I don't like comfort bikes

But if I did...
Which would you recommend at the $400 price point?
Eh? Eh?
On a side note, I really like Marzocchi forks. The Norco Storm comes with one but I don't know what it's MSRP was.
Apparently the bike costs $600 and is thus, too expensive.
No racing, maybe trails and stuff that's just dirt paths but I ride my bike kind of stupidly. Like sometimes I drift (braking really hard and turning side ways) and I hop on curbs and such and sometimes I ride on grass.
I can get a Marlin for $400 USD equivalent around. An '04 but I hear bad things about the fork, aka snapping in half. Is that the '03 Manitou Six or the '04 Manitou Six and which is on the Marlin? (the 04 Marlin)