These covers fit on my 2016 Street Triple perfectly, and it only takes 10 minutes to fit them over the existing covers. The covers seem like they would offer a good amount of protection in a spill, or if you just drop the bike, as they seem very well made and quite substantial where they need to be, it would certainly be better than no protection at all, that's for sure. As a bonus, I personally think that they look better than the original covers too!