Are these handlebars lowered?
 

The handlebars on my f4i were lowered and I'm wondering if these are too. Here is a pic.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...e/e7cbba86.jpg

The f4i never hurt my back riding but this one does for some reason.

Your fork tube appears to be higher above the triple than the factory 33mm setting by a few mm.

IF this is indeed true, the handlebars are still where they are supposed to be on the triple but the fork tube is extending further up/out of the triple. This isn't a problem as long as both fork tubes measure the same distance & you have good travel/performance.

The factory triple has a stop built in at the top pinch bolt that the clip-ons rest against. While you technically can raise up your clip-ons & still engage that stop, its not recommended. You want the clip-ons to rest against the top of the triple & fully engage that stop at the top pinch bolt.

If that minor mm distance is troublesome, you can easily put your bike on a front stand that lifts by the lower triple...remove the front calipers, wheel, fender, loosen clip-on bolts, loosen both lower & upper pinch bolts & lower the tube(s) to the 33mm recommended setting. That will raise the level of the clip-ons by that mm distance that the fork tubes should be set.