Searching for some springer stuff on google...I ran across guys who straightened and repaired old springers...looked cool but I never could find anyone who straightened modern...88-up springers.

Looked easy...so I built a jig...bought some bent springer parts off ebay, and gave it a go.

Wasn't too tuff ...had to think hard about which way to push on it to get the desired results.

With just a piece of plastic between the jack and the part...I was able to bend them back and not even damage the chrome.

 

Are we talking about accident damaged parts?

 

Damn, freakin nice work!
Seems people now a day's don't wanna fix stuff, just replace it. Heck, I remember reading an old Shovelhead manual, and it clearly gave in depth and detailed instructions on how to straighten bent connecting rods if you blew up your engine. The utter horror of such a premise to most of the folks today, would be overwhelming! Lol

 

Awesome job!

 

That's cool stuff, right there.

 

And that right there folks, is Southern Engineering at its finest.

 

I hope it works out for you on the test ride . If I was to do that and show the guys how I unbend something they would be telling me all kinds of **** . Glad to see that some old school guys are out there .

 

Used to do that when I worked in a frame and fork shop. Fork tubes too, lots of 'em. The trick is to push the bend just a tiny bit farther than straight, so its dead straight when you let off the pressure.

 

good job, man, very cool.

 

That's really cool. I've got question about metal fatigue though, won't this make a weak point in the fork?
Not meaning to be the pisser on the parade but I thought that's why you didn't want to straighten out a bent fork.