well, the glazed rubber now matches the scraped exhaust I got from getting bumped from the right by a truck and lowsiding on the left side. I got into an accident with a truck as it was backing out of the driveway and was bumped going 10-15 mph. I survived with a really bruised up and roadrashed knee, but I'm out of the ER. :-\ It's amazing what doesn't get scratched when you lowside the 500R. My whole left side fairing is untouched since the exhaust and barend took most of the scrape. My next biek might probably another 500R.
I don't think the glazed rubber will attract more attention than my broken turn signal and scratched up front cowling.
I'll remember the tips for my next bike.
