Im getting ready to cut my rear fender supports off my frame.  I am going to use a 1/4 inch plate for the torsion springs to rest on(welded on top of the cut) the springs are going to be 2 inches tall.  Where would be the best plce to cut the supports? I also forgot to mention that I hav e a medical condition that limits the range of motion in my hips.... meaning I cant throw my leg over the seat too much more than the stock height.... But as long as I can flat foot the bike off the stand im good

I am mounting a sprung seat and using a flat trailer style fender, and bobbing the fender... Kinda along the same lines as the black and yellow BCB bobber.http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=JN.P5cBx1s3JubQHe0m52Ap9Q&pid=15.1

I am going to use struts off from the swingarm to support the fender, and mount the fender to the swingarm...  I am going to keep the stock rear suspension.  I figure if I cut the frame tubes just above the welds for the shock mounts, and use 2 inch barrel springs itll keep it close to stock seat height... but I may be wrong?

JMHO... going to struts, and then raising the seat with springs,... just makes for a worse ride with very similar seat height....
Zero sum game...

I imagine this hip movement restriction involves some pain... and struts will make the ride worse...
The lower fender will help you getting your leg over...
Ditch any sissy bar, step passenger seat,.. and use a tank bag instead of saddlebags...
Narrow or remove rear signals...
... but,.. I don't see swapping to struts with seat springs as a gain...
..and,... and hardtail, with sprung seat feels weird... (it disconnects you from sensory input in corners in a strange way.  I can't describe it, but it ain't pleasant)...and it makes the bike lose contact with the road more often...
As a style thing... it's an option...
As a practical aid in confort or handling, it's a negative...

Art Webb wrote on 05/31/15 at 08:38:09:

This is exactly what I am doing  

@serowbot

I never really noticed how the hardtail visually handled turns until I was riding behind someone on a superslab going thru an interchange at 75mph. Watching the rear end hop and wiggle thru the turn made me rethink my speed.

Having rode hard tailed bikes for years I'm fully aware of the feel when turning at high speeds and the lack of control no rear suspension provides. But the flip side to that having spent over a decade dragging a knee on sport bikes I still have less of a chicken strip on my hardtailed rear tire than most sport bike guys I ride with now. I have no issue dragging a peg on an off ramp or twisting thru the canyons. I guess it's just comfort at those angles and knowing the bikes limit.