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It sometimes depends on the bikes specs, e.g. some markets allow for this and things like changing to speedo from KMP the MPH, on R1/FZ1s. Others don't, it's also possible that brinicles are fitted from a country that doesn't allow changes, this is due to parts bin availability at the factory.
You won't know until you try it, in your case you've got away with it. 8)
It sometimes depends on the bikes specs, e.g. some markets allow for this and things like changing to speedo from KMP the MPH, on R1/FZ1s. Others don't, it's also possible that brinicles are fitted from a country that doesn't allow changes, this is due to parts bin availability at the factory.
You won't know until you try it, in your case you've got away with it. 8)
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