heres another fork swap I recently did to another xtx. (with new xtr plastics). I didnt have any original fork protectors so just used the stock xtx ones but had to add the rear section of a local 2 piece motard front guard...

I took the bike on a good run with my wife and a fully loaded 45L givi topbox. All went well with excellent handling especially at higher speeds. The forks actually added about 1.5" to the front end height from memory.

In hindsight I should have brought the rear up a little to compensate as the side stand (or something down there!) was scraping when hooking into left handers.