If you wanted to eliminate the mouse trap, Can do so by getting the later model shorter clutch rod, cut off the vertical part close to where the bend is, and drill out the tip to accept the end of the clutch cable, the throw then becomes enough the disengage the clutch, because the cable is now closer to the pivot point. Just need to get one of them horsheshoe shaped cable end holders that bolt to the seat post just below the coil. Some just like the looks of the moustrap. Kinda like running the early style oil filter.
Overall, you ride looks and sounds very usable.
"Some just like the looks of the moustrap. Kinda like running the early style oil filter."
I like the mousetrap because I can hold it with one finger in traffic. It was a great design. I had to put one of those White Bros. "Sissy boy" clutch assist extensions on my Electra-Glide. The 95ci clutch spring was just too tiring in traffic.