I never thought I would care about the appearance of my grips--but these make a real difference in the look of the bike. Combined with nice bar ends, or not, these things add to the already amazing appearance of any Ducati. Install is a snap (I used a little Simple Green to lubricate, which dries out and is biodegradable). One thing to be careful of is stretching the rubber so the aluminum insert doesn't fit as intended. The extra rubber stretched off the end and once the grip is on, it's on. Suggestion: Get the install right the first time.