Front fork brace - is it needed?

[yamaha_george]

wants I can get the money, im going to swap out my forks for r1 or r6 forks

Shred,
I think I posted a friends R1 front end to the list you may just want to send him an e-mail see how much he wants, he is a nice guy so he is not greedy OK

[reelrazor]

And another point I will make is that fenders are often very effective fork braces in themselves. As long as they are solidly mounted they effectively form a monocoque structure that is very resistant to twisting forces