The long winter appears to be mostly behind us and it’s time to start tackling those little things on the bike prior to spring.  One of the annoying things on this bike is the location of the brake line routing.  The way the loop comes across the instrument cluster, it blocks your view of what’s going on with the gauges.  Some people just zip-tie the lines back to the handlebars, but this is a bad idea since the lines need to more up and down unencumbered.

 

The simple solution to this issue is to move that retaining ring forward a little.  The most straightforward way is to install a standoff that will push the ring forward.  So I purchased a M6 x20mm brass standoff spacer and installed that between the retaining rind and the triple clamp mounting point.

 

Below is what it should look like once you place the standoff in position.