Steve, others have noticed an improvement by removing the wind deflectors, and some have not. Some have also noticed more or less stabilty riding one up or two up. The fork mounted batwing is inherently going to be less stable than a frame mounted fairing...subject to more wiggle from air turbulence, etc. On the other hand, I think other configurations like my Ducati are more subject to side winds, acting like a sail. Just for the cornering clearance, I personally would not like mine lower...I can already scrape the floorboard mounting brackets in some curves, even with the suspension fully raised with the Legend system. I've had my bike up to 105 two up and not noticed any handling issues thus far. In my opinion, the Legends offer the ability to slam the bike 3.5" for the looks when parked or going from stop to stop, and still maintain the stock geometry and suspension travel when pushing the bike. I slam mine because I have a 29" inseam and it makes it easier for me to walk the bike around while parking, etc.....a side benefit is that it looks kewl too [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] Don't know all the prices for permanently lowering the bike, but it would probably be as much or more than the air adjustable shocks.