This is like the age old "seat cover question"
Do you put seat covers on to protect the seats (you hate the look, and never get to enjoy the actual seat upholstery), or do you enjoy the crap out of the seats and toss on a set of seat covers when you sell.
The protective lens covers make a lot of sense and are great insurance..... but somehow they are out of place on a beautiful bike that is not about sense or insurance. The ZX-14 is about fierce freedom and power. Tear off those safety glasses from your ZX-14..... tonight you ride free Neil, tonight you ride free. (over to your grandmother's house to free her chesterfield, chairs, and fine furniture pieces, from the evil clutches of plastic covering)
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