Bent Wunderlich engine guards

[jharpphoto]

In 30 years of riding I’ve only dropped my bike ( tipped over in driveway) twice. Sadly this stupid incident happened last week when my dog darted across the drive in front of me as I was leaving my house. I grabbed the brakes instinctively and the RT tipped over onto the new Wunderlich engine guards I just installed a couple of weeks ago. The bars took a solid hit and unbeknownst to me were bent in very close to the heads. Today I found out just how much they were bent when I tried to install my new Illium works hwy pegs. The mounting hardware for the pegs will not fit on the crash bars now since they are bent.

Is there a way to bend the bars back into spec?

 

[gunnert]

Yes, but do NOT try to straighten the bars on the bike. Remove the bent bar and use vice, clamps, heat, etc. to straighten. Odds are your mounting hardware; e.g. bolts, are bent too and will need replacing.

Duane