breatherin Skypilot