IT DOESNT MAKE A SHIT IF YOU HAVE THEM CUT OR NOT WHEN IT COMES TO THE SPEED. ITS THE MOTOR PEOPLE... AND THE WAY YOU HAVE YOUR SHIT SETUP!!!! I AGREE WITH THE BIKE BEING EASIER TO CLEAN... AND IT IS A BETTER LOOK... BUT DO CONSIDER YOU WITH HAVE MORE STUFF FLY.... SUCH AS...ON TOP YOUR SEAT, PLASTICS, CONTROLS, AND MY BIG ISSURE IS YOUR GOGGLES MAN.... HIT A TREE BC OF THEM MUD ON MY GLASSES WITH CLIPPED FENDERS... I WOULD THINK ABOUT IT! IT ALL COMES DOWN TO WHAT KIND OF LOOK YOU WANT AND IF YOU DONT MIND GETTING A LITTLE MORE DIRTY AND A LITTLE MORE CLEAN.... BUT LIKE I SAID, CLEAN UP IS EASIER!!! HOPE THIS HELPS!