To me, personally I think they look cheesy. The molded/fiberglass ones look much better, but still not as nice as a true stretched bag. But that's my opinion. If you like them, get them and who cares what others think.
Just for show, not for "Go". If they were functional, it may be different. But not for me.
I would rather spend my money to make the motor better. That is for "go".
I've been looking at these for awhile I have a Ultra so its chrome everywhere kinda thing. Thanks for posting the photo of the bike I wanted to see something beyond just website shots.
It does depend on the bike, but has chrome ever been a bad thing on a Harley?