Hmm; the Sportster needs unusually long shocks for a streetbike (14"-14 1/2") I wonder if this strategy could be employed there. I'd rather change the mounts, but they are already pretty goofy on the swingarm end, and making a tower to allow a regular-length shock is not going to improve things in the looks dept. Sometimes the eye ends unthread from the rod, I wonder if I could find a set I could replace with longer pieces...
Excellent bodge, Dave.