I just put Progressive fork springs on my 750K2, looks like the same part number the parts counter set me up with. The white tube is a piece of PVC pipe that is used as a spacer, and isn't nearly that long. The springs and tubes in the picture is a generic photo used with several models. You don't want to shorten a progressive spring. The spacer may need shortening though depending on the amount of stiffness you want in the ride. I cut my spacers down a couple of times to adjust the re-bound and put in fresh 10W fork oil for softer dampening. Still thinking about taking the spacer out all together. I put Progressives on my Concours, and left out the stock spacer per their instructions, and it made for a nice ride.
Allen