It's fresh, and i knew it would fit as i own 3 others. I did not have a plain black one though. It was from a motorcycle shop actually(a real dealer,with a ebay store) He had an overstock of plain black 1000's in a few sizes.But those are very good points... If you are buying a lid, and you don't already have one of that particular model, it would be VERY wise to stick with a known dealer.