you're right i guess.. my friend has his cut so the grips are touching the rise part and mine are going to be longer since I'm going to run them with a brake for a while until I feel comfortable taking it off (if I ever do) My bars are already cut so they aren't the 660mm (I think) they were when they were purchased. I plan on having about an inch or so of space between the rise and my grips to accomodate for the brake and maybe headlight positioning.