by fiftysevenXL » Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:44 pm
Probably thirty years ago I purchased 5 of these spacers NOS out of an old dealer inventory; I have one left in my personal
parts stash. It measures 0.875 diameter and 0.562 tall. It has a very small chamfer (1/64"+/-) at each end of the center
bolt hole and a chamfer (1/32"+/-) at each end on the O/D. None of these NOS ones had any kind of finish, just the natural
steel surface. I have a complete vinyl solo seat with T-bar still attached and this spacer also has no finish, just a light patina
of surface rust it has picked up over the years. Also picked up several used ones over the years that I passed on to people
for their own projects and none of these ever had any trace of a finish on them. I have an 8x10 photo of a new '57 XL on
display at a dealer new model introduction; the spacer is visible and it doesn't have the "shiny" look to it that the cadmium
plated parts on the bike have. I know this is nitpicking but minor details like this drive me nuts. Opinions welcomed.