You don't love your bike enough to buy her nice luxurious things!   

I do! Only the best for my baby...just ask Sue, she reckons I love my ST more than her... 
I even have a photo of my bike set as the wallpaper on my phone, much to Sue's disgust, as she reckons I should have a pic of her...   

Anyhow, getting back on topic, I just figure if, for example you paid $50 plus postage (which, knowing Australia Post, they would probably slug you
more than $10) for the 3D part and then you have to get it painted to match your bike then I reckon it would end up costing way more than the genuine part... 

I still sometimes hark back to the early days of long lines of ST1100s and 1300s!  Ah the memories!  Ballarat 2014...

That castle atLeigh Creek:

I don't know how strong or hard printed plastic is, but these clips bear quite a bit of stress.

Crikey, you must some serious tension on yours, mine I pull tight to just take-up the slack.

They don't usually break- just get lost (although I haven't lost either of mine yet, but I do tuck the ends in very securely).

I lost mine - in the garage.  I suppose it was more likely of a case of misplaced, wasn't too fussed, would have quite happily got out and about without it.  Found it when putting things away, and then put it back on the bike.