Iv done quite a few miles in the past in various countries, longest being from Ireland to the top of Norway (nordcapp) and home, i ran ape hangers on my XV1600 filled with oil and sand compacted into the pipe and plugged off with bar ends, worked a treat. Having numb fingers from the vibrations and from the cold...not ideal.
06 Gsf 1200 bandit, 08 Triumph tiger 1010
05 Yam xv1700 , 02 Hon shadow 1100
1975 Z1 (currently working on)
1977 Z1000 ( running and in storage)
1978 Z1000 (currently working on)
1978 Z1r "skinny tank" (currently working on)
1978 Z1r "fat tank (gathering parts)
1979 z1000st (currently working on)