This was said with a grin by those guys that rode their Brit bikes hard everywhere in all weathers of those whose owners fell so deeply for their bikes , new Triumphs , AJs , Matchlesses etc that they seldom rode them but polished every inch and chromed damn near everything else til it glittered like a diamond . one pal did this to his 650 triumph , stripped it down for the treatment , and NEVER rode it again ! Still know him to this day . Chrome surfaces become a drug , easily carried too far . Seen entire frames , swing arms , everything plated , they can't stop . And most are slow if ridden at all .
A few bits are ok , like brake arms , bits here and there . But painted fenders are more beautiful than plated ones by far . I went around to various Dealers at nite to study them under the lights and came firmly to that conclusion .
Too much plating as described gave rise to the description , they became " Ni rigs . Pardon me , that's a term others used . Sid .