Yes definetly go the 2nd hand route, forks from 81 thru 88 should work easy enough. the 90 or newer forks won't work too short in length. Back then the XR200R was still considered a race bike, you do have a 200R not just the 200? easy way to tell is the 200R had a single shock the 200 had dual shocks. try all the salavage yards (tons online) if all else fails lurk ebay.....blah
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