I dig it. I'm doing the same this spring, adding a Motherwell curved rack, and I'll run with a small round pack on it to carry the stuff I need locally.
Once you do that you start seeing all kinds of things that need to be chromed....
You're absolutely correct. I ordered over $200 in little pieces of chrome the other day (bolt covers, etc.) just to chrome up stuff that is stock "boring". Along with the new pipes it should really look nice when I'm "done".
I consider "done" to be subjective however; as it's beginning to feel like it's just an ongoing process of constantly adding more and more to the bike. Owning a Harley is really fun.