If a properly proportioned and fitting rack is installed, they blend with the bike quite well and you quickly grow used to the "look". And you get addicted to their convenience even quicker, lol. You won't want to be taking it off. And what makes it even nicer and more useful is finding a nice fitting tail bag to strap on it. My rack is part of my saddlebag mounting system. My "tail" bag is actually a tank bag but it fit so perfectly on the rack that it's never seen a gas tank since, lol. It's been strapped to the luggage rack for about 14 years now .....