What the Fork?
Well, I think you have to have patience and a pocketbook to get a real YO fork, they show up on forums and ebay
you have to consider the year of your YO and suspension vs non suspension
I went thru lotsa' searches, and tried a lot of forks...
as posted in my most recent post, a suspension corrected 92 or newer YO does okay with a Kona Project 2 fork 410mm AtoC by 38mm offset available at Bikeman. As the frames evolved, I think they ended up being closer to a 420mm AtoC from 97 on...
other than that, I have tried a 400mm Tange fork on a 90 YO and it worked okay. I think the AtoC is really 390mm on that bike with a rake of 1.5 inches
the Tange fork worked better on a wicked, as I think the rake matched better.
There are several hundred posts on here that talk about the various try/fail attempts to match non FC forks to YO's and Wickeds...
I waited for 2 years to get my first YO fork. I had to pay out the backside but it finally matches my medium Grello YO. ($357 bucks on Ebay)
Looking at this all in perspective, I think it is far smarter to get one made from Igleheart (about $450 bucks). He was the man back at the factory, and he still makes them today out of better heat treated materials. I would have gotten it quicker, and I would have enjoyed my YO sooner.
I also know that there are several custom made forks avail out there including a nifty one that Teesdale makes for about 100 bucks less than an Igleheart.
As I stated earlier, patience is a virtue, but for me the gnawing and wanting a real fork made my FC's restorations incomplete.
They really do ride magically when properly matched. Maybe it's all in my head.
Bottom line is that you have to pounce when they show up on FLEABAY, and be prepared to pay.
The recent DC sale on the forum for a YO with a Fork was the deal of the year...
My point is that you have to check everyday, and hope that something comes to light.
Happy Thanksgiving!