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I am looking for violet fork boots for a 96 KDX 200 does anyone know if any after market companies make them?

Hi. Welcome to the forums. Daystar is an aftermarket brand of fork boots. I am not sure if they still make them in purple, but they used to.

Thank You I will look into that

I was not able to find daystar in purple, and a pair of original factory purple is like $100.... so I went with daystar in black.

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This is sad news. I just picked up a kdx and the violet boots are torn. I was wanting to stick with the purple but doesn't look like I'm going to since the price tag is hefty

If you can wait, they pop up from time to time on ebay. If you feel like spending over 70 a piece for them: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kawasaki-49006 ... iI&vxp=mtr

Good suggestion Tyl3r.

Zack, I was having the same dilemma with my recently acquired 96 KDX 200. I restore alot of vintage bikes and sometimes rather than buying a new part, I'll cosmetically resurrect a soft part. My violet fork boots on my KDX were pretty ate up as well and I didn't feel like kicking out $140.00 for a pair of fork boots -- that's just kinda crazy. In the end, I just went with the black fork boots. HOWEVER, the MacGyver side of brain was telling -- "buy the new boots, and then buy some purple/violet spray paint that adhere to rubber or plastic, and then clear coat it." I've done this several times on vintage projects and it turned out rather nice -- and held up well.

Just tossing ideas out there for you.

SkoalMan. How does that hold up in the woods though. I have a buddy that paints for a living so I could get tthem cleared for cheap. But I was just curious on how it would hold up in the woods.

Thanks!

Zack,

I've done this old vintage soft rubber parts (engine aprons, fender flaps, etc...no fork boots though) that were useable but cosmetically challenged. These bikes are usually ridden a few times a year...some trail ridden only and some raced in a couple of vintage events. They've held up. Mind you they didn't get ridden as hard as my modern bikes, but they've withstood enough debris to the point where I haven't felt the need to do any touch up.

Like any painting project, I think it always comes down to the prep. Regarding the KDX fork boots though, I just went with the black fork boots and called it a day...I have some work and motorcycle projects that I'm currently dealing with, and just didn't feel like the devoting the time and effort to paint the boots. I paid 25.00 or so for my Daystar fork boots. Better than spending a $140.