Anyone switch their black hardware & parts to chrome?
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Yes. Considerably.
They are pretty restrictive at standard length. More so when super long. At standard length treat them like a drag pipe. Open the collapsed fish tail end so that it’s as wide as if it was a straight pipe going straight out. Then really all you’re dealing with is a set of drag pipes and you can use the lollipop or baffles to try and calm down the reversion and still have a nice running pipe. But with the ends collapsed and pinched their pretty bad.
They are pretty restrictive at standard length. More so when super long. At standard length treat them like a drag pipe. Open the collapsed fish tail end so that it’s as wide as if it was a straight pipe going straight out. Then really all you’re dealing with is a set of drag pipes and you can use the lollipop or baffles to try and calm down the reversion and still have a nice running pipe. But with the ends collapsed and pinched their pretty bad.
Last edited by Rains2much; Feb 26, 2026 at 02:56 PM.
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I thought the partial blacking out was cool 20 years ago. But then it was over down.
It is cheaper than chrome. Chroming in US has gotten very $$$. Maybe Harley is steering people to it
It is cheaper than chrome. Chroming in US has gotten very $$$. Maybe Harley is steering people to it
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