Yep, just like that, only with black bar tape and seat. I guess someone somewhere figured out that those are both bad ideas when it comes to looking clean. I'll post a proper picture when my camera and computer start talking to each other again.

TxDoc--It turns out that he can't actually get them off, so the Badges of Noobitude (as he calls them) will remain, at least for the moment. I really don't care so much about the excess weight at this point. I'm going to be putting more things on it anyway!