Hi Dave,
Please find attached a picture of my XL 250 which I modified with a smaller front wheel, and other minor modifications such as custom tail light, etc. I got
rear shocks and Mikuni VM 32 carb kit from xlintperformance which is straight bolt on and works perfectly, thanks for that! The bike is the perfect city bike and gets a lot of attention, what more does one want :)

best regards from Switzerland

Marek