URGENT HELP NEEDED PLEASE

[gene_cann]

HI guys I have just been on the road with my new bike (hongdou ctm125c) all was fine until at a roundabout some twat stalled on me as we were both oulling away his was a astra Van I hit his back at about 5mph and my forks have bent about a inch backward is there anyway I can bend them back if so how?

Eagerly awaiting your replies

Cheer's

Gene
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[Sparky]

If it were me i would take it to a well rated garage and get a profesional opinion, before ya start messing about with it!

Is it really worth it!

ya would need to show pics aswell anyway to give people a clearer idea how bad it is!
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[gene_cann]

is it ok to ride a bike with bent forks?

Gene
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[mchaggis]

[gene_cann]

ok so whats the chances of them being straightend by a good bike shop I would at a conservative estimate say that the wheel is about an inch further back than it should be and they are bent from where they start (the top) I have taken her out and she seems fine ive been doing 40mph max will take her to where i bought her from tomorrow so what do you think the chances are?

Cheer's

Gene
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Chances are they can be straightened quite easily, but a pretty bad idea to ride around with bent forks. I would expect you to need to do rather more than 5mph to bend them though.

All the best

Keith
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[gene_cann]

nope i swear i only moved like 2 foot then bang! it was more likely 2-3mph honest!

Cheer's

Gene
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[gene_cann]

also sorry to be a pain but what do you think i would be looking at pricce wise to get them straightend £20????

Cheer's

Gene
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[2t-Screamer]

a gentle 5mph prang bent the front end back 1 inch? well that just shows you how dangerously crap all this chinese shite is that people keep buying
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[Kickstart]

[gene_cann]

no disrespect 2t-screamer but thats not what i wanted to hear
please can i just have a estimate of repair!

CHeer's

Gene
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[stinkwheel]

You sure they are bent and haven't just moved in the clamps? Seems a very low speed to have bent the forks.

Last time I had a set of bent forks rolled straight it cost me sixty quid. That was about seven years ago.

As a bit of a segway, on some of the old production race series where teams were not allowed to deviate from a totally standard bike, a lot of racers used to deliberatley crash their bikes into a wall in the pitlane during qualifying. This was to shorten the wheelbase (by bending the forks) and make them turn in faster. I wouldn't recommend you rode the bike with bent forks though.
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[Richy]

Further to previous replies no dont ride it because the metal has been weakened by being bent and riding on it more could cause more damage.

Its the Chinese copy of the CG125 isnt it, could you maybe try to get a broken one and nick the forks? It would be a lot cheaper than having them rolled.

All th best
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[2Smoke]

just scrap it... it'll go pop within a couple of thousand miles if youre lucky



seriously though, look at £20 for an engineer to straighten the forks plus the labour for stripping the forks down (stanchions need to be out) say £50-£60 for 2 hours labour plus new seals £10 plus oil £7.50
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[gene_cann]

cheer's for all the replys guys I just got myself a new set of forks for £90 and fitted them all fine now!

Cheer's

Gene
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[gene_cann]

dont crash into cars
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[stinkwheel]

I think the phrase is "Only a fool breaks the two second rule.".

"Only a tw@ runs into the back" etc.
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