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Offline Rigid

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Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« on: May 15, 2012, 04:48:20 AM »
I have a 74 CB550 that had a bent fork ear.  Looks like it fell over and got bent back and down.  The turn signal stem will never be correct with this deformation.  The tool pictured straightened the ear without removal from the bike.  The key was to straighten the brace on the back side and allow the chrome to reshape itself.  A few light hammer taps on the bracket in the back was all it took.  Worked great, saved be a small wad of cash ansd took about 30 minutes to build the tool and straighten.  Rock on.
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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2012, 04:55:56 AM »
Ingenious  ;D
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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2012, 05:00:53 AM »
Very cool!  Nice work!
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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2012, 05:30:30 AM »
That tool could be used on a lot of bikes!  8)
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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2012, 06:38:07 AM »
Brilliant! I love those kind of leverage puzzles.
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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2012, 06:41:11 AM »
Very solid solution..RIGID!! 8)
« Last Edit: May 15, 2012, 06:42:43 AM by lucky »
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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2012, 06:42:06 AM »
 8) 8) 8)

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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2012, 04:34:17 PM »
I like it! Could we get a pic of the brace side?
« Last Edit: May 15, 2012, 04:36:35 PM by SohRon »
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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2012, 06:00:45 PM »
Very cool........I use the same approach with clamps and a length of wood........
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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2021, 11:43:59 AM »
Thanks for the helpful post, Rigid! With guidance from you and Archimedes, I think I can get my CB200t straightened out...

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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2021, 02:13:07 PM »
Quote from: 2BrokeBikes on October 31, 2021, 11:43:59 AM
Thanks for the helpful post, Rigid! With guidance from you and Archimedes, I think I can get my CB200t straightened out...

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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2021, 08:05:24 PM »
 If I remember wasn't Rigid also KingsCustomCycle when He came back the second time ?? Think so.
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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2021, 08:18:41 PM »
Quote from: ekpent on October 31, 2021, 08:05:24 PM
If I remember wasn't Rigid also KingsCustomCycle when He came back the second time ?? Think so.
Yes, and his very first post as Rigid was in defense of King, which is what gave him away. ::)
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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2021, 10:07:32 PM »
Oh yes the good old days. I loved the back and forth between him Lucky and TT and a few others. Educational and entertaining ;D
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Re: Bent fork ear straightening tool with pics
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2021, 07:59:49 AM »
Quote from: scottly on October 31, 2021, 08:18:41 PM
Quote from: ekpent on October 31, 2021, 08:05:24 PM
If I remember wasn't Rigid also KingsCustomCycle when He came back the second time ?? Think so.
Yes, and his very first post as Rigid was in defense of King, which is what gave him away. ::)

I recall we gave him hell for selling a chopper without a front brake.
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