bent? fork prob
 

hey guys searched forum cant find answer

basically i think one of me forks is bent, not seriously bannana shape

whats the best way of measuring, checking that they are either bent or not?


thanks alot

phil

Re: bent? fork prob
 

If they are only slightly bent then you can get them bent back to shape. The straighteners tend to say if it has no crease it can be repaired, and yet I have non-creased ones repaired and start to fail.

Re: bent? fork prob
 

ok cool what companies are recommended? i have no idea of where to start search and how much will repair cost?

dont think its a major bend but can tell slightly

you say they fail? so if they repair them the can still "fail"?

is it best to buy a new or unbent tube then

Re: bent? fork prob
 

This place is highly recomended - http://www.motoliner.com/ but you have to pay postage costs both ways, or try ebay.

Re: bent? fork prob
 

The problem with straightening your forks is that they will bend again. The place where the bend was remains weaker than the rest, and subsequently will bend there again. My forks were straightened before, and when I had the bike serviced the mechanic said they were bent again- just through normal road use.

Re: bent? fork prob
 

hmmmmm make me unsure now,

its bent near the bottom yoke it look to be like a 1-2mm maybe more when i get them off, but i cant measure them properly though, i just cut down a rule and put it up against the tube and there was a gap there and using my sight lol

ill have to see when i get them off

Re: bent? fork prob
 

another prob that might be the cause it a bent yoke as well as fork tube

how to you check if these are straight or not?

thanks

phil

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cheers seem good and i like the prices :rolleyes:

Re: bent? fork prob
 

if the fork leg is only very slightly bent its unlikely the yolk is bent too, the leg will go first.

Re: bent? fork prob
 

i jsut got mine straightend. motoliner charged me 40 quid as i took them there and picked up, he said mine were right on the limit and tels you to put the fork bk in the opposite direction to the bend. he also marks them for you so its not hard.

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=118888

this was my thread from the other week, there is a pic of my forks on fisrt page.

mine is all back and i am very pleased with the forks.

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ps i would just take all the bits there he can check to see if they are bent. i thought on of my forks was ok when he checked it was well out!!!

obi if you got to sent the parts there this may not be the best way i can understand tht.

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your fork leg looks alot bent to me mate, lucky they straightened that.

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cheers m8ty

going to take em out tomoz and roll em to see how much they are out

its obviously going to be cheaper to get em straightened

mine arnt that bad ive been riding on them for couple of months now and not rely noticed, just been concerned lol but noticing that i hav more chick strip on one side of tires and 1mm on the other side of the front tire

so need to get it sorted

thanks again guys