bike looks great fenders. The patina of the present MC matches that of the switches, I think a new one will not look as good as present unless you redo the switches too. Far as improved braking I doubt there'll be any difference . Cannot tell but do you have stainless lines? Larry
My K7 has a new DSS master with stock lines. This K5 has a stock master w/ stainless lines. The K7 has more stopping power.....
I think it will actually look better being black. The switches will still be an odd color, but just less of the odd color now, but still enough odd color on both sides to be symetrical on the eyes. I'm not sure how it could look worse since the master cyl and the right switch are separate items. By the way, it's not all about looks...I'm wanting this thing to stop fast and safely. It just feels like it could stop better, or at least as good as the K7.