i hate when this shit comes up.... for everyday street driving its not different from a stock height bike to a lowered bike... i have a 04 gsxr 750 slammed 2-1/2 inches up front and 3 out back...i can hang with all my friends and even out ride some of them with the bike lowered. unless you drag knee on your bike stock youll never no the diff... i like mine better lowered bc it looks better and i can launch like theres no other for a stock wheel base bike...it changes no geometrics of the way the front suspension works, the rear altho will get stiffer due to the increased angle of attack on the rear shock and mount... AND if you do one wrong wheelie you will slam your plastics and crack them... the end