too put new fork boots on or not

[sugarhead]

I have an 85 200x,it needs alot of work but this is my fun project trike.1 of the things it needs is fork boots,do I run the forks w out them and save the money or get new 1s?I want to clean it up and make it a rider not a concourse art piece that never gets ridden like some people do.

[plcrides]

its really up to you,i bought some off of ebay and you can get different colors.
i had a 83 250r that i was planning on restoring,it needed one of everything,so i got some blue boots
when i took the forks off one at a time to replace the boots,i was reinstalling the front axle bolt and didnt notice but the forks were bent so when i was screwing in the axle bolt it stripped out the fork because it wasnt all lined up,because the idiot had crashed it so many times.so watch out for that.

[Xpress]

I'd put them on there, protect the shocks.

[dcreel]

I take them off everything I own.. It's all about personal preference..

[jb2wheels]

I replaced the boots on both my 84 200x's when I rebuilt the forks. My un-scientific theory is they protect the fork tubes from the nicks and such that ruin seals. I'd do it - especially if you do any riding besides dune riding.

[1984 honda 200s]

there on there for a reason, to keep dust and other things off