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After my 60mph highside ten days ago, I did a couple short rides yesterday and today. Everything was nicely repaired with some superglue for minor cracks, and a hammer to get the right pannier frame back into position. I then noticed that the handlebars are no longer straight 
Other than the weird feeling of the bars turning right when going straight, I felt no difference in the bike's handling or braking.
The bike fell and slid on grass on its right side and the handlebar dug into the dirt. So when riding, the bars are turned slightly to the right. Looking down the fork tubes, they look a bit twisted in that the triple clamps seem offset a bit. Sighting down each fork tube, they individually appear to be straight.
Anyone deal with this kind of damage before? Could it just be that the fork tubes shifted within the triple clamps, and that loosening everything up and realigning will sort it out? Are the forks definitely bent? Or could it be something else I'm not seeing?
I had thought that by raising the rear end, installing a steering damper (personal preference), and having sag and damping set by a suspension shop would get the bike perfect. But now I'm a bit worried about having to deal with the forks, and while replacement ST forks aren't that expensive relatively, I'm of course hoping that less surgery would be required to get my baby sorted out.
with a get off at that speed, I'm fortunate to have walked away with only a bruised knee and three broken ribs. And I thought the bike was fortunate to get away with just picking grass out of the fairings and gluing a few bits back into place. But at 60mph, it wouldn't be surprising if there was more significant hidden damage unfortunately
Other than the weird feeling of the bars turning right when going straight, I felt no difference in the bike's handling or braking.
The bike fell and slid on grass on its right side and the handlebar dug into the dirt. So when riding, the bars are turned slightly to the right. Looking down the fork tubes, they look a bit twisted in that the triple clamps seem offset a bit. Sighting down each fork tube, they individually appear to be straight.
Anyone deal with this kind of damage before? Could it just be that the fork tubes shifted within the triple clamps, and that loosening everything up and realigning will sort it out? Are the forks definitely bent? Or could it be something else I'm not seeing?
I had thought that by raising the rear end, installing a steering damper (personal preference), and having sag and damping set by a suspension shop would get the bike perfect. But now I'm a bit worried about having to deal with the forks, and while replacement ST forks aren't that expensive relatively, I'm of course hoping that less surgery would be required to get my baby sorted out.
with a get off at that speed, I'm fortunate to have walked away with only a bruised knee and three broken ribs. And I thought the bike was fortunate to get away with just picking grass out of the fairings and gluing a few bits back into place. But at 60mph, it wouldn't be surprising if there was more significant hidden damage unfortunately