You are not paying attention. The trees are NOT raked. They use an adapter to change the steering axis. It is like changing the rake by cutting and welding the neck, but without cutting and welding. The adapter extends the bottom of the neck the required amount, changing the steering axis angle. you get the same trail whether you use their 9 deg kit or their 18 deg kit.
I already told you why I want it- in a nutshell I want a longer bike for the ride without the weight.
I don't need anyone's justification to buy it- if you had read the whole topic you would know I already did.
And as far as looks go, I dislike the looks of all the 14 degree LS650's they have pics of on the site. Unfortunately they don't have a pic of one with a 9 degree kit-but they will soon.
What I am going to wind up with is a bike that is 6" longer, slightly heavier (the trees are steel, not aluminum) with a better ride, according to a guy who put an 14 degree kit on an intruder, with "different, but not worse" low speed steering, and much more stable at high speeds.