Black or Chrome Apes
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 344
Likes: 0
From: Paris, TN
My 
,
It started out "chrome won't get you home". I think it goes back to the 80's when all the 4x4 magazines featured insanely lifted trucks with dozens of chrome plated shocks and chrome drivetrain parts. These things were show trucks... pavement pounders, good for nothing but looking at. You'd be stuck or broke as soon as you pulled off the pavement. In the late 80'/early 90's the 4x4 rags shifted to "real" 4x4's.... trucks built to tackle the toughest trails and obstacles. It didn't matter how beat up and ugly it was, as long as it could survive the trail and still "get you home".
,It started out "chrome won't get you home". I think it goes back to the 80's when all the 4x4 magazines featured insanely lifted trucks with dozens of chrome plated shocks and chrome drivetrain parts. These things were show trucks... pavement pounders, good for nothing but looking at. You'd be stuck or broke as soon as you pulled off the pavement. In the late 80'/early 90's the 4x4 rags shifted to "real" 4x4's.... trucks built to tackle the toughest trails and obstacles. It didn't matter how beat up and ugly it was, as long as it could survive the trail and still "get you home".
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 417
Likes: 1
From: Spartanburg, South Carolina
I have 12.5" Wild 1 Chubbys on my Heritage and I've always said its the best mod I've done to my bike (even above the Mustang seat with removable backrest which ranks real high!!! LOL) I say go with chrome unless you plan on powdercoating your exhaust, maybe lower forks, primary...things like that. You're gonna love the apes!!!
Steve
Steve
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,909
Likes: 4
From: Kalifornia
My ,
It started out "chrome won't get you home". I think it goes back to the 80's when all the 4x4 magazines featured insanely lifted trucks with dozens of chrome plated shocks and chrome drivetrain parts. These things were show trucks... pavement pounders, good for nothing but looking at. You'd be stuck or broke as soon as you pulled off the pavement. In the late 80'/early 90's the 4x4 rags shifted to "real" 4x4's.... trucks built to tackle the toughest trails and obstacles. It didn't matter how beat up and ugly it was, as long as it could survive the trail and still "get you home".
,It started out "chrome won't get you home". I think it goes back to the 80's when all the 4x4 magazines featured insanely lifted trucks with dozens of chrome plated shocks and chrome drivetrain parts. These things were show trucks... pavement pounders, good for nothing but looking at. You'd be stuck or broke as soon as you pulled off the pavement. In the late 80'/early 90's the 4x4 rags shifted to "real" 4x4's.... trucks built to tackle the toughest trails and obstacles. It didn't matter how beat up and ugly it was, as long as it could survive the trail and still "get you home".
Thanks for the insight!
I still vote chrome.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 252
Likes: 4
From: Illinois
Check out my sig. I've gone half black half chrome and am really diggin it so far. I changed the cables to stainless and it contrasted a lot better than I thought it would. Everyone seems to like the couple of black parts I've put on so far.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
HDryder1
Want To Buy Motorcycles/Parts/Accessories
1
Dec 7, 2016 11:33 AM
andybloom
Want To Buy Motorcycles/Parts/Accessories
0
Feb 8, 2015 04:36 PM
