Hi Sag, I found out that the Harley V-Rod' s mufflers are made by a company called Gabilon?[sp] right next to Lincoln Plating. A guy I work with told me that his son works there building the mufflers and they just roll the product right through a door to be chromed. Also in the Lincoln paper about a year ago, there was a story about a guy that lost his life while buffing a handlebar for a Harley before plating. It got caught in the cloth buffing wheel and hit him. I know that you used to be able to take your stuff into Lincoln Plating and they' d do it for you but now they are too busy with the Harley business. The Harley accessories you said were made in Taiwain are not OE equipment. All OE parts on Harley bikes are made in the U.S.