I like black pipes with chromed tips... kinda keeps the chrome/black theme. Sometimes too much of anything is not good.

 

we have done a few sets of chrome and black pipes... here are 2 that i have/had on my bike... i think it is a good look with chrome tips!







and now

 

So you have the exhaust end cap color matched?

 

Doing the black & chrome route myself. Had the stock engine gaurd & handlebars powder coated black (left the switch housings black with chrome swithch caps), black beer cans with chrome sliders & black & chrome wheel. Thinking I'm done with the black, for now at least! LOL!

 

I originally had black Rhineharts with chrome caps and chrome headers.
Changed that to powder coated black heat shields then changed to a VH Power Dual header.
Didn't mind the chrome header and black slip on but like all black better.
Black PYO bars with chrome controls, cables and edge cut accessories.

 

need some chrome to offset the black, just my opinion

 

My bike is only black and chrome. Haven't done the pipes yet though.

 

More to come...........

 

go with what YOU like. for me its about contrast... the ALL black look, you have no contrast, it all just looks like one big black blob.

 

Once you go black you never go back.

I love the black and chrome look.
Bars, pipes, and other chrome metal parts, fog lamps, etc.. all black, and then leave the engine 1/2 and 1/2 if you have the black powder coat and chrome now.
To me bars and pipes look better black, and are easier to clean./

Too much black is no good either though, imho, I see what they call murdered out look, all black, I think it takes away and had no contrast you need some chrome, like the heads and valve covers, maybe a few covers.,

Also, black and yellow, black and blue and black and red look fantastic if you get the right balance, then add some leds to match the secondary color.
The engines that are powder coated black and chrome combos look awesome as compared to either all chrome or all back.
I remember the guys a few years back that bought as much chrome as they could possibly find, inner and outer primary, etc.. and to me it was just way too much and expensive and harder to clean.

I am doing my front forks uppers and lowers, luggage rack, highway bar, bars, pipes, and bag protectors the round bar metal bumpers on the front fender and rear bags, all black, headlight and passing lamps too.
Whatever floats your boat though.

Lump