Ever since I found a beaten and battered XS1 I have been scrounging parts to restore it. It had the wrong front end on it and while I found forks, fender, trees, etc., I had not been able to find the one year, one model only reflector trim rings that go on top of the gaiters. After some detective work I found that the same gaiters were used on a few different bike, most did not use a reflector trim, but one did, the 1969-70 DS6C.
I was able to find a pair of these NOS and here were the differences. The DS6 used a 32mm fork tube while the XS1 used a 34, so that needed to be opened up. The DS6 trim ring covered much more of the boot and tree than the XS1, so that needed to be trimmed.
Some filing
An original and a copy, both use 5mm reflectors.
Now I can start putting the front end on!
I was able to find a pair of these NOS and here were the differences. The DS6 used a 32mm fork tube while the XS1 used a 34, so that needed to be opened up. The DS6 trim ring covered much more of the boot and tree than the XS1, so that needed to be trimmed.
Some filing
An original and a copy, both use 5mm reflectors.
Now I can start putting the front end on!
