This is what I ended up with after using the pipe cutter on the handlebars. It slid around a little owing to my novice experience with it. I had used it before on another bike but whatever coating they used to paint the handlebars with meant they were quite slippery so as I tightened the rollers with each turn the blade deviated ever so slightly from my intended cut line ....but I'd only find this out after the fact. Didn't matter in the end, as it would prove a perfect fit for me. So, the bars ended up being cut down to about 24" in total width. Then I put everything on to see how it all fit together in terms of ergonomics. With the handlebar grips, bar end extenders and mirrors, the final width was somewhere between 25 and 26" which is fine for my bodily size. Future aspirations of what I hoped to tackle next are also discussed along with some info on the battery.