how to fix bent handlebars???

[gears2]

i was a dumbass last weekend and i tried to go up one of the shooting lanes we made at the cabin, got the back to slide over a small log going up the steep part, started rolling backwards, the front brakes just locked up and didnt do anything, so i panicked, dumped the clutch and i ended up flyingg off the back and had the blaster land right next to me upside down, with the red hot exhaust about 6 inches away from my face. I only had a muscle shirt o, so i also got to slide about 6 feet down the hill form my freshly roasted arm and shoulders from floating down the juniata for 8 hours. it bent the handlers about 4 inchesd down. I unbent it about 1/2 the way, but i cannot straighten it all the way. How can i unbend the bars? It is bent on the left side right above the crosspiece. Those bars are strong! thanks

 

[djack12]

buy new ones.

 

[battbike]

Get your self a piece of hollow pipe 3 or 4 feet long, stick it over the side thats bent,and pry it up or down, which ever way you gotta go. have someone hold the bike down as best they can.

 

[gears2]

i would buy new ones but i dont have the money

 

[ease]

like said, use a pipe that will fit around the bars. if whoever is holding the bike can't keep it from just lifting the bike, strap it down to something solid like a truck bed or trailer.

 

[gears2]

i'll give it a shot tommorow, thanks

 

[cmattox23]

buy new ones.

Took the words right outta my mouth