Ya know DR I WAS thinking that since it seems I keep kickin the shid out of mine somehow...can you say justified!Also protects the hump from being scratched up.. I can't tell you how many times I have kicked mine getting on and off the bike..OK maybe somehwat useless in the general schem of things...but that shid looks hot, I don't care what ya'll say, i might just get one so my hump doesn't get cold