Esteemed ShopDog:
can you post 2 pics: one of the Honda, and one of Yours, side by side?
I think that before I get the valve cover I need to think about the shape, and see if there is another shape, or contour, that breaks up the rectangular signature of the F6. I'm thinking about the overall look presented by the combination of the headlight, the fuel injection shroud, and the exhaust system -- the flowing lines they insinuate. Is there something more outrageous than just milling the blood grooves? hmm Perhaps a teardrop taper. It would take a chunk of aluminum block larger, and therefore more cost, but, gee, when I add those nitrous bottles....
I know that I wont want the footpegs because I dropped and slid my Rune once. It was protected by the engine guard and a skid mark under the exhaust. A footpeg would be the first thang to hit and drag on the asphalt. Unless it 'breaks away' the peg would then transfer the weight etc to the engine mounts. Any addons for me need to stay inside that protective field, such as, my HID lights, which did not touch the asphalt because they are mounted midway on the top of the guard.