Thanks guys, Randy sorry I missed your question, don't get on here much during riding season...............We cut up from the bottom just behind the neck post, with a sawzall, stop just short of the top, and we had the bike on the lift with rear set at finished height, we lowered the lift until the bike sat level, allowing the front end to rake out forward. once we got it where we wanted it we made wedge shaped filler pieces out of 16 guage steel and welded them in, did it in an afternoon, paint and all. As for the 16 guage steel, it is heavier than the factory steel, always make them safe as well as Kool.