Ok, I saved the front pinch forks off my wrecked 3g for a reason. Someday I planned to cut a 1/2" off the top of them. I've alway's known it's a way to get a 1/2" of extra drop out of the front. No spring cutting this way and it doesn't effect your front strut travel at all since the sturt itself is sitting a 1/2" lower.

I used a meter saw with a $4 metal cutting blade, a piece of scrap wood, some scrap paper as shime's to level the pinch fork and a L square to make sure the cut was nice, level and straight. My goal was to cut off the top and leave enough metal for the pinch fork bolt to still function properly. I also used a C clamp to hold the part once I had it all straitened up. Do the cut's nice and slow, making sure nothing moves on you.

1. Notice the difference, cut down on the left, uncut on the right.


2. Here you can see the top of the cut down pinch fork. (I later cut down the other one to prove to myself I could repeat the process).


3. Here's the setup with the saw, C-clamp, and L-square.


4. Oh, here's the blade I used.