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<blockquote data-quote="Coastal Redneck" data-source="post: 172434" data-attributes="member: 11287"><p>Boy, it'd take quite a wreck to bend those tubes on the triple tree... but I suppose it could be done. If the bend is slight, how about inserting a snug-fitting metal rod up almost as far as the bend, heating the tube, and using the rod as a lever to bend the tube back into place? You'll ruin the paint, but that's what I figure any cycle shop would do... or try as a fix first. Might even be able to bend the tube back into place without heat, the help of a good bench vise and/or a couple of burly friends is recommended, LOL. The way you described the bend(s), and the way the fender sits, it doesn't sound like those triple tree tubes bent too far... the fender itself may be out of whack from some past wreck. RacerX has the right idea (as usual, LOL)---before ya do anything, get some pics of the triple tree tubes from the front and sides, maybe some other angles like top down, that'll show the damage. WTF, include the lower fork tubes in the pics, even though you're better off just swapping them out... the damaged ones might give clues about what happened to the triple tree. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coastal Redneck, post: 172434, member: 11287"] Boy, it'd take quite a wreck to bend those tubes on the triple tree... but I suppose it could be done. If the bend is slight, how about inserting a snug-fitting metal rod up almost as far as the bend, heating the tube, and using the rod as a lever to bend the tube back into place? You'll ruin the paint, but that's what I figure any cycle shop would do... or try as a fix first. Might even be able to bend the tube back into place without heat, the help of a good bench vise and/or a couple of burly friends is recommended, LOL. The way you described the bend(s), and the way the fender sits, it doesn't sound like those triple tree tubes bent too far... the fender itself may be out of whack from some past wreck. RacerX has the right idea (as usual, LOL)---before ya do anything, get some pics of the triple tree tubes from the front and sides, maybe some other angles like top down, that'll show the damage. WTF, include the lower fork tubes in the pics, even though you're better off just swapping them out... the damaged ones might give clues about what happened to the triple tree. :confused: [/QUOTE]
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