Here's mine, kinda looks a lot like the others...
And I agree wholeheartedly, they absolutely look a lot better in person on the bike. I dunno, they add some sort of contrast to the round lines of the bike. I sure do like the look of them.
Overall thoughts about the product:
- Excellent packaging, professionally done with a lot of care taken for safe transport.
Overall thoughts about the install:
- Easy!!! Well, with one exception; that being the super tight OE 10mm bolts. But a quick trip to my toolbox for my 1/2" pneumatic impact took care of that.
- To reinstall the new, longer bolt, I just used a hex socket with an extension to install these new 10mm bolts, so that was no problem either.
- The 5/8 (wrench size) Teflon lock nut some folks have been talking about inside the vents, that was a snap to get in. No problem at all. I already have three sets of ratchet wrenches, so once started, that went like cake.. and my hands are kinda big, but I'm used to wedging them into tight places and threading or removing fasteners.
- Clever, the design. I particularly like the design of the rear guards, using the passenger foot peg mount and the option to leave the foot pegs in place.
Overall thoughts about the product:
- Well designed, well made. Fit and finish, excellent. I did find a small blemish on the left front bar that looks like a bit of junk underneath the powder coat, but it's nothing terrible and frankly, who cares. The things are gonna inevitably get dinged up anyway.
- Extremely good value for the price
Constructive criticism:
Instructions:
- Provide hardware torque value recommendations in the instructions -- none currently appear.
- no recommendation for thread lock on any of the front guard hardware, but there is a mention of it on the rear. I used a dab of blue thread lock on the front stuff anyway, except for the Teflon nuts.
- Plastic cap -- I am assuming that plastic cap is for the right side opening where the new long bolt went through? It doesn't fit. I destroyed mine trying to get that in. I will hit the hardware store and find a better alternative. Lowes has a lot of rubber plugs like that, plastic ones too.