It's the little details that make a difference to a restored vehicle if you are going for an originality look. OK so my '75 T500M has been restored to look like the earlier '73 T500K but that is a better looking colour scheme IMHO.
However, one small item that is missing that would have been present on both a T500M or T500K are reflectors on the front forks. The reflectors themselves are readily available as a pattern part, but the bracket that holds them is not. I did see one single reflector for sale on ebay last week and it had the bracket in place in the photos. This meant I could design and make a couple of brackets.
I bought a pair of reflectors, made up the brackets and mounted them on the bike. The brackets are not at all load bearing so I made them out of 1.6mm aluminium and gave them a polish with a wire brush so they look fairly similar to the originals which would have been chromed.
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| Bracket in place on a reflector prior to fitting |
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| Bracket in place on a reflector prior to fitting |
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| Fitted on the bike |
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| Fitted on the bike |
