PWJDM- here's mine.
i used a plastic spacer i had in my parts bin to raise the boot.
i had one issue which you might be able to revise. the decorative stripe had very tiny burrs on mine and it was enough to shred my suede glove a little bit during the test drive.
later that night i took my file (and my time not to scratch the brushed area) and smoothed it out.
the weight and size imho is very good.
the mt.fuji look on the boot didnt really look too bad in person so i just left it.
