Ok, looked at my bike. It looks like they go directly behind the piece (called the "slide plate holder" in the owners manual) you pull out on for adjustment after loosening the windscreen screws. This piece pushes back in, locking the windscreen in position and the screws are retightened. So, the bracket prevents the "slide plate holder" from going in all the way, correct? Probably doesn't matter as long as the windscreen locks in enough.
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