Seems like a good idea at the time doesn't it?
  I've got loads of ' good ideas ' in boxes at the back of my garage. 
 I've now worked out that the for the hundreds of pounds I've spent on good ideas I could have done a proper job on the original item. 
 Maxtons can transform the original front forks. Might be worth asking for a price  
http://www.esling.btinternet.co.uk/maxton/