01-19-2023, 08:21 AM
Pretty direct question. It's an easy fix, as you've noted, but it's also one reason that I pulled up on purchasing a 2013, among others. It's still a beautiful bike, no question, and many, many people love this version over the subsequent DLX, blacked out STD and EX.
It is a question of design choice and taste. I have a great preference for silver engines in naked bikes - retro classics in particular. In these retro bikes where the engine is out there, why not make it a centerpiece of the aesthetic? Silver matches the earlier "bare" engines and highlights a beautifully designed mill. So, all the silver/chrome bits on the DLX are right for me. But that's MY taste. The darker hues are in vogue. Black is the new black, so to speak. So, in current bikes, a lot of the pieces of bikes are blacked out, and that's fine.
It is a question of design choice and taste. I have a great preference for silver engines in naked bikes - retro classics in particular. In these retro bikes where the engine is out there, why not make it a centerpiece of the aesthetic? Silver matches the earlier "bare" engines and highlights a beautifully designed mill. So, all the silver/chrome bits on the DLX are right for me. But that's MY taste. The darker hues are in vogue. Black is the new black, so to speak. So, in current bikes, a lot of the pieces of bikes are blacked out, and that's fine.