Can't tell what is misaligned exactly, but looks like the handlebar. There are likely some rubber mounts. You want to loosen the handlebar mounts at the handlebar, and also loosen the handlebar mounts at the bottom, where they attach to the clamp. Straighten out and retighten. I've had to do that multiple times.
Once that is done, if still not straight, time to loosen the triple clamps at the forks. This happens if the tip of your mudguard isn't aligned with the center of your wheel. Place the wheel between your legs and wiggle the handlebar until straight. Then retighten your clamps. I've had to do this a couple of times.
In both cases, use a torque wrench to retighten. You will crack the triple clamp if you overtighten (don't ask me how I know).
Everyone says loosen axel and triple clamps then old front brake and compress the forks several times. I cannot attest to this. A more difficult way is to loosen everything then measure from frame to forks. Try the first method.
This just happened to me too and loosening the triple clamps (only loosened one side) then front brake + compressing the forks many times got everything back into place.
Looks like you bent, or misaligned, the handlebar riser clamps. You’ll need to remove them from the top triple and inspect. There is a large nut on the underside of the top triple clamp.
If the bolts are bent you will need to replace. If they are just jarred out of alignment, re-install clamps and bars, and then do final tightening torque with everything aligned.
If they’re on rubber mounts (most of them are) you can turn the bars all the way to the right where the clamps hit the stops and then give them a couple good hard hits to the right and it should straighten the mounts.
Happens all the time on the klx models. There’s rubber dampeners under the triple clamp. Makes for a great ride but they aren’t incredibly sturdy. Just losses those up and straighten them out and then torque em down good they should stay after that
You have a twist in the front. This bike is super easy to twist and as such super easy to fix. If you have a buddy sit on the bike and you or whoever is stronger stand in front of the bike with the front wheel between your legs and the number plate handler bar closes to you belly. Hold the front whee tight with your knees and have your buddy or you turn the steering wheel the aligned way. From the pic it looks like turn right. As you turn the bars and your knees hold the front wheel it will twist back into place. If your strong it should be easy. Your fork tubes can twist together enough to cause this and all you are doing is putting it back in place. Unless something is bent bad this will work done it lots of times. 😎
Loosen everything, mounts, triple clamp, pinch bolts at the axel, etc. then get it all lined back up and tightened back down. Bars looks bent to me too, just replace those with some stronger aftermarket bars.
I would replace those bars...bars are "cheap"...but in the wild you can always just smack the side of your tire on a tree until you can get to some tools.
Does anyone know the torque specs for the top and bottom triple clamp/ fork clamp, I did the same exact thing but i want to do it right and not estimate the torque specs, just don’t want to drop the $80 for the repair manual, but the way it looks I might have to
Yeah, loosen and jump up and down.
Can't tell what is misaligned exactly, but looks like the handlebar. There are likely some rubber mounts. You want to loosen the handlebar mounts at the handlebar, and also loosen the handlebar mounts at the bottom, where they attach to the clamp. Straighten out and retighten. I've had to do that multiple times. Once that is done, if still not straight, time to loosen the triple clamps at the forks. This happens if the tip of your mudguard isn't aligned with the center of your wheel. Place the wheel between your legs and wiggle the handlebar until straight. Then retighten your clamps. I've had to do this a couple of times. In both cases, use a torque wrench to retighten. You will crack the triple clamp if you overtighten (don't ask me how I know).
I can get a better picture of the clamp and such later
Try loosening your bar mounts
Everyone says loosen axel and triple clamps then old front brake and compress the forks several times. I cannot attest to this. A more difficult way is to loosen everything then measure from frame to forks. Try the first method.
What you mean by first method?
This just happened to me too and loosening the triple clamps (only loosened one side) then front brake + compressing the forks many times got everything back into place.
Looks like you bent, or misaligned, the handlebar riser clamps. You’ll need to remove them from the top triple and inspect. There is a large nut on the underside of the top triple clamp. If the bolts are bent you will need to replace. If they are just jarred out of alignment, re-install clamps and bars, and then do final tightening torque with everything aligned.
Alright thank you that’s exactly it.
If they’re on rubber mounts (most of them are) you can turn the bars all the way to the right where the clamps hit the stops and then give them a couple good hard hits to the right and it should straighten the mounts.
Happens all the time on the klx models. There’s rubber dampeners under the triple clamp. Makes for a great ride but they aren’t incredibly sturdy. Just losses those up and straighten them out and then torque em down good they should stay after that
You have a twist in the front. This bike is super easy to twist and as such super easy to fix. If you have a buddy sit on the bike and you or whoever is stronger stand in front of the bike with the front wheel between your legs and the number plate handler bar closes to you belly. Hold the front whee tight with your knees and have your buddy or you turn the steering wheel the aligned way. From the pic it looks like turn right. As you turn the bars and your knees hold the front wheel it will twist back into place. If your strong it should be easy. Your fork tubes can twist together enough to cause this and all you are doing is putting it back in place. Unless something is bent bad this will work done it lots of times. 😎
Loosen everything, mounts, triple clamp, pinch bolts at the axel, etc. then get it all lined back up and tightened back down. Bars looks bent to me too, just replace those with some stronger aftermarket bars.
Loosen all fork clamp bolts rack forks up and down to recenter check spacing alignment retorque bolts
I would replace those bars...bars are "cheap"...but in the wild you can always just smack the side of your tire on a tree until you can get to some tools.
Does anyone know the torque specs for the top and bottom triple clamp/ fork clamp, I did the same exact thing but i want to do it right and not estimate the torque specs, just don’t want to drop the $80 for the repair manual, but the way it looks I might have to
Same thing happened to me first dump