There are few things of beauty to which we can really hold on. It would appear that life has a sense of humor about that, and the more lovely we find something, the more precarious it tends to be. Harley-Davidson has stuck it to us all and given us one more delicate object of prettiness.
The chrome handlebar reservoir cover set is designed to replace a bunch of dingy plastic and powder-coating with mirror polished chrome. So where does the previous precariousness come in? You're putting this lovely chrome around the most corrosive crap in your bike: brake fluid. One drop while bleeding or topping up that reservoir, and the visual appeal is just gone.
I suppose if something is worth having, it's worth losing, too. Believe me, having a machine that fits your vision of beauty is worth having. Your handlebars are one of the few parts of your bike that you see while you ride or gawk out the diner window, so hang the ornaments where you can see them.
The price for this kit is not negligible, but skip a couple of theater movies and a few drinks at the pub and it's paid for. Just please, please be careful not to scratch these covers up or drip any destructive fluids on them.
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