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Xdigitalx
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015 - 12:04 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My Uly fell over a few times from a standing drop and noticing my throttle side grip is about 1-1.5" higher than the clutch side,... I didn't notice right away but just knowing it's bent is bothering me. It is only slightly uncomfortable...if at all. But I was thinking of using a railroad tie leaned on the bar and hit that with a heavy hammer and try and bend it back but I could possibly bent it too much. New bars are 175.00, I don't have it.
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Phelan
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015 - 12:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If that doesn't work, let me know. I'm planning a Fatbar conversion, and could sell my bars a lot cheaper than that.
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Xdigitalx
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015 - 12:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Will do! thanks!
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Buewulf
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015 - 12:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Why not just drop it on the other side a couple of times until they are the same height?

I don't know how that will work out. When the bike falls on its side like that, the fork can't absorb any of the impact, so it all goes into the bar. Whacking at it with the bike upright, I suspect your front fork is just going to absorb most of the energy and not move your bar too much. Maybe it will work, though. I've just never tried.

I've gotten bars bent back just right before by removing them and using a vise.
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Cupcake_mike
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015 - 12:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

why wouldn't you just send $25 on aftermarket bars? Who would pay $175 for standard handlebars?
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Teeps
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015 - 12:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If you have a full length rail road tie, you won't need a hammer.
Just swing the R/R tie onto the bar, that will be enough to tweak it back to the original position.
Just remove the throttle grip and brake master cylinder first.

I would also have an assistant steady the bike whilst you wack the bars.
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Arry
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015 - 02:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I don't think that the stock handlebars are that expensive. American Sport Bike has them, but I couldn't find the price. I think closer to $60...? If you hit them with a hammer, It might smash (egg shape) the tubing, then the throttle might not work or stick. I have used a pipe or bar, slid inside or over the outside of the bar (for leverage), to straighten them from a slight bend. Mine still aren't perfect, and it does bother me, but haven't replaced them yet.
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Froggy
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015 - 03:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Brand new Ulysses handlebars are currently $76.07, and if you have an older bike they are a nice upgrade as they come with the preinstalled Bazootie and predrilled holes for the heated grips.

Personally I would not bend it back on my bike unless that was a last resort till I can get new bars. Metal fatigues from being stressed in both directions, last thing I need is something happening to my handle bar in the middle of a high stress situation like emergency braking.

(Message edited by Froggy on June 15, 2015)
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Ourdee
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015 - 07:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If I had to bend it back, I'd use a ratchet strap. Honestly, Buy a new set, They will never feel right.
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Xdigitalx
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015 - 08:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks!!, got it guys. I didn't think about the front shocks absorbing the hit,... If I can rig something up I might try bend them back but $$ 70... is doable, I thought the bars were more. No brainer really. (new bars)
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Ourdee
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015 - 09:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yay, New stuff.
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Fotoguzzi
Posted on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 08:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I would try a long pipe over the end like a breaker bar to bend it rather than hitting it.
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Teeps
Posted on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 11:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Xdigitalx Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015 -
I didn't think about the front shocks absorbing the hit,...


I've straightened 100s of bars using a 2"X6"x8' loading ramp.
The springs in the forks will not "absorb" enough to prevent the bar from moving... especially if you're using a R/R tie.

You have nothing to lose by trying...
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Johnshore
Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 06:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I watched a mechanic with an electricians conduit bender fix a handlebar on an old Honda in less than five minutes. Worked great.
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