Bent handlebar. Serious?

[4xe1]

H!
My bike felt when she was parked on hill My bad, as a result I ended up with a slightly bend handlebar (the throttle one), now it touches the tank (she's a sports bike ), and reaching the front brake takes a bit longer.
So can you tell me how serous that is?!
Anyway ... then i imagined having my fingers smashed by the tank slapper ... and ordered a replacement part ... is it a good call?
Cause guyz in the bike shop reckoned it might brake off... or maybe straighten it out would’ve been a good idea?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Cheers

[pyrocam]

Its probably for the best. if you bend something critical like your handlebar you are best to have it replaced imho, its going to be weaker now, so if it came down (ie, in a crash) it could break off and do some serious damage. also if it wasnt straighten properly the brake and throttle could mis-behave which could be nasty.

just my opinion.

editL: suggest mod move to appropriate forum

[Jorja]

Is it actually bent? Could it possibly have just spun around the fork leg?
Frosty "straightened " the handlebars on my trail bike by loosening some bolts and twisting everything back into its rightfull place.

[pyrocam]

Is it actually bent? Could it possibly have just spun around the fork leg?
Frosty "straightened " the handlebars on my trail bike by loosening some bolts and twisting everything back into its rightfull place.

I didnt even think of that. both my sprots bikes handles can be adjusted on the forks,

[Jorja]

I didnt even think of that. both my sprots bikes handles can be adjusted on the forks,

Well there you go. Us girls can multitask. I watched frosty as I made lunch for 5 kids

[pyrocam]

now that I think about it. my cbr250 loosened up and I could move it around for a week or so before I fixed it. i just assumed he meant it was bent. lol, which is it 4xe1?

[Cruisin' Craig]

Is it actually bent? Could it possibly have just spun around the fork leg?
Frosty "straightened " the handlebars on my trail bike by loosening some bolts and twisting everything back into its rightfull place.

Yeah, that's what I was wondering. I would have thought it would take more than a straight drop to actually bend the bar. I've dropped a late eighties FZR400, and chucked it down the road many a time, and never managed to bend the handlebars.

4xel - Hey those little FZR's are great fun aren't they? nice choice of bike! :-)

[4xe1]

No unfortunately it is actually bent, right in between ignition button and throttle handle,
Well maybe it was rusty? She’s an old bike) but Cruisin' Craig , FZD'rs are sure fun! I love it , it is relatively light, reliable and fast bike (and a yamaha bike ). And looks just awesome, pretty much exactly like FZR 400. Maybe not best choice for the beginner though, but when I first saw the bike, I knew that she’s the one

Thanks for feedback!!!

[quallman1234]

FBH, She be right.

[Taz]

Pull it off and see if your local shop or engineering firm can straighten it in a press.

[breakaway]

^ Isn't that a bad idea though? I thought a bend like this severly compromises the structural integrity of a clip on?

[xwhatsit]

^ Isn't that a bad idea though? I thought a bend like this severly compromises the structural integrity of a clip on?

As that indomitable grumpy fart JimmyTwo says, bars are for steering, not hanging off.

How much pressure are you putting on them? Bending steel doesn't reduce its strength that much, surely, and 7/8" piping is much more than you'll ever need for steering forces. Unless you've got some 250kg 80s lump which resists turn-in like yo' mamma resists low-fat yoghurt...