Install a lowering kit. Basic lowering kits aren’t very expensive. Usually, they consist of replacement parts for your bike’s rear shock linkage, priced in the $150-$200 range. To install, you replace the dogbones in your rear shock linkage and also adjust the front fork height to keep handling somewhat neutral. With these modifications
Oddometer: 1,022. Location: Millersville, MO out in the sticks. I just put a set of the Emig Racing 1 1/8" lowering links on my 99 Adventure and raised the forks 18 mm per Emigs suggestions. $85 shipped and very easy to install. My actual measurement of the seat height shows 1" lower.