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I need advice from the oRg . . .
I have a bent rider's right side footpeg bracket, has been bent since I've had this bike, previous owner must've dropped it at some point.
Anyway, it's annoyed me for the last 6 years and now that it's winter, I thought I'd actually sort it.
The peg is on a downward angle, about 5 deg . . .
and I've gotten used to it but I really want it to sit correctly . . flat.
Soooooo . . . I thought I'd take it to work tomorrow and warm it up and use the press to flatten it out.
Yes, it's a casting, I know that, but my question is has anyone here ever had success in pressing bent alloy castings flat?
Or will it just crack? or worse, weaken it and crack later when I'm riding at a decent speed?
Ok ok, I know, look, I'm trying to save a few bucks by repairing it, I realize it's not ideal, but a new one is moonbeams, and a used one sourced locally is up there in price too.
Here's a few pics of the extent of the bend in it, just let me know what your opinions are on this . . thanks.
below pic . . . you can really see the curve in the casting, and angle of the brake lever pivot pin in relation to the spring retaining pin
below pic you can see the damage from the impact taken, the center bushing has taken the hit.
below pic, there is no visible cracks or damage, but the peg hangs down like a biatch.
just look at the curve, it should be straight as a straight thing.
I have a bent rider's right side footpeg bracket, has been bent since I've had this bike, previous owner must've dropped it at some point.
Anyway, it's annoyed me for the last 6 years and now that it's winter, I thought I'd actually sort it.
The peg is on a downward angle, about 5 deg . . .
and I've gotten used to it but I really want it to sit correctly . . flat.
Soooooo . . . I thought I'd take it to work tomorrow and warm it up and use the press to flatten it out.
Yes, it's a casting, I know that, but my question is has anyone here ever had success in pressing bent alloy castings flat?
Or will it just crack? or worse, weaken it and crack later when I'm riding at a decent speed?
Ok ok, I know, look, I'm trying to save a few bucks by repairing it, I realize it's not ideal, but a new one is moonbeams, and a used one sourced locally is up there in price too.
Here's a few pics of the extent of the bend in it, just let me know what your opinions are on this . . thanks.
below pic . . . you can really see the curve in the casting, and angle of the brake lever pivot pin in relation to the spring retaining pin
below pic you can see the damage from the impact taken, the center bushing has taken the hit.
below pic, there is no visible cracks or damage, but the peg hangs down like a biatch.
just look at the curve, it should be straight as a straight thing.
