Well worth the money for protection! All aluminum, reuses factory skid plate hard ware, easy to install, but you made need an extra set of hands getting it on.
There is a company called SSS skids that makes skids for a lot of other SxS. They have come out with one for the 500. I saw it on ebay. I believe it was $ 545 but don't quote me. It covers the whole bottom of the SxS and not just the center of it. I think it looks a lot more quality than the Honda aluminum one. I've got to do something myself. I've caved in part of the frame on mine. :roll: