Originally Posted by
dmotoguy
its not $153 to polish, but to make it out of stainless that is polished... stainless is much more expensive.
I'm pretty sure that money is what it costs to polish the stem. Stainless Sachs lugs, just as an example, are only $7 more than the standard flavor.
http://www.richardsachs.com/rsachstoys.html
This gives you some idea of what goes into polished stainless:
http://www.salientia.ca/dave/?page_id=9