dave - only thing I would do differently is NOT get the black side case guard or skid. scratches off then looks crappy.
I already bought them all, and have them waiting to put on. I have a very short time window to get all my stuff installed and bike broken in by July 15th. So you have already seen they scratch that easy ? I had a black one from HappyTrails on my KLR, never seemed to really show that bad..... oh well... Guess I will carry an extra wide black Sharpie with me for the aesthetic touch ups

so when you ride along and you hear rocks hitting your skid...do you say to yourself.... " ouch..that'll leave a mark... "