Yeah the first thing I did was check realoem and the part number matched, it looked like it should fit, which is why I got so confused.. clearly not...
This is what I ended up with. It's a tight fit but it works. I'm sure I'm sacrificing a little bit of airflow. I think it is better to keep the brake...
A little while ago there was some one on the site who made a 2 piece gas tank strap so that it could be installed with out having to drop everything...