After seeing the carnage TB did to the tree after hitting it with his Whipps bash plate and the fact that no damage was done to the bike or bashplate,I was convinced they must be a good thing.
So I contacted Daniel at Whipps enquiring about one for my 650, they actually had one in stock and he personally delivered it to my office,which I reckon was great service.
I fitted it to the XR this morning,I had to file out the holes a little to make it fit,no big drama and it is now on and looks trick.

A bit of bling as well as a bit of cheap long term insurance.