Found a sweet deal but it needs new forks, slightly bent. Anyone have a set laying around in LA? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It might be hard to find fork tubes that aren't all pitted up on a VF750/700F. And they are 39mm, so they are unique to those bikes only, making it tougher. Define "slightly" bent. I have straightened slightly bent forks quite a few times, as long as they are not creased at the lower clamp. I made some hard wood v-blocks for my press. Then throw them on my wheel truing stand and check run-out. If they are disassembled, you can also roll them on a known flat surface While not for everybody's comfort level, it is possible. I have scored amazing deals on slightly bent forks. About 15 minutes later, I've saved hundreds of dollars. Especially on CBR600 forks I use on VFR front end swaps. The steering stem is longer on a VFR, so that area of the fork tube gets encapsulated and clamped by the lower triple. Flame on if you want.
I'll second the straightening suggestion; I bought some slightly bent CR6600F4 forks and had them professionally straightened, and you'd never know it. As long as there are no creases they will be perfectly serviceable.
check for a bent front wheel and bad wheel bearings, bent axle, damaged steering head bearings, bent triple clamp, all things that may be damaged when forks get hit.
