[Weldangrind]

Yes, you'd get disc brakes up front. Depending on the model of China bike, you could have disc brakes on the rear as well.


I recommend against swapping the forks without doing the monoshock conversion. The inverted forks are considerably longer that the stockers, and you'd have a chopper-like effect. The monoshock rear and inverted forks are a matched set that provide tons of ground clearance (comparatively).


With some light fab work, you could also swap the plastic tank and contoured seat from the China bike. Essentially, you'll be able to street-register a China bike, due the Honda frame.


The plan I have is to use a later model XR200 seat and tank, so there is a little more Honda, and a better fuel cap. I have everything in place, except the XL185 frame.