I'm afraid to add it up considering all the chrome do-dads and engine work I've done. [sm=bangbang.gif]

 

Adds up quick, don't it?! I got 20% off anything bought with the bike. I spent about an extra $1600 on seat, detachable windshield, forward controls, flame grips and pegs, highway bars, stage 1 kit and remap, and slip ons. Could have been worse!
Of course I've bought a bunch of chrome after the purchase. I quit trying to count!

Wally

 

About $2500.00 after purchase (so far!)

windshield
mirrors
grips
Stage 1 set up:
SE pro air cleaner
SE II slip ons
remap
backrest
4.5" pullback risers
SE Pro 16 guage double barrel exhaust
Thunderstar front wheel
tail light kit

 

I lost track! Mostly aftermarket, but a few grand went to Harley as well!

 

I guess a rough figure would be about $4,000 of the shiney stuff.

Chris

 

I bought a 2004 Softail Standard in '03 for MSRP. My plan was to do a mild custom on it. I bought a lot of my parts on ebay and a local dealer here on the coast has a 50% off sale once a year, so I bought from him too. When I sat down and figured what I had in the bike it was almost $20,000 and I still hadn't done the paint yet.
I have since sold the bike for far less than I had in it and bought a used '01 Heritage that had a few nice accessories added. Now my attitude is "If it isn't for comfort or performance, I don't need it".
I have only added a Sundowner seat that I bought on ebay for $90.
As someonce recently told me, no one really gives a damn what your bike looks like except you.

 

sick no the best part no end insight . i myself went to the dealer last december to get a pair of clear rideing glasses came home with a 2003 sporty and a few extras and my lady was saying the seat was not comfy talk her in buying a new seat come july decided it was time to move up bought new super glide and been buying things every since i still hear about the seat she bought but i told her i would buy another seat for super glide like what she bought for sporty for super glide and she has been buying tops rideing glasses for her self infact our christmas list is mostly harley like i said no end and been buying parts at the same time . welcome to the world of Harley-Davidson nothing like in the world i've been doing this for about 16 years as far as harley done the same with every bike that i ever owened. you will get used to it.

 

It's intentional MOCO attitude... They sell you a $20K bike with a brake pedal that looks like it came off a '56 Ford Pickup, crappy rubber grips, and ugly, cheap crap all over. We ALL spend a ton getting rid of that stuff (I'm probably $4k into mine with the engine mods).

They call it "personalization" of your bike.... I call it "rip off". My Indian came with tons of billet and chrome right from the factory.

And even though I think it's cheesy of the MOCO, I still do it.... I guess they figured that....

 

Got more into it I care to think about. Did some of the BIGGIES right away just to get it out of the way. Handle bars with braided cables, billet forward controls and 3-inch extensions, the Harley tax of course. Still need soooooooo much more. I'm sure I've hit $3000.00 + already

 

My bike is new to me so...... Way too much so far, replaced pretty much all of the chrome you see in the pic plus the other side to match. Don't know if I want to tally it up, I may get depressed.