rooster, i've been in bali for the whole last week. was soo busy with work i didnt have to time to go online. bali was great, too bad i havent got the time to enjoy it there... oh wel, nothing to complain, as the reason i went to bali was to do one week worth of audit works.
traxxas, i noe for big sports bikes, you can adjust the soft/hard settings, but im not too sure for our bikes. i think there is one, like the pics above.
i wouldn't have any problems with inverted forks that are shorter, that way, it'll make the bike more stable for corners, and better looks, and you don't have to do any modification to the holder (triple clamp) which could lead to unsuspected disaster to urself and your bike.