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Title: how easy is it to straighten out the sweep a bit in some old bars?
Post by: griff on July 22, 2011, 02:01 PM: just wondered, is there a way to do this without risk of damage? i.e. not the stamping/driving over in car method
got some nice v-bars but think they might have a bit too much sweep compared to what I'm used to now, gonna try and ride with them as they are once my bike is built but expecting it to feel a bit wrong

honestly couldn't say what my original v-bars were like on my old silverfox but it was a long time ago - should probably check with Nath what the era-correct sweep angle is!
Title: Re: how easy is it to straighten out the sweep a bit in some old bars?
Post by: markyp on July 22, 2011, 02:14 PM: id imagine its possible as animal managed to salvage a set of star bars for me that were bent out of shape.check out the left grip side,bent right down
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/PB210585.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/PC090602.jpg)
Title: Re: how easy is it to straighten out the sweep a bit in some old bars?
Post by: Jaymz on July 22, 2011, 02:20 PM: Very easy if you have the right kit

Here's a chunk of a thread off burnerworld where Mark did some bodging to a set of bars

and took the rake out of my win bars to make them more ridable :cool:
with a 25 t press :cool:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g95/oldschoolburner/HPIM2881.jpg)
and squashed :lol:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g95/oldschoolburner/HPIM2883.jpg)

as flat as i could get them
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g95/oldschoolburner/HPIM2884-1.jpg)
Title: Re: how easy is it to straighten out the sweep a bit in some old bars?
Post by: griff on July 22, 2011, 02:33 PM: great stuff - so basically all I need is a 25T press then :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: how easy is it to straighten out the sweep a bit in some old bars?
Post by: Jaymz on July 22, 2011, 02:36 PM: Quote from: griff on July 22, 2011, 02:33 PM
great stuff - so basically all I need is a 25T press then :daumenhoch:

Yup! have a look down the back of the fridge, thats where i find all the useful stuff!!
Title: Re: how easy is it to straighten out the sweep a bit in some old bars?
Post by: pickle on July 22, 2011, 02:38 PM: Just bring them to MK and I'll sit on them :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: how easy is it to straighten out the sweep a bit in some old bars?
Post by: southern andy on July 22, 2011, 02:59 PM: Any excuse for a bit of sexual pleasure with you Rob aint it. ???
Title: Re: how easy is it to straighten out the sweep a bit in some old bars?
Post by: sid1972 on July 22, 2011, 04:15 PM: Jump on the feckers - proper old school!! ;)
Title: Re: how easy is it to straighten out the sweep a bit in some old bars?
Post by: griff on July 22, 2011, 04:20 PM: Quote from: sid1972 on July 22, 2011, 04:15 PM
Jump on the feckers - proper old school!! ;)

::)
Title: Re: how easy is it to straighten out the sweep a bit in some old bars?
Post by: ozone on July 22, 2011, 04:23 PM: Quote from: griff on July 22, 2011, 02:01 PM
just wondered, is there a way to do this without risk of damage? i.e. not the stamping/driving over in car method
got some nice v-bars but think they might have a bit too much sweep compared to what I'm used to now, gonna try and ride with them as they are once my bike is built but expecting it to feel a bit wrong

honestly couldn't say what my original v-bars were like on my old silverfox but it was a long time ago - should probably check with Nath what the era-correct sweep angle is!

Swap them for some Cee-Dubs or something instead of butchering a perfectly nice set of bars. :)
Title: Re: how easy is it to straighten out the sweep a bit in some old bars?
Post by: griff on July 22, 2011, 04:32 PM: Quote from: ozone on July 22, 2011, 04:23 PM
Quote from: griff on July 22, 2011, 02:01 PM
just wondered, is there a way to do this without risk of damage? i.e. not the stamping/driving over in car method
got some nice v-bars but think they might have a bit too much sweep compared to what I'm used to now, gonna try and ride with them as they are once my bike is built but expecting it to feel a bit wrong

honestly couldn't say what my original v-bars were like on my old silverfox but it was a long time ago - should probably check with Nath what the era-correct sweep angle is!

Swap them for some Cee-Dubs or something instead of butchering a perfectly nice set of bars. :)

took me a sec to work out what you meant (CW's?) but I'm afraid I'm not a fan of the CW bar - in any case it has to be a v-bar as that's what I had BITD on my silverfox. as for 'butchery' that's not going to happen, but since the bike is going to be a keeper and be ridden by me just weighing up my options :daumenhoch: