Yeah pah, it is all black, must be just the sunshine making it look grey.
The straps are probably the same, but my girlfriend made up some "tubes" of polar fleece with her overlocker, for the straps to sit inside, so they don't mark up the paintwork So, they're all soft n snug against my bike's skin mmmm
I can't actually use my straps on my ZX9. Well I can.....but they tend to flap around a bit. I run an oky strap through the velcro side panels and some hidden tie-down loops under the seat. Works a treat.