Lowered light and instruments

  I never thought the GB500 looked just quite right from the front... All the right elements were there but they just didn't seem to come together properly. The headlight is maybe a bit too big and sits a bit too high. And there's that plastic chrome cover that sits right below it... uncharacteristic on a machine built with beautifully polished bespoke components.

  When I first acquired the bike I thought it would improve the look to lower the headlight and instruments, and flip the clip-on bars from above the triple clamp to below it.

Tonight I figured out a way to make it (almost) all work. I flipped the bracket that holds the instruments to the triple, lowered the headlight holder and tapped a couple of threads and added some spacers to make the fusebox fit.

I also attempted to invert the clip-ons but I couldn't get them to sit in a way that didn't interfere with the tank.

The net effect is that the headlight and instruments come down about an inch and a half. Also, the plastic chrome cover is gone, along with some brackets and cable guides that went with it.

  before... headlight too high and nerdy cover below

after. Much sportier looking IMO

leftover bits