This is a side view of my 2009 NT tank. There is this plastic piece that comes down from the console to the seat. What the heck is this thing called, why does it fit so $hitty, and what options are there to eliminate it or replace it??

 

just take it off, thats what i did.

 

some call it a tank bib. lots of aftermarket place carry them, as does HD. get one in leather, they hold up.

 

or you can with a HD low profile one...

 

Replaced my cheesy plastic tank thinger on my springer with a cheesy chrome tank thinger from hd. Removed it with the intention of leaving it naked but theirs a weld bead running up the center of the tank.

 

Gonna take mine off an use it to scrape the ice off my windshield on my truck in the winter. Maybe I can make a new one out of wood.

 

Your bike is sick. No...really.
Is that part in the HD catalog? What did it run you?
Did I mention your bike is sick?

 

Took mine off. Like it much better.

 

I have a leather one with a pouch to hold my reg and ins card. The plastic tends to warp in the sun

 

The one Story808 has looks like this one in the link below, only he painted his black.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
I could be wrong so you better get the gospel from him.