lowering front forks

[althezenman]

I am trying to understand the proper way to lower the front forks on a 1982 CB750. From searching the forums, I have a general idea as how to do this but I want to make sure it is going to look the way I want it to.  If you compare the photos I have attached, you will see two methods of lowering the forks. Currently, mine are slid up in the triple trees like the gold bobber, but I want to have the look of the "shorter" forks like on the black bobber. Notice the difference between the lower triple tree and lower fork casing on the gold bike vs the black one. I don't understand how the black bobber's forks are so much shorter even though both bikes appear to have been lowered about the same.

So if I lower the forks by shortening the spring and adding a spacer will it look like the forks of the black bobber (as far as distance between lower triple tree and casing)?

 I hope all this makes sense. Maybe I am missing something obvious. Anyway, if anyone has experience doing this I would really appreciate some guidance.

[TOOLS1]

The answer is yes they will look like the forks on the black bike. The method used on the gold bike is incorrect and could cause the tire to hit the bottom of the triple tree when a large bump is hit, and cause an accident. And it also looks dorkey and unprofessional.
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[shinyribs]

Man, that black bike is sharp! A set of spoked rims would set it off.

[Re-run]

Best way to do this, get shorter fork legs. The your suspension will still work like it is supposed to. There are key things you don't screw around with, your front fork is really 1 of them. The fork is subject to a 4 different directions of force, up/down, forward/back, side/side, and torsional twist. Do you really want to half-ass it?

[althezenman]

Thanks for the replies. I will proceed with caution-if at all. I will probably seek to swap the forks for shorter ones after more research.

[TOOLS1]

Yea, that's a good plan. Get shorter, smaller forks off a smaller lighter bike.
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