I've had the OEM floorboards for several years and I like them. The comfort afforded by being able to bend or stretch my legs makes longer rides much more comfortable. The pegs are sportier but towards the end of a long day on the bike, I don't care.

(They also serve as handy tool and part holders while doing maintenance.)

We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.