I can't really say at this point Roscoe, took that shot after doing a trial run after installation and running some pretty hard twisties just for giggles. My intention would be to mount the bear claw back on if the weather looked dodgy, I don't think I want to run with it open like that in heavy rain. I'm considering the OzClaw as an alternative cover, it looks to be a better solution than the stock bear claw in every respect.