If the bike sits high in the front, then lowering it lowers the center of gravity, and levels it....thus improving handling...my guess. Lowering it in the front would shorten the rake a bit, and affect the turning. People pull forks up in triple trees all the time, I ocassionally do it on my dual sports, I really don't feel any noticeable difference. With that being said, I can acknowledge it would change the handling and steering characteristics of the bike some what. Like the rest,I want to lower the bike somewhat, but I really don't want to drag my pipes and worry about handling issues.
