front suspension forks w/front wheel motor

[Alphorget]

a geared hub would tear off an aluminum fork. You would need a rigid fork, or a motorcycle fork for that kind of power, and probably one of those DH 1.5 inch headsets too.

I am going to do some more research regarding geared motors and Clyte motors with respect to torque, efficincy and speed under heavy load conditions and start a new thread addressing these areas specifically.
As for the for the front forks I am thinking I will either need either motorcycle forks or I can build a custom springer front end. I think a steel springer front end using a good quality mono shock would work well. The mono shock would provide plenty of travel and can be adjusted. The torque would be directed into the mono shock on a springer rather than side force against the tubes of conventional forks. At the very least I would guess that the side force against regular forks would result in the seals failing on a regular basis.