The seat on my Rapide is one of Neal's seats, I lowered the front by drilling two new holes just bellow the originals and I then bent the lugs slightly forward to stop the seat pressing on the rear tank bolts too much, It probably lowered the seat by a half inch, which made quite a difference. This was also because the bike actually sat higher due to the coilover Thornton on the rear and the modified steering stem mods carried out on the front end. I had to lengthen my side stand mounted on the left pillion plate by 35 mm.