Ok, I'll be the devils advocate I guess. First off, the bike is gorgeous - I would be proud to throw a leg over it. The fork brace is needed to keep the wheel going the same direction as the forks. If you stand at the front of the bike and squeeze the wheel between your legs and grab the handle bars, keep the wheel straight and twist the forks. If you think about it, you are putting 100-150 pounds of force on the front end just by hand. Then think about the weight of the bike, yourself, and momentum trying to twist those forks in a turn. It may look pretty with no fork brace, but it will handle 10x better with one. And why no rear splash guard? Those V stacks will swallow all sorts of crud given the chance........
Like I said, the bike looks great. Just concerned with your safety and the engine.