Started learning to ride last summer (aged 49). Had my first spill last week on a roundabout, rear wheel slid out. Riding home saw my handlebars were slightly off and got really stressed. Found your video and problem was sorted in less than 10 minutes. Many, many thanks for making this video.👍👍

4 years later and your video is still a lifesaver! A million thanks from Sabah, Malaysia!

Bro you're a life saver. I ask 4 mechanics and told me i need to change my fork for just slight misalignment. And then i saw your video and did a diy. And it work! Thank you for sharing this technique!

I like this video due to the fact that I have done this several times before and had great results. I usually do this with a front stand so that I can adjust the fork height of my sport bike. I tend to do this every other year due to the potholes in the Bay area. Awesome video 😁

I recently got T boned by a car, and it knocked my alignment off. I've been fixing parts of my bike but this was the part that kind of daunted me the most, as I'm a new rider and never done anything like this before. This video really helped and it worked straight away without any hassle! Thank you!

You were the cure to my anxiety. Took the tiniest spill in the dirt and thought I made a costly mistake after feeling the bars were off. Thank you!!

For better result, loosen the front wheel centre nut as well.

its hard to do when your bikes is using a side stand your should use a rear stand and place your tire on a sheet of platic or like a sheet of stainless steel so the front tire can turn easier. I would recommend loosening everything up meaning the front wheel axle, front fender, calibers and yokes on both sides of the bike. it also works better if you get over the handle bars and press straight down on the center of the bars rather then holding onto your bar ends. if youre unsure what to loosen just loosen everything up jut a little it wont hurt.

I realize this is an older video but...Today, I dropped my first ever motorcycle, while standing still in my parking spot. (Mad at first, but then I remembered, its like the first door ding on your car, some things are just going to happen.) Anyway, I noticed that the forks were just slightly off. So slight that I argued with myself if they may have already been like that. This was the very first video that came up when I asked Google. Walked outside...five minutes later...perfect. Thanks.

i just dropped my bike for the first time after stupidly forgotting that my sidestand isnt on yet. Only noticed my slanted handlebar 2days later. I just want to say thank you for sharing this! Really appreciate it!

wow, what a coincidence, I was looking for help because my fork isn't straight, I click this video and you have exactly the same motorcycle :D

This video helped me slot I just had my first motorcycle drop.and the it felt out of balance..now I can stop worrying thanks bro

Saw this in delboy's garage video. For it to align after compressing the forks down, you have to undo the triple clamp centre nut too! Else you will have to use your legs to hold the wheel.

Wow just wow hahahaha words can't express how happy I am that i've fixed my first beloved bike hahahaha thanks brotha this really helped me!!

Thank you so much! Just had a little tip over and I thought I needed new forks. Again, thanks 🙏

Make sure to keep the bike straight through the whole process, like on a main stand because when you straighten the wheel and put it on the side stand it will get crooked again

Hey! 2018 Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports owner here. I wanted to throw the year and bike up to let you know that this DOES work, and works incredibly. Keep the bike completely upright and straight. Bounce a bit on the front fork. If it is NOT realigning, give it a bit of a twist and you're all good! This is NOT something you adjust once in a motorcycles life span. Drops can tweak the for a little. So keep your tools with you. Especially in the jungle.

Your video on fork alignment saved me a lot of trouble.

yeh loosen the yoke halfway down as you did, loosen the nut in the centre of the top yoke, may have to loosen another further down again (i think) depending on forks can also loosen the mudguard/fender if you want, and with bike on rear paddock stand or upright (easier if someone stood at rear of bike holding it with this option), push forks down. Don't push the forks in the same way you would if you was checking dampening or whether they bottom out, but literally get above the forks and push downwards. Straight down.

I had to watch twice because the first time i was just paying attention to the music !

Thank you so much man. I thought my handlebars were bent. Turns out the risers had shifted and the forks were out of balance like yours. Great how to fix video 👍

Riding for years and seem to learn something new all the time. Nice vid!

i love you, my family loves you and my dog loves you. saved me faffing around. thank you

This works! I really doubted this when I first saw it but I just tried it on my KLR and everything straightened right up. Thank you for this post!

This one video fixed my 2 year old issue, even my dealership and service center said to replace whole front portion of my motorcycle after the minor accident 😳

Laid my bike down because of a preoccupied driver, thought I needed new forks! I’m going to give it a go! Hoping it works! 👍🏽

I was nearly 100% confident this wouldn't work for my bike. I had measured from my axle on both sides up to the end of each bar and it was about a half inch difference. 10 minutes later after watching this video and my bars are perfect! That's what I get for always thinking I'm so smart

I "T-Boned" a car and noticed the forks were slightly bent. Didn't notice any handing problems at normal speeds and since I had just paid $700 to have my stock "01 Triumph speed triple forks upgraded with Race Tech HD springs + Gold Valves (yea, my good luck, I know) I tried riding to see if my handling/ suspension had changed at high speeds Good News...it was still good!! Amazing. Ran her up to 140mph without any vibratoin/cornering or handling issues. Thank You Buda/God.

Just laid my bike down this afternoon, some lady wasn't looking and pulled out in front of me. Squeezed and stomped my binders and a manhole cover toppled me to the right. Still rode home, but handlebars are out. I'm hoping this fixes it. No pain, no gain.

I recently hit a young buck (deer) at about 55 mph on my CBR500R. Broke every single fairing and headlight in the front, both side fairings, and headlight and some other odds and ends things. Unfortunately I mistakenly did not have my M Class license at this time so I couldn’t make a insurance claim… So I’ve gotten all the OEM parts I need ordered. I noticed a nice dent in my tank and couldn’t figure out how it got there. Well this issue shown in this video was my exact problem I was stressed over. Last thing I want to do is buy a new set of forks for 1000$. When I turn my bars to the right they hit the tank before the bar stopper. Turn to the left and they hit the stopped and have a quite a way before hitting the tank. I’ve been more stressed over this issue than any of the other 20 broken parts I have. I hit the deer hard enough to kill it on impact. And my bike went down hard on the right side. I really hope this video will be all I need. Really hoping this is my problem and my forks aren’t bent.

I have my test on friday and I was thinking how to fix. Thanks alot mate. It really works.

I've got the same problem , I repaired my bike after a low side accident . Just Noticed the handle bars are slightly to the right . I just that a go

Dropped my Africa Twin on forest leaves trail yesterday, your video helped me a lot!! Thanks man!

Just a bit of info- ALSO Loosen bottom fork pinch bolts and axle as well as bottom triple clamp on forks. Everything needs to be “loose” to realign not just the bottom triple clamp.

Simple and straightforward. Thank you, needed this since my crash 2 days ago.

took a spill recently and was worryed I'd actually twisted the fork, thanks for the tip!

Just letting you know your a hero 7 years after dropping this

Just done this today on my yz250. It works! Thanks!

bought my bike yesterday and i fell this morning. see the bars are off so i asked my teacher; KZfaq. thank u for this vid

Dude I love you lol I been trying so hard figure that shit out and you just saved me a trip to dealership

perfect timing, just had a lite frontal impact from the van that pulled in front, we both couldn't stop in time due to the roads are very loose

Had a head on collision and the steering was off, seen this video and it fixed the problem Thanks so much

I’ve been riding a 50cc Supermoto since a few weeks and today the road was really wet because It rained and when I wanted to stop I pressed the front brake even tho I should have pressed the rear brake and then I slipped out so after that I checked if everything was ok and then I realised my handlebar was not straight so I got really stressed but then I watched your video and fixed it in 10minutes

Thank you soo much for your vedio ,I been suffering for how many years ,my hand to much pain because my steering wheel is not Align thanks for this man ,my problem is Answerd ,from Philippines ❤️

Thanks! I low sided in the wet a few days ago, was wondering how to fix my alignment.

Worked on my '13 Super Tenere after a bad landing. Thanks pal

Ive got a crf250l 2015 and i crashed it yesterday, was shitting bricks until i found this. I'll need to get home and try it out first but thank you if it does!

You're doing it wrong. You need to loosen the top yoke (triple tree for our USA friends) centre nut too. It's also recommended to loosen the axle pinch bolts too. All then needs torquing down to their correct settings - nothing too major, except the centre nut needs about 110lbs (80nm).

I watched a video on revzilla where I think the guy said to loosen not only the bottom fork clamps, but also the big one underneath your bars, as well as the brake caliper and fork guard bolts. Like, loosen them and get them all hand tight. He seemed to have to use far less effort pumping the shocks to get them lined up

Watched with interest, this and a few others regarding the same fix after dropping my SV650. Had high hopes but unfortunately my bar is actually bent at the contour on the right side...where it fell. Can actually see a changed / different angle in the bend compared to the left / clutch side. Guess it's new bars for me. Pisses me off...more than a little. Live and learn...won't happen again.

Just fixed my CBR F3 thanks to you. Cheers m8!

What a fucking life saver. Came off mine in November. Bars were bent but after replacing them they're still not straight. Tried doing this not knowing you could loosen the bolts. I have been shitting bricks for months since the bike was literally brand new when I did it. I'm doing this first thing tomorrow morning

5 years later and it has helped me, Singaporean.

I noticed my tapered bars looked a little bent after dropping it on a rutted muddy road yesterday. I haven’t had the chance to take a look at it yet but it’s probably just some fork twist in the clamp. Tapered bars don’t bend so easily.

huh. this might be exactly what i need. have the same problem on my crossrunner and haven't figured out whats wrong. will give this a try on the weekend. thanks!

I think this might help me, thank you for the video I was so stressed

cool video. one bit of suggestion tho is to loosen the top nut 1.5 turns after loosening the fork brackets. it'll help :)

Do you not have to loosen the steering stem nut, mudguard, caliper and front axle?

for anyone reading this, when you look at your manual, the torque specs for these bolts specifically on those clamps is lower than you think, don't tighten them that much, my bike which is 400 pounds says to tighten the bolts to 17 ft/lbs. or 23nm, That's less than hand tightened for sure

you should also loose front axle nuts at the same time.

Now its a real dragbar!

Wow that's all I can say, truly a lifesaver

Just done this on my R6 worked perfect thank you

Very useful video Bud.

Totally fixed my crooked bar!

Whether it can be do on usd forks

Thank you so much mate! I thought I made a costly mistake until I came across this video.

Thanks ,Easy as cake. Ridin a kawa 750 Vulcan. Later from Texas.usa.

Bro, u saved my life, Thank you

wish i saw this video first. I loosened the top screws and it lowered my bike and now im looking for a way to fix that.

I cant express how happy I am to find this video... I've got the same problem, and Ive got exactly the same bike er6n '08 :)

You were moving everywhere, how on earth is the video so stable??

Great info, tho, I normally don't trust anyone who wears sneakers without socks....but, an exception was made on this one.

Worked great on my XR650L. Thanks a lot!

Thanks mate! Sorted my Harley

bro thank you so much ahah i didn't know it was that easy.

Thanks mate!....really works on my v strom 650!!...

yes , i did wheelie, yes something feels really weird. lmao

Do you need a special torque wrench or would allen keys work?

my bars are a little bit more out than yours, but at least i've got only 2 bolts on the bottom yoke instead of 4.

I had some tosser on a building site severse into the front of my bike. It even squated the side stand and made it slack and lean more in the stand. I belive I've got distortion somewhere. Ether the fork/s or yokes. Finding it difficult to spot the issue with having limited equipment and no jigs to reference off of

You should crack the stem nut off first.. then the bottom yoke.. then crack off the mud guard and brake calipers.. then crack the bottom axle.. when it's all loose except the top yoke fork clamps then it can be pumped up and down with the wheel on the floor..

exactly what i was looking for. hope this works. thanks!

Is this a permanent fix to crooked forks? Or do they tend to return to being misaligned after hitting enough bumps?

Broo it fucking helpss!!! I just had an accident this past june 11 now i've change my handlebar and some accesories but now my main problem is just like yours! I've been looking for a youtube vid to help me on how to straight this shit up!! Mannnn thank you!! i thought i needed a new tpost or idk hahahah THANK YOU!!

thanks from Indonesia

um, what if you layed it down and bent the bars?

I crashed into my buddy one of my forks was super bent I replaced it and my front tire still crooked do you think my other fork is bent and that's why it won't go straight

Hey, video is great. I am wondering cuz I am new rider, can I fit all kind of levers (brake and clutch) to every bike and I really like yours there is adjustment to both. Can you tell me what they are. Are they oem from a different bike? Thanks in advance.

Hey thanks dude. Very appreciate does tricks.

Just bought a Honda. Front brakes seized and sent me into the pavement about an hour ago. It just happened to be in front of a bikers house who helped me bleed the brakes so I could ride it home crooked af.

You don't loose anything else, just those lower clamps? 🤔

I watched too many youtube videos and read too many forums and put all the advice into one go... x_x. I loosened the top yokes and bottom ones, and then the yokes slid down making the forks stick up way up. Now the front end is lowered and I don’t know how to return the height back to stock. Help, I’ve fallen down and can’t get up 😱😅😭 oh gawd!

Hey thanks a lot, this fixed my machine right up!

Just what I needed to know - I've only just noticed mine are slightly askew also! Great info, thanks

Thanks a lot. I have a underbone motorcycle and lucky for me i find this video. So my motorcycle handlebar ang forks are now align.

Good video straight to it. Nice bike

Hey Bob and viewers, Delboys garage has a detailed vid on the procedure for fork/bar and rear wheel alignment and many helpful tips other good stuff. Keep the shiny side up people. 🛵🖖👍🌈🌏💜

Would this work if the bar is bent up slightly? I crashed to the left side when a car a car cut me off and the left side of the bar is ever so slightly lower than the right