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Hi Xavier853, Love the look of your bike!
It's your bike, so do what you want with it, but two things to consider before fitting straight bladed forks - and these could be "deal breakers". Firstly, will you have clearance for the front wheel under the down-tube? You could measure this by placing a steel ruler the length of your proposed forks at the correct angle against the top of your current forks. Tape it in place, then remove the wheel and place the spindle behind the ruler at the correct height. If the tyre's not touching the bottom of the down-tube you're OK.
With the wheel in this position, swing the crank forward so it's pointing straight ahead. How much does the pedal overlap the wheel? Will you be able to steer? If you're running fixed-wheel, this could be crucial.
If these are both OK, get building up the strength in your wrists! I speak from experience when I say that the vibration from straight forks can go straight into the handlebars on anything but gloss-smooth tarmac and oh boy! is it painful!
Not trying to be a party-pooper, but if you don't check these things out it could be an expensive and painful mistake. I'd check before placing any orders. Good luck!