It does look good...glad you won the battle seeing as how you were ready to trade them away the other day!
I was kind of hoping to find something to trade you for them! LOL
mine where the same way, but i thought bout it and i just went ahead and took em off.... dont need em and i love the super clean look but i still have all the equiptment JUST incase i sell....
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so i kept putting water on my bike like everyone said and, it did grow into a street bob.....