bending handle bars
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the best way is with a torch get it red hot and bend like butter. Just do it over a wideish length so all your bend isnt in one spot and kink. Take that gas tank off first too just incase. You can take it to most any mechanic shop or welding shop if you dont have access to a torch. Doing it without heat will probrobly kink the bars and definatly weaken the steel might even crack it.
i just got another project bike. I`m not comfortable with the handlebars straight back, i`d like them to lean forward abit. is there a common way to accomplish that and have it look proper?
Seriously though you have a very nice original machine that'll be easy to restore and at worse you could sell it or find a comparable set of forks that will bolt right on and have the right style bars or cut the bars off the replacement forks and add risers for whatever style bar you like. Dont alter those forks or that minibike past redemption or you'll regret it for certain! I understand from the what is it thread it's a pretty rare machine. I'd leave it be, there'll be others!:thumbsup:
You dont need a minibike you are not comfortable riding, I'll gladly trade you even for a sweet asian future classic that is fun to ride and plenty comfortable! Here she is, like new I swear and that new minibike smell is fresh as the day it rolled off the line! Dont miss this great opportunity to own a piece of history, a direct product of the end of manufacturing jobs in the US! The hottest thing to come out of china since the clone bolted in her! :laugh:
Seriously though you have a very nice original machine that'll be easy to restore and at worse you could sell it or find a comparable set of forks that will bolt right on and have the right style bars or cut the bars off the replacement forks and add risers for whatever style bar you like. Dont alter those forks or that minibike past redemption or you'll regret it for certain! I understand from the what is it thread it's a pretty rare machine. I'd leave it be, there'll be others!:thumbsup:
Seriously though you have a very nice original machine that'll be easy to restore and at worse you could sell it or find a comparable set of forks that will bolt right on and have the right style bars or cut the bars off the replacement forks and add risers for whatever style bar you like. Dont alter those forks or that minibike past redemption or you'll regret it for certain! I understand from the what is it thread it's a pretty rare machine. I'd leave it be, there'll be others!:thumbsup:
every vehicle i own is old, a 67,70,70,72,78 and 86.
Thanks for the advice!
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Whether you decide to bend the Stellar bars or not, I'll post some pics in case someone else searches 'bending handlebars'...
The best way to bend the handlebars is to remove the tubes from the triple trees so the tubes will fit into a bender...it's a pain in the ass to cut them apart and weld them back together, but a bender won't leave flattening and bulging/kinking...
Heating with a torch will leave a flattened/stretched area in the back of the bend and a bulge or a kink on the inside of the bend...
A pie cut to remove the excess metal that bulged out can be made with a small cut saw...
The best way to bend the handlebars is to remove the tubes from the triple trees so the tubes will fit into a bender...it's a pain in the ass to cut them apart and weld them back together, but a bender won't leave flattening and bulging/kinking...
Heating with a torch will leave a flattened/stretched area in the back of the bend and a bulge or a kink on the inside of the bend...
A pie cut to remove the excess metal that bulged out can be made with a small cut saw...