Trouble with Chrome Rims?

I purchased a chrome Scorpion rim for my Harley Deuce from a local HD dealer. The rim has seen 1 1/2 summers of riding and already is pitting and peeling. To make matters worse, from the moment I had the rim installed I began noticing I was slowly losing air ...according to a Harley technician, ALL of the chrome rims leak! Evidently the chrome valve stems don't seal properly. I was told my only option would be to have a tube installed! Has anyone else experienced this problem? Seems to me that there is a design problem with the rims and HD should do something!! .

I had a set of chromed billet wheels (not H-D) on my '00 Softail and never had a lick of problem with them and NO tubes. Maybe they used a faulty valve stem. I've learned that H-D chrome pits and peels very easily. I replaced all the painted and polished engine covers with H-D chrome on the same bike. I rejected many pieces (particularly the rocker covers and trans covers) before I let them go on the bike because of blisters, pits, scratches, etc.

I'm having my old '00 engine covers plated by Brown's in Paducah, KY to put them on my new '06 Softail.

I've also learned not to trust H-D Techs except for one - "Panhead" Debbie at Hampton Roads H-D, Hampton, VA. She's the best mechanic I know anywhere.

Thank You for the Info!

You make an excellent point about HD chrome....I just had one of my risers re-chromed (not sure where Fantasy Cycle sent it to be done) and it looks terrific and of much higher quality than the HD chromed parts I've purchased in the past. I will definitely send this rim to Browns for rechrome....!!
Thank you again....