Time to get a little ridicule from both the Triumph and HD camps...
A couple of weeks ago I received the Harley Davidson accessory catalog (only accessories for the bikes, no apparel and other crap) in the mail. It was addressed to the previous owner of our house, who hasn't lived here in five years. I don't recall one of these ever showing up before, although I think I have gotten Harley junk mail in the past addressed to him.
As I'm looking through 900 pages of accessories for HD motorcycles, I see something that catches my eye. No HD logo on it and it looks like should work on my bike and any others for that matter. Plus its way cooler than the stock parts on my bike. I look it up, price isn't too bad, but probably $10 more than it would be if it wasn't a HD accessory.
Yesterday, I happened to drive past a HD dealership with my kids, and I thought, "what the hell". So we turn around and go to the dealership. I have to wade past the "Bikers" who are just hanging out not actually doing anything other than giving me and my kids dirty looks (I was in my non-biker cloths of a plain t-shirt, shorts and sandals). Make my way through the small part of the dealership that actually has bikes, through the larger area of merchandise, an finally get directed upstairs to the "parts" department - which is an entire floor which I'm pretty sure had every single chrome accessory that was in that 900 page catalog. Don't find what I'm looking for and ask the parts counter. They have it behind the counter and I purchase it! Then go home and install it on the bike when my wife gets home from work (she rode it).
So, what did I purchase and install on my Speedmaster? It was a Harley Skull license plate mounting hardware kit:
I have to give them credit that this appears to be a high-quality item. At $28 (after tax), they are probably $10 more than they should be, but they are nice. Yes, I'll probably get some crap from people on it, but they sure look a lot better than the mounting bolts I had on the bike.
Fire away. lol.
