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A friend dropped my bike - How broken is it?

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    A let a friend of mine have a little ride of my bike around the carpark on friday night, she dropped it while trying to stop and turn around. (She has her Ls and has ridden a bit but is tiny and couldnt touch the ground very well)

    At first I thought just an indicator had broken but today I went to ride it and realised the front wheel is now crooked. I rode it a few metres to see if it wobbles about, but it doesnt, the axis has just pivoted within the forks.

    Is this an adjustment issue or something more?
     
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    Alginment issue. Undo top and bottom triple clamp bolts (with the front end off the ground and the front wheel just gently resting on something), undo axle and pinch bolts, twist so everything lines up straight again. Two longish metal rulers held onto fork tubes above top triple and below bottom are a quick and dirty way to check - from above they should be parallel.
     
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    Awesome, thanks mate :)
     
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    Adjustment issue

    Take your friend and gently loosen the splenius and semispinalis capitas then grab
    her head and pull forward so that the upper trapezius can flex
    then grab the side of her head and twist this will stimulate the scalene

    These movements will allow her to look in directions other than straight ahead
    thus saving your friendship your fairings and her blushes
     
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    :lol: Aartie how I miss you :up

    That above - is clearly 2013 Quote Of The Year !

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    Hahaha

    No fairings on this bike luckily. VTR250.
     
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