Chrome on a Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle
A love affair with chrome.
What else can you call it? There is not another material that is used as much by bikers to make their bikes their own. And particularly if you are of the Harley-Davidson persuasion, there are chrome parts to be had for pretty much every bit of your bike.
The ultimate has to have been the bike I saw quite some years ago up in Lyons, CO. This custom Harley didn't have one square inch that I could see that was not done in chrome. I'm sorry I didn't have a camera with me.
Just to see how far this can go, I stopped in to a Harley dealer and made a partial list of the chrome parts they were hoping you'd like to buy. Fortunately, they all had names on their packages; otherwise I wouldn't even know what to call some of these things.
- Switch caps
- Fuel cap and gauge trim ring
- Headlamp trim ring
- Tail light visor
- Speaker trim
- Fuel tank mounting hardware
- Cylinder cover
- Air baffle cover
- Voltage regulator cover
- Radio trim bezel
- Instrument gauge bezel
- Fork slide covers
- Windshield trim
- Air cleaner insert kit
You get the picture. I quit taking names at that point.
So with no further ado, here's a photographic paean (a song of joyful praise or exultation) to motorcycle chrome.
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Comments
I know a Harley Street Bob owner who is powder coating his factory chrome - going for the complete opposite look.
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