Actually all you have to do to lower the front is remove the top caps, Pull out the metal spacers and either shorten them by about 1/2 inch or....buy a short length of PVC pipe if the same outside diameter and cut this shorter than the stock spacers. Before removing the caps you want to be sure to raise the front wheel off the ground. There is a lot of spring pressure under there and this will relieve it.
Cutting spacers down 1 inch does not equate to 1 inch lowering though. Start at 1/2 inch off stock and see where that gets you. Should be about 1 and 1/2 inch lower.
If you use PVC pipe be sure to clean it up and get all the burrs off of it.
When I had mine apart I installed a set of Progressive front springs. This mod really helps the ride.
Have fun....
