As it was such a nice sunny day in Key Largo, thought I'd wash the bike before Christmas as it was looking a bit dusty. (The coral dust here is a nightmare, clogs your filters and coats everything)

Anyway, I noticed the chrome on my brand new HD risers was flaking off! It looks like some cheap alloy underneath. They were over a hundred bucks new, so I was expecting some 'quality' and not some cheap rubbish from China.

Is this to be expected from HD genuine parts? Is the chrome generally crap?

I will get some nice bars at some point, but the risers were a stopgap until I had the $$ to do it. Thought they would stay nice for longer than a month!

 

Generally speaking, HD chrome is about as good as you can get save for the very best of chroming outfits that charge $$$ for show chrome.

 

I don't know about good. I have several HD pieces that are flaking.Front axle covers,swingarm pivot shaft covers,head bolt caps are among a few.Many after market vendors have better chrome in my view.

 

Maybe somethings changed, I always believed HD chrome was as good as anything out there.

 

Agreed, but I think they too are using inferior vendors or processes to save themselves a ton of $$$.....

 

Well if you live by the ocean no matter what you do to your bike your going to get pitting and eventually bubbling thats why i moved from san diego it was getting to damn expensive

 

No problems with the chrome on my '03. Of course, the MOCO wasn't cheaping out on stuff like chrome back then. Nowadays?

 

Agreed, but these have been on the bike less than a month??? And the rest of the bike hasnt suffered any.

No pitting or bubbling, just cracking & flaking like a cheap paint job.

 

On another post i saw where a guy in Jax. Fl. had a rust issue on his bike and it was replaced or he upgraded from the OEM to Chrome . I think it was in the Touring section. maybe check at your dealer for that as a warranty issue.

Good luck.

 

I have not had any problems with HD chrome i have always heard that is was pretty good stuff. where are you guys from could have something to do with location like close to the ocean