Well the time has come to let the past go. Over the winter, I'll be replacing all the Gold LTRRTL do-dads with plain chrome. First to go was the gas lid:



I had the OEM one save, just added a push button latch to it:



Still to go:





Replacements waiting:

 

Heh.

Someday, all our garages will have walls covered with de-installed LTR/RTL stuff.

 

My motto for quite a few years has been...

"LPB/PBL"

(Live to Pay Bills/Pay Bills to Live) LOL. But Harley didn't formalize that theme so I went with the understated stuff a while back...Like your choices, the simple approach.

 

I can see it. BTW, those handlebars you sent me are also going on over the winter with a new set of Iso-Grips.

Thanks. It was looking a bit dated and old. Like it's owner....

 

All the covers on my bike are: LTMMHP (Live To Make My Harley Payments)

 

I was going to get the OEM Harley parts for the primary case, but then I got the prices... Almost $70 for just the derby cover...

The originals were in just polished aluminum, so I couldn't re-use them on the chrome primary cover.

I did get a deal on eBay for The MoCo nostalgia bar and shield air cleaner cover.

 

There is a forum sponsor that makes custom covers. I had him make several items for me that turned out great.

Just for kicks, try selling the LTRRTL covers on eBay to see what they will fetch.

 

I live by the motto "ride to work, work to ride"

 

I say keep em. If bell bottoms came back, anything can.

 

Conches, studs and fringe under control? A little dab'll do you.