RE: chrome

[Mark Hooper <mhooper@pixelsystems.com>]

Hi patrick:

Sadly there are Harley parts and Hardly parts with corresponding rip-off
artists. In the eighties I went to a fancy Harley show and bought a set of
straight-thru megaphone mufflers from an "reputable" supplier as part of a
fiendish experiment on my Yamaha XS750. The simple chrome pitted and then
peeled off in very short order. Too bad as they looked good for a while.
Rest of the experiment didn't pan out so well either. My first try at
building my own electronic ignition. Thing used to backfire at start up and
shoot white flames 18" out of the exhausts. 

Mark Hooper


-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Bitton
To: Triumph
Sent: 21/09/02 1:33 PM
Subject: RE: chrome

I rechromed my bumpers and my luggage rack. Front and rear bumper was
$500.00CDN ($325.00US) and the luggage rack was $300.00CDN($190.00US).
It
hurts to hear the price but when you pick them up...You will say, "Money
well spent!"
Triple plating is the only way to go.
A buyer for the one of the big 3 advised me to keep my original bumper
and
do the triple plating because the repros are simple chroming and the
metal
is thinner AND made in Taiwan.

So, my advise is TRIPLE PLATING. And the best place to get that done is
a
Harley shop. Harley people are very particular about their chrome and
only
get the best. You may want to call a few shops and see there work. But
as
far as pricing...You get what you pay for.

My 2 bits worth.

Patrick

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