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swooshdave · Aug 27, 2011

Yeah, that's not the camera lens causing the bending effect.

I'm afraid to check the rim for roundness.

Fender and brake caliper coming off.

Hang the caliper out of the way.

Hang the bike from the ceiling.

Remove springs.

Put the axle back in loosely. This will prevent the sliders from turning when you apply the strap wrench.

Undo the bolt at the bottom, pull the sliders off.

Bags to keep the parts sorted. The parts were "fitted" to the tubes so they need to go back the way they came off.

You would be correct if you were to guess they shouldn't do that. There is no creasing, just a bend. The forks were fully compressed when they got bent so they bent just below the lower yoke. Because of this the bushings weren't affected.

Waiting to see if the tubes can be straightened. To get to this point it took a couple hours. It'll get gaiters when it goes back together. Then this winter it will come apart again to get clip-ons.

grandpaul · Aug 27, 2011

DOINK.

OUCH!

HUH???

Diablouph · Aug 27, 2011

If the forks were completely compressed at the time of the accident, they should be straight along the fork travel, thus they will not bind. Why not just leave them alone. Think of the time and money you would save.

AussieCombat · Aug 27, 2011

Bloody Motor Cars, they should have never been invented.
See if that was a horse, all you would of got was a bit of Crap on your Headlight.
An unneeded expense there Swoosh.

CanukNortonNut · Aug 27, 2011

Hey Dave
Run the tubes to a Midas muffler shop and ask them to tweak them on their pipe-bending jig. It will get you thru the summer or until you get new ones. I’ve seen them get straightened this way before. The trouble might not have ended there. Check your main Tube on the frame to see if it got bent. Hope for the best cause the frame doesn't take much to go out of whack.
Regards,
CNN

swooshdave · Aug 27, 2011

CanukNortonNut said:
Hey Dave
Run the tubes to a Midas muffler shop and ask them to tweak them on their pipe-bending jig. It will get you thru the summer or until you get new ones. I’ve seen them get straightened this way before. The trouble might not have ended there. Check your main Tube on the frame to see if it got bent. Hope for the best cause the frame doesn't take much to go out of whack.
Regards,
CNN

If you recall from the original thread there's a place out here called GP Suspension, one of the top suspension places in the US. For a whole $50 they will straighten them better than new. Can one really ask for more?

Of course he may still look at them and tell me to get new ones…

bwolfie · Aug 27, 2011

You could always turn them around and hit the @#%&@! again arkansas style!!

swooshdave · Aug 27, 2011

bwolfie said:
You could always turn them around and hit the @#%&@! again arkansas style!!

It was a car not a goat.

CanukNortonNut · Aug 27, 2011

did you upgrade your M/C with a 13 MM sleeve or is it still a 5/8 bore?
Curious
CNN

KSUWildcatFan · Aug 27, 2011

Good god damn!

Hobot · Aug 27, 2011

Goats tee-boned an alert hobot, your distracted goat tee-boned a car.
I was first to mention what you missed in forks, so rest your attitude on that each ride.
http://www.dpccars.com/motorcycle-11/08 ... cident.htm

swooshdave · Aug 27, 2011

CanukNortonNut said:
did you upgrade your M/C with a 13 MM sleeve or is it still a 5/8 bore?
Curious
CNN

Sleeved. It is wasn't I'd probably be a hood ornament.

swooshdave · Aug 27, 2011

hobot said:
Goats tee-boned an alert hobot, your distracted goat tee-boned a car.
I was first to mention what you missed in forks, so rest your attitude on that each ride.
http://www.dpccars.com/motorcycle-11/08 ... cident.htm

I wish it was something like to have distracted me. I'll fess up in a while, I just can't say right now.

aceaceca · Aug 27, 2011

In 1970 my brother broadsided a car, drunk car driver, and went up onto the top or hood. He hung on to the bars for dear life.
His was also a yellow Norton. Tubes bent a bit worse than yours I would say. Happened just outside Houston, on our way to L.A. I was up ahead and did not see the accident scene. Later I swapped him my frame for his. I rolled out the engine,transmission, and rear wheel assembly as a unit as he wanted to keep his motor. I had the tubes straightened,not very well I might add, and kept on riding. Steering was a tad crooked but seemed none the worse for the wear. If I remember, the big main frame tube took on a tad of a bow. I pocketed the cash he gave me and later sold the bike for the same $900 I paid for it new in North Finchely, London. I think you can use those tubes without problem if you get them straightened by a pro. Mine were done in a press with some v blocks.

Hobot · Aug 27, 2011

Think if you really need to make a permanent record of the distraction, we and your family may think even less of ya than we do now. Do think about your sense of ease on any cycle but especially a smooth relaxing isolastically soothing C'do.

Spring 2004 was last time scenery distracted me to almost crash on THE Gravel, but only because it made me miss the big snake in a damp feed sack I was road tripping in my lap because it ate our ducks and had poked out-struck- latched on to L wrist so hard spikes of pain made me let go of bars with both hand to jerk it off > when 1st crack the whip action had failed to remove it. Then next instant was fight for control of tank slapping skewing slide into trees 8 yds dead ahead at ~30 mph. Brakes slowing ability - believe me or not - are not motorcycles main safety feature in close calls. Brakes have two other just as important functions, most never learn about in time.

john robert bould · Aug 29, 2011

swooshdave said:
CanukNortonNut said:

Hey Dave
Run the tubes to a Midas muffler shop and ask them to tweak them on their pipe-bending jig. It will get you thru the summer or until you get new ones. I’ve seen them get straightened this way before. The trouble might not have ended there. Check your main Tube on the frame to see if it got bent. Hope for the best cause the frame doesn't take much to go out of whack.
Regards,
CNN

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If you recall from the original thread there's a place out here called GP Suspension, one of the top suspension places in the US. For a whole $50 they will straighten them better than new. Can one really ask for more?

Of course he may still look at them and tell me to get new ones…

Most workshop manuals suggest more that 3mm bent,they are scrap, these look a lost cause, ...after a certain bend the tube compress's on the inside bend..impossible to re -stretch back, dont waste your $50 ,put it too some new ones.

pete.v · Aug 29, 2011

john robert bould said:
Most workshop manuals suggest more that 3mm bent,they are scrap, these look a lost cause, ...after a certain bend the tube compresses on the inside bend..impossible to re -stretch back, dont waste your $50 ,put it too some new ones.

I kinda agree with this. That's a whole lot more bend than you originally let on. Make sure your peeps will guarantee functionality.

swooshdave · Aug 29, 2011

pvisseriii said:
I kinda agree with this. That's a whole lot more bend than you originally let on. Make sure your peeps will guarantee functionality.

I, of course didn't know how bad they were until I got them apart.

They are getting dropped off in a bit. I let the guy know that replacements can be had for $100 so if there was any question don't do anything.

Hobot · Aug 29, 2011

Hehe, let up on ole swooheroo, I too went through a phase like his, so I encourage him to have shop attempt to correct tubes, if it works then a win win and we learn what's possible, if not, then the seasoned wisdom of one Oh Shit soaks in deeper. Do consider once returned the main source of fork restriction is the springs rubbing insides of stanchion tubes. If sticky may give similar sense as a low tire or riding across a wooden bridge the uneven beams run long wise. Like a bit of a Ghost in the forks.

swooshdave · Aug 29, 2011

hobot said:
Hehe, let up on ole swooheroo, I too went through a phase like his, so I encourage him to have shop attempt to correct tubes, if it works then a win win and we learn what's possible, if not, then the seasoned wisdom of one Oh Shit soaks in deeper. Do consider once returned the main source of fork restriction is the springs rubbing insides of stanchion tubes. If sticky may give similar sense as a low tire or riding across a wooden bridge the uneven beams run long wise. Like a bit of a Ghost in the forks.

This guy should be good enough to know what can or can't be done. Some people said as long as it's not creased it might be good to fix. Good thing that cheap Asian steel is flexible. :mrgreen:

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