The Honda Nighthawk has a welded in steele slug. that ends about 1/4" otuside the swtich clusters. When you cut the bars flush with the switch cluster on the Clutch side, it should disappear, but you may have to knowck it out on the Throttle side.

Honda Models that have been installed: CBR1000RR, CBR600, Blackbird, Valkyrie, Super Hawk, 919, Shadow 750, Shadow 1100, V-65 Sabre, Nighthawk 750, Varadero, Hurricane 1000