Originally Posted by MikeGS

I'm going to buck the trend and say that your fork is probably toast - in your last picture I can see what looks like a minimum of three possible cracks in the weld joining the stearer to the crown and at least two potential cracks within the stearer, one of which appears to be about where the upper surface of the crown would be.

There's also what appears to be s significant gouge out of the interior stearer.

Ok, it may be nothing - a photo , no matter how good (and yours are very clear and relevant to your initial question) will never be a substitute for a Mk1 eyeball inspection- but if it was my bike it would be out of service until I'd addressed what that last photo appears to show.

If I'm wrong, no harm, no foul - if I'm right, potentially big money (and pain) if you live in the US - where I live the medical and loss of earnings cost of accidents are covered by a taxpayer funded accident compensation scheme, so I just need to worry about the pain (trust me, it's worth it,especially as you get older and more likely to damage your body in an otherwise minor event - they will even pay for a taxi to take you to/from work, if the inability to drive is all that's stopping you working again).