Throttle cable protector question

[Dogdaze]

I have a 2016 non-ES model, having had the 2012 model before. I picked it up from it's first service this morning and just out of curiosity looked at the throttle bodies and the throttle cables that connect to the bodies (left hand side) and on the old bike I had a black plastic cover, on the new one it only has a steel frame/ cage around it, was this changed or is something missing from my bike?

 

[Gigitt]

I have a 2015 ES and do not have a black cover over the throttle body linkages... just a metal cage protector.

 

[Dogdaze]

Thanks Gigitt, that's the answer I was seeking ::008:: Must have gone cheap, now all the dust that the grease catches can be seen.