UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*


CUSTOM CHROME, INC.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

231905 10 0
(CUSIP Number)



*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).










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1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
39-0509570

2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]

3.	SEC USE ONLY

4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:  Wisconsin

 NUMBER OF		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
  SHARES				
BENEFICIALLY				0
  OWNED BY
   EACH			6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
 REPORTING
  PERSON					0
   WITH
7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:  0

10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
Instructions):  N/A		

11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9:  0%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions):  IC
Item 1

(a)	Name of Issuer:  Custom Chrome, Inc.

(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:  16100 Jacqueline Court,
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Item 2

(a)	Name of Person Filing:  The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

(b)	Address of Principal Business Office:  720 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202

(c)	Citizenship or Place of Organization:  Wisconsin

(d)	Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock

(e)	CUSIP Number:  231905 10 0

Item 3	If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a:  

(a)	[ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

(b)	[ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act

(c)	[X] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act

(d)	[ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company
Act

(e)	[ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940

(f)	[ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see
section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

(g)	[ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note:  See Item 7)

(h)	[ ] Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

Item 4	Ownership

If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the year covered by
the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in Rule
13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following
information as of that date and identify those shares which there is a right
to acquire.

(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:  

(b)	Percent of Class:  

(c)	Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)	sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  

(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  

(iii)	sole power to dispose or to direct the 
disposition of:  

(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  

Item 5	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class		

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X].

Item 6	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:  N/A

Item 7	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:  N/A

Item 8	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:  N/A

Item 9	Notice of Dissolution of Group:  N/A

Item 10	Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business
and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes of effect.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.

February 4, 1997

						THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE
						INSURANCE COMPANY


						By:  /s/ John M. Bremer
							John M. Bremer
							Senior Vice President,
							General Counsel and
							Secretary
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