Are you serious? This is like covering the gift bags at the Oscars.
There is no doubt of Bubba's talent, dedication or accomplisments, and, if somebody wants to give him a gold plated ZX-6R, bully for them.
I just don't think the release of such a blinged out disaster deserves front-page covereage, especially when there was so much else newsworthy to cover.
If the mods had helped to make the bike perform better, go faster, or be more confortable, then that would be of note. Instead, this bike is the equivalent of a chromed out Sportster. Everybody except the owner/buildr goes 'Why?'.