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<blockquote data-quote="kirrbby" data-source="post: 172840" data-attributes="member: 3972"><p>I've seen a couple where the triple tree itself was bent below the plate, toward the rear of the bike. Like if you were to ride the bike into a open manhole and hit hard. ;--/</p><p></p><p>More common is when the tubes are just twisted/tweaked a bit.</p><p></p><p>You can usually see either by eye.</p><p>Sight across the two front tubes from the side, looking only at the front edges, to see if they are parallel. If they are out, you should see one sticking farther forward than the other at the top, and farther rearward at the bottom. This can usually be corrected like CJ said, with two pieces of pipe stuck up into the tubes to use as leverage to simply tweak them back straight. You really need to remove the triple tree completely to do this job, but you might be able to do it with only the front wheel, AND the top plate/bar clamp removed.</p><p></p><p>If one of the tubes are actually bent, as in NOT a straight pipe anymore, I'd scrap the triple tree and buy a good used part.</p><p>I can usually tell if one is bent by looking straight down each tube, from the front, then from the side. If one looks roundish, or kinked at the plate, I'd call it scrap. Even if you could get it back close to straight, it will not be perfectly round, on the inside, anymore. That will cause the inner guts to hang up, wear badly, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kirrbby, post: 172840, member: 3972"] I've seen a couple where the triple tree itself was bent below the plate, toward the rear of the bike. Like if you were to ride the bike into a open manhole and hit hard. ;--/ More common is when the tubes are just twisted/tweaked a bit. You can usually see either by eye. Sight across the two front tubes from the side, looking only at the front edges, to see if they are parallel. If they are out, you should see one sticking farther forward than the other at the top, and farther rearward at the bottom. This can usually be corrected like CJ said, with two pieces of pipe stuck up into the tubes to use as leverage to simply tweak them back straight. You really need to remove the triple tree completely to do this job, but you might be able to do it with only the front wheel, AND the top plate/bar clamp removed. If one of the tubes are actually bent, as in NOT a straight pipe anymore, I'd scrap the triple tree and buy a good used part. I can usually tell if one is bent by looking straight down each tube, from the front, then from the side. If one looks roundish, or kinked at the plate, I'd call it scrap. Even if you could get it back close to straight, it will not be perfectly round, on the inside, anymore. That will cause the inner guts to hang up, wear badly, etc. [/QUOTE]
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