[Dupo]

Just remember one thing, your cables are only so long. You said you wanted a drag bar which wont affect the cables anyways, but just keep that in mind. I'll tell you right now, that finding alteration mod parts for this bike is near impossible. They just do not make many aftermarket parts for this bike. Mainly because they know its marketed as a starter type bike and they know people don't keep these all that long (yes, there are many who do keep them, but they are marketed as starter bikes). So there just isnt a demand for aftermarket parts.

That said, there may be a short shock that will work for the bike. That you would have to find out on your own by going to some place that deals in custom work and trying to find something that would work. You could also cut the shocks and crank up the preload. Problem there might be, since these shocks arent all that tough, that it might bottom out. Keep in mind, that lowering the rear and not the front will ever so slightly decrease your low speed maneuverability. But will increase the stability in a straight line at speed. Not enough that you'd even notice, but thought i'd throw that in there. My spirit is lowerd in the rear 1.5" and the forks extended 3" upwards. I dont notice much of a difference in low speed maneuvers ... just a tad though, nothing to even bother me.

As for handlebars, i was gonna go with drag type bars on my GZ too. I sold it before i could do that and got myself a bike that has stock drag bars instead. Change the steering? No, i doubt it would. Have trouble seeing in your mirrors, yes most likely. You will need to find risers to make up the difference in drop from the stock 6" rise in the bars, or atleast close to that. Not sure where you could get something that high though for this bike. Nothing is impossible though.

I am having trouble agreeing with jonathan about putting drag bars on affecting the dynamics of the steering though. The only thing its going to change is you will lean a little bit forward. Not all that much really. Leaning forward or back wont affect handling of the bike. It'll affect your back more than anything lol. The only thing that affects dynamics of steering is if you change the ride height in the front or rear, change fork oil weight, springs ...etc. The most dramatic change would be in ride height though. As i explained above, if you lower the rear and not the front it changes low speed maneuverability and 'at speed' stability. Lowering the front and not the rear does the reverse. Its fine to drop the rear and not the front, i have done this on my bike and noticed no ill effects. I dont even notice the low speed difference (ok a tiny bit, but still, no big change). On my 750 i changed to a small solo seat and 4" forward controls and moved my drag bars a bit... i hunch over more than i did before and it does not change the steering dynamics at all.