Don't assume that your forks are bent if they LOOK bent. Check how you can straighten them.
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@thetablecreek4 жыл бұрын
How to do it the easy way: Loosen the pinch bolts that hold the axle in place (not the actual axle) Loosen the lower triple clamp (not the top one!) Engage the front brake and compress the suspension a couple times to get the fork realigned. Tighten all Bolts down again - Done This can even be done on the trail with only few tools
@terryknight54163 жыл бұрын
This doesn't always work
@thetablecreek3 жыл бұрын
@@terryknight5416 yeah if the fork tubes are bent...
@KenpachiZarakiX3 жыл бұрын
I followed your suggestion and it worked. Thanks!!
@thetablecreek3 жыл бұрын
@@KenpachiZarakiX nice! Glad it worked out for you!
@davidssokolovs51153 жыл бұрын
Thank you man! You saved me a lot of trouble!
@jasons34973 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting this video. My son crashed with his new KLX230R while we are on a family ATV/Dirtbike vacation in the Allegheney National forest, from the look of his dirtbike, I thought the forks were bent. I was already preparing him that he may not be able to continue to ride his dirtbike. We started looking at what it would cost to replace the front forks Then we saw your video, I did exactly what you suggested, and to the surprise of myelf and my son, this fix actually worked. I was able to straighten the front wheel alignment and the forks and wheels are ok. On behalf of my family and I thank very much for helping a fellow rider.
@reubenroll21443 жыл бұрын
I am very glad I can help!
@phileverett49472 жыл бұрын
This video is greatly appreciated. Fixing a Vulcan 750 that was laid down and thought all was lost when I saw the tire pointing to the side! Loosened four bolts and hit it against my garage and it’s straight again!
@antiquemindTV2 жыл бұрын
Do not loosen the top triple clamp bolts!
@andymorvant6284 жыл бұрын
Thanks man. Imma go give it a shot. Cousin told me it might be bent but he didn’t know. Definitely trying this before buying
@KenpachiZarakiX3 жыл бұрын
Just dropped my DRZ in some mud. Did this and it worked. Loosened the pinch bolts, loosened the bottom triple tree bolts, and then held the front tire between my legs while i tweaked them left and right.
@jaygomez62742 жыл бұрын
Did you loosen them on both sides? And then tweak them?
@MrSdpetey3 жыл бұрын
You just saved me a lot of money! Thanks!!!
@d-man49374 жыл бұрын
Trying that tonight. Thanks brother
@brandonboutin39753 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video!
@rickyelkins1225 Жыл бұрын
I will try that thanks for this video it might help me I got a 2000 to 22 brio 50cc but my force exposed as much as this video so I had to take some things off to get to them but I understand what you're saying and I'm going to try that mine was brand new too car ran me off the road I hit a curb and then they seem bent but by watching this I'm going to try this first thank you
@gaminglobsterx76255 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video it helped alot
@CarterThe3.8 Жыл бұрын
So after taking my front wheel off, realizing my front brake is closed and i cant open it, hammering the brake back open, putting the wheel back on, and then kicking it just to realize that's all I had to do this entire time to realign it. Thanks for making this video!
@sudhakard15273 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro
@DsCheng814 жыл бұрын
Mate, u save me for a fee hundred buck. Tks !! Now my fork are aligned with my handlebar.
@ShipDimOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Den C I’m glad I can help! It feels great knowing you don’t need to buy a pricey part to replace.
@motovlogz94793 жыл бұрын
Thank you my 110r is saved
@dualsportadventures41884 жыл бұрын
THANKS
@thecandyman6879 Жыл бұрын
this vid saved me bro
@timmckenzie96082 жыл бұрын
Life saver
@markcaron7381Ай бұрын
Great video. I have a question. If you loosened both tripletrees, how did the forks not slide up ( or basically the bike sliding down the forks)?
@CAPTAINPAUL012 жыл бұрын
Did you loosen the top middle Bolt?
@The18tvw2 жыл бұрын
I think I did this will see thanks
@Demonking23234 жыл бұрын
Thank you hope it works on my cbr 600rr
@Funny_as_Duck3 жыл бұрын
This might work, I’ll give it a try.. if not I just lost real bad on Craigslist😑 bought a ktm duke 390 and he said it wasn’t wrecked
@reubenroll21443 жыл бұрын
It might work. The fork made a small dent in the frame for me as well but it straightened out perfectly fine.
@JIMHusky5 жыл бұрын
I see a 701, i sub ,🤭
@gedcaps14562 жыл бұрын
Hey I crashed my bike and one of the forks is higher then the other now can I just losen it and put it back it don’t look bent
@firstimeshooter65902 жыл бұрын
Awesome thank you. I just ate shit today and then I crashed my bike 😂 Not hard but enough to bend them. Ima try this before taking it to a shop. Thanks.
@milanshalimon36354 жыл бұрын
was the t-fork bend ? my bike also fell the same way you showed. handle bar was badly bend so i replaced them with a new one. but my suspension hardened. now am getting vibrations on the console and handle bar. a mechanic said my t-fork is twisted. so.. was the t-fork of your bike bend ?
@christopherevans48763 жыл бұрын
Make sure you tell that mechanic to replace your muffler bearings when he fixes that T fork or you might have a nasty repair bill!
@charlesmurphy262 ай бұрын
How not to do it 101
@paulietv21623 ай бұрын
What do you mean 'bent forks' do you mean the forks out of alignment with the handlebars? Bent forks does not make sense
@isaacriez44303 жыл бұрын
It’s made to do that, so that you don’t bend your forks
@daviddelatorre49384 жыл бұрын
Should I tighten the bolts after straightening it?
@Fordahord14 жыл бұрын
Dr.Sausage PHD no bro u need to take em off completely
@christopherevans48763 жыл бұрын
Dont just take the fork bolts off-take em all off! Then loosen the drain plug & let out all that icky engine oil-but DO NOT put anymore back in, the bike will go WAY FASTER with out that goop in the motor 🤪
@christopherevans48763 жыл бұрын
Thanks Doc,but you were only partially right cuz riddles are abound tonight
@ScottMiller-tu3gg4 жыл бұрын
Before posting an instructional video, get your facts right first! You do NOT loosen the top triple tree bolts - if you loosen them along with the bottom ones as you described, the fork tubes will slide up and hit your handlebars on a bike like yours - there is nothing to hold the fork tubes in place at that point! Also, you do NOT (whack) a spoked wheel, unless you plan on readjusting the spokes to make the wheel run true again, this depends of course on how hard you (whack) it and it really doesn't take much to knock a wheel out! There are plenty of videos on here that show you the correct way to guide you through this process.
@austink21994 жыл бұрын
Could you link one of the videos to help?
@3m0k1d4evr5 жыл бұрын
Skip to 2:00. You’re welcome.
@daviddelatorre49384 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude
@adrenalineaddicts83873 жыл бұрын
Whoever actually listen to this guy is crazy 😂 you don’t smack your front spoked wheel on something I mean come on that’s common sense 😂
@reubenroll21443 жыл бұрын
At least the wheel is cheaper to replace than a fork haha. Did you see how thick the spokes are on these 701's? Sorry, I am no expert but I did what works for me and my wheel was perfectly normal.
@CarterThe3.8 Жыл бұрын
So after taking my front wheel off, realizing my front brake is closed and i cant open it, hammering the brake back open, putting the wheel back on, and then kicking it just to realize that's all I had to do this entire time to realign it. Thanks for making this video!