Fixing Your Front End After a Crash Dirt Bike How-to 

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NO do not try to bend them back-- if you were to re-use them after they could more easily break and this could cause a bad accident/crash/death.

Yes, using a special bar bender tool I’ve had for many years I’ve straightened many handle bars quickly and successfully. When you’re between Motos or a desert race pit stop or out trail riding and no spare replacement bars, bar benders are a lifesaver and your everybody’s friend when another rider needs them, too Most of the time in an impact to the bars it’s the bars that bend but the impact can go on to misalign other stuff but, bending bars about an inch back I’ve never had a problem in their reliability. I guess if you really pretzel them or repeatedly bend and straighten them you could definitely have issues but the advantage is you don’t have to remove any levers, grips or throttles before straightening them. Bar benders are so useful I’ve even bent back subframes, too, right on the bike. I don’t remember exactly but I could’ve got it from Chaparral and it was called an Ace Bar Bender. It may not be the recommended thing to do on this channel but, they are useful and always with me when I go out to ride.

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It may be your front wheel bearings need to be replaced.

The Austrian bikes are like Harleys, billet parts and high quality materials, unfortunately they still ride like shit.

Jap bikes are way more reliable. Ktm is using Chinese top ends now.

@@kylekdk456so true

well it is a Yamaha not much quality to be expected lol

So how do you propose we not ever crash? This is probably the most common thing any serious rider needs to deal with on a regular basis. Last week I went through this realignment procedure, after taking a low speed header, when the rear-end whipped out from under me on a gnarly logging access road. I wasn't carrying enough speed and when I tried to give her, my rear tire just spun out on a giant rock face in the middle of the road, and down I went. Face first into solid rock! I was certain it would cost me at least $100 bucks in parts? Nope, all is back to straight and ready for another spill. How do you improve your riding skill if you never wreck trying?

If you aren't crashing you haven't pushed yourself enough. Trying things we are uncomfortable with is how we improve. Failure is just part of the process.

@@woodysrockspyro6436 Also, it helps you find weak points in your setup. I've changed soo many parts to get my bike where I'm way more comfortable now in almost any situation. '21 YZ450f is a handfull the way its setup from the factory. Now I can actually relax a bit, and with the various ecu maps I've created, take on way more challenging terrain. Everybody likes different shit. My bikes all about durability. Power is way beyond most peoples needs.

You ain’t wrecking you ain’t riding. It’s never if but when

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