The GT only exists because Triumph is still trying to market a bike as cruiser that is not a cruiser. The R version is the rocket in its pure form before being confused and transitioning to GT. A GT is just a R pretending to be something it's not.
And yes, I'm most definitely trolling.
So on my 25' instead of following others who have glued heat wrap material, I simply folded the layers of 2" wide header wrap, placed the bolts fornthe shield through them.and bolted it back up neat and Kiddy. You can't see anything and nothing falls out. I also did the same for the midpipe shield as well. I was able to get 4 layes to stay put and use the pressure of the heat shield to keep that material in place.