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Image 1 — Kawasaki Z650 Bent/Shifted Steering after a crash
Image 2 — Kawasaki Z650 Bent/Shifted Steering after a crash
Image 3 — Kawasaki Z650 Bent/Shifted Steering after a crash
Image 4 — Kawasaki Z650 Bent/Shifted Steering after a crash
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Kawasaki Z650 Bent/Shifted Steering after a crash

Hello, I recently slid out on my 2020 Kawasaki Ninja Z650 with enough force to bend the handle bars and shift the front wheel to the left(see photos above). I wanted to ask how I should go about fixing this(if it's even worth doing so), the engine is working the only mechanical issues seam to be the handle bars and wheel alignment. How likely is it that the forks are bent and how can I check this? If they aren't bent how should I go about re-centering the wheel with the forks? I tried loosening the stem bolt, lower triple clamps, brakes, straitening and applying pressure like you would do with a dirt bike to re-center the wheel but I could only get it a about half way to strait. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

u/ArchivastalMoose — 5 days ago