[exhaust question]

I got the same clamps as listed on e-bay for $35 shipped, and had them the next day! VTwin Mfg part# 31-9920

http://www.biker-direct.com/exhaust-mufflers/clamps/muffler-pipe-clamps/smooth-style-exhaust-clamp-set-for-1-3-4-mufflers-or-extensions

[What kind of highway pegs to get?]

Kuryakyn "Longhorn Dually's" w/ 1" clamps. Part# 7890. Should have taken the set off my last bike, but didn't. So now It'll run me $120 for another set.

[Spare Key for 2nd Gen]

Dealer I bought mine from told me what locksmith shop to go to. Had two cut for less than $8 total!

[Slow Leak - Puzzled?]

Any chance it's balanced with some form of "beads"? I haven't experienced the issue, but I've hear others say it's possible for a bead to hang up in the schrader valve / stem.

[Plastic chrome - air intakes]

Never thought of it before, but they could be dipped / "hydrographics" to have any pattern put on them.