Fork advice.
 

I was recently the victim of a hit and run on my way to work which involved me doing a stoppie into the bonnet of a Ford Focus. Luckily I survived relatively unscathed, but my poor bike has been written off. On the plus side, the insurers have given me a cheque for what I payed for it and said that I can keep the bike.
The damage looks mainly cosmetic, the entire fairing and subframe exploded and bent so I have been perusing ebay for replacements and had a bit of a spending spree in the hope that that is all that is wrong.
I pushed it the 1/2 mile back from the accident and it felt fine, by sight the forks look straight and the bar ends appear even so I'm hoping they'll be alright. It was a relatively slow impact, and mainly on the brake so I actually did a stoppie but the rear of the bike lifted as I made contact and the top of the screen and fairing were crushed.
What I really want to know is if there are any other checks I can do on the forks? The damping seems crap, but it always was, and they seem to have a 'notchy' feel at the bottom of the stroke.
I also need a good nick black front fairing cowel if anyone has one....

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theres a few black ones on ebay at the mo

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Yeah, got my eye on a couple, tah. Now, forks...who wants to talk forks??? I'd love to upgrade them to something that WORKS, but I want to retain my speedo etc and not have to make too many 'specialist' alterations. Demon tweaks have cartridge inners for £300, then new Santions if I need them are £200 from Wemoto (though I'm reliably informed I could get them bent back, if they are bent at all) which might be a good option...
Any way of telling if the yokes are OK????

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The forks certainly look bent in that picture mate....

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+1 the forks definitely look bent.

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You are probably right of coarse but I don't think you can tell from that picture.

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The front wheel is actually turned slightly away from you. Honestly, if they are bent at all, it's mm, not cm or inches.

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i was just going to say the same thing ..

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The front wheel is too far back, you can see just below the bottom yoke where the bend starts even though there is a reflection there.

http://forums.sv650.org/attachment.p...0&d=1226510777
http://i.xanga.com/dumdumsun/SV650K4.jpg

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Your front wheel is in align with the centre of the radiator, it should be in front of it (see above picture)