suspension

Can anybody help us answer this burning question? We are planning our first big trip on our 2011 GSA, has done about 5000 miles in it's life. The trip goes through Norway to Iceland, where we will be going into the interior roads as well. The bike will carry the two of us (weighing 150 kg...

Does anyone know if you can visually tell the difference from a standard 1200GS to one that has the lowered suspension? If anyone has photos that would be great. I'm leaning toward lowering the suspension but keeping the seat standard for comfort, but I dont want a bike that looks lowered...