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thanks thias! I owned a pair of 92-93 versions originally, but I didn't know that the layer models started to be sold without the top dust seals. the fork certainly went through a lot of subtle changes in its life. one of the pairs I have has the gold alloy stauncheons, the other is normal silver. I agree they look better with boots, and that's how I'll set both pairs up. I also think the black brace looked best, not the gold ones they used on the later forks