The rod has a metal spacer approx 20-30mm long between each velocity stack to line them up correctly. If you didnt notice them you probably dropped them and didnt reinstall them.
Sorry my bikes arent at home and I dont have access to them properly at the moment. I woulda taken it apart for a pic. I can do it on Saturday sometime if u can hold out till then as I gotta clean up after a blown oil filter seal caused an oil mess at the last trackday
