I have a lot of options for a fork conversion, and I am trying to decide what would be best. I have a 2004 KDX220R with stock forks (re-shimmed and heavier XR400 springs). I ride in New England (Maine), and am a C rider. I am 6' tall and weight 180 lbs. I am starting to get fast enough that I am loosing confidence in the front end, specifically on fast uphill rocky (small boulder) sections. I can't find a good adjustment with these forks that provides enough plushness on roots and sharp ledges, but is also able to withstand larger rocks and other stuff. Starting to look at other bikes, but I would need to cough up ~$2000 to get something I would want, and I am really comfortable with the KDX power delivery - so I think a fork swap may be a good idea.
Anways, I have a few options:
And then there are a lot of other random YZ/RM/CR/WP etc forks. I haven't committed to anything yet, so my question is what should I get, and what will end up giving me the best bang for my buck? My concern with any moto forks is I will have to get them rebuilt/sprung/seals to make them work in the woods. On the other side of it, forks from dedicated woods bikes seem to be more expensive, and I haven't read alot of conversions using WP or Marzocchi forks.
Anyways I would love to hear some suggestions. I am leaning towards the KX forks as the guy is local, and it seems this is the most common. Plus with the extra set of tripples, I can send them off to RB designs to have the tripple / stem all sorted.