I got the meiers and While they do not look completely original, they work extremely well. Of course they are not going to look completely stock since they SCREW on, I find it funny how people are such sticklers on their side covers. I LIKE the screw on feature. If I were to buy those LPM's, I would cut off the nubs and figure out a way to tap them to screw on. Nothing like having to buy sidecovers at $100 and then still have to paint them just so a person can come by and in 10 seconds, yank both off and run.
Sorry I am a little pissy as just last week, some a$$wipe came by my bike and yanked the end cap off my right handgrip. So now I have a cap on one side and not the other and everytime I ride, I can feel it missing. Yes I can get new grips and no they are not that expensive, it is the fact it happened. It happened in broad daylight, on a college campus NOT in session. And it was not in a parking lot, it was further on campus. So I guess I prefer hardware that stays on through mild tampering.
Not everyone carries a screwdrivers in their pocket!
May not have been so bad but on that same day when I found that, I also had a flat tire. So imagine how pissed I was to find both at the same time. I had to spend the next 4 hours changing a stupid tube in a parking lot.
One bright note is that, I was going to change the rim strip when I did this as the one in the tire was at least 7-8 years old. That will not happen until I have no choice! I do not have a "normal" rim strip. I have a piece of rubber that COMPLETELY fills the inner area of the rim so the surface is flush with the main areas of the rim. The strip is about 1/4 inch thick and is still very pliable! This is a REAL rim strip!
