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Dirtcrasher
10-16-2010, 07:19 PM
These guys were just about kinked, kinda ovaled on the side but nothing a press can't fix......

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/101_0589.jpg

Took some working and a dial indicator, but I got them close to spot on in the end. Sometimes being a couple thousands out is better; You keep messing with them and make them worse, kinda bent like a snake :lol:

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/Dirtcrasher/101_0590.jpg
MrPretty
10-16-2010, 07:33 PM
Wow man, thats a very nice fix there. If that happened to mine I would of just assumed they were goners.
harryredtrike
10-16-2010, 07:35 PM
nice work dc.i think you have that process down now.
RIDE-RED 250r
10-16-2010, 07:48 PM
DC that is IMPRESSIVE! I would never have thought you could salvage a fork that was bent that bad!

My forks are straight...for now, but in the future if something were to happen, would you be inclined to hook a fellow triker up with your top-notch repair? If so, what would you charge? And of course, i would pay shipping.
dcreel
10-16-2010, 08:29 PM
Definitely impressive.
jmax857
10-16-2010, 08:57 PM
how did you bend it that bad?
MonroeMike
10-16-2010, 09:10 PM
Great work, never even know it was bent.
hang&rattle
10-16-2010, 09:14 PM
how did you bend it that bad? Dirtcrasher is an animal on his track! Lol! :lol:
Dirtcrasher
10-16-2010, 09:16 PM
Wasn't mine, they are actually from a streetbike. 1" shorter than the exact 200X tube........

I am an animal on the track but I don't hit things too often :lol:
Vealmonkey
10-16-2010, 09:32 PM
That is pretty wild that you can get that back in place like that. My questions would be, if the upper tubes that bad, does it stretch the tube? And once you get it pretty much back in alignment, is the tube length now longer than stock and if it is, would it affect front end geometry? Like I said, you get me thinking too much. LOL
Thorpe
10-17-2010, 12:48 AM
Nice work Steve! At first I thought you were bending up some exhaust tubing! jk
Xpress
10-17-2010, 02:10 AM
I find it more impressive that you bent it that much :lol:
bobotech
10-17-2010, 02:45 AM
Looks good! Question though, do you cold bend or use heat?
HoldOnTrike84
10-17-2010, 02:48 AM
Looks good! Question though, do you cold bend or use heat?

And can this technique be used for frames, axles, etc...
3Razors
10-17-2010, 02:54 AM
I've used that technique on a few forks and axles, it works great! Some forks have too thin of walls though to do it to, ended up throwin them away.
Dirtcrasher
10-17-2010, 11:27 AM
^ The V blocks distribute the load, I flattened a set years ago using just a flat block......

It's all done cold, bending it weakens somewhat but heat would destroy the chrome and change the metal hardness.

VM, they don't seem to stretch - I see where your coming from. If you bend something in theory you'd have a long side and a short side, I just bend them back and there back to the stock length.