eh, open exhausts are okay, it's the header design that counts, but it'll be hard as hell to properly tune the bike for any rideability with pods and an open exhaust there. I'm not sure the rear tire will hit the hoop, it'll be close for sure, but the angle might just clear. the front forks being lowered doesn't do much for the cg, and in fact, the cg of a motorcycle has less to do with handling than wheelbase and trail. do you know what trail is, how it works and how to calculate it? you should, or you should ask how, it's important. fwiw the fact that the pods are cheap emgo vs. k&n from my experience, won't matter all that much, I've not yet run into a cb750 faster with pods than a well tuned one with a stock airbox, prove me wrong, I don't care if you do, it's just that I've never seen one and I've ridden with quite a few