How to make this straight again?

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Edited Date/Time 3/13/2022 3:13pm
Long story short, I crashed hard last may.. broke subframe in multiple spots etc, busted shoulder etc

I’m about to go riding again and low and behold after replacing the parts I sat on my bike and felt like the bars were a little weird.. I pulled off the bar pad and see them sitting like this.



How do I fix this to make them straight again? Or do I need to buy a new triple clamp top or is this the default offset on a husky 450?? (I tend to set and forget, so that’s why I’m asking) as I’m unsure if this is normal.
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40acres 3/3/2022 8:40am
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Looks like the bar mounts are bent/twisted from that photo. What year is the bike? I think it's jjst 2 bolts that hold the mounts in place on the top clamp, so you should be able to just replace those 2 bolts. By the looks of it, you can remove the 2 bolts holding the clamp on and visually see that they're bent.
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mxracer666 3/3/2022 8:41am
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KTM/Husky/GasGas are notorios for bending the bar mounts in a crash. It may be just the large bolts that go thru the triple clamp. Luxon makes an excellent replacement, I'm told
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J-Mill 3/3/2022 8:54am
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That stock bar mount is junk. Ride Engineering, Luxon, Enduro Engineering and several others make great replacements and it’s a small investment to have piece of mind it’s not going to move. No need to replace top triple clamp, just the bar mounts. Check your rubber bushings when you pull it apart as you might need to replace those as well. I went with the Ride Engineering hardware kit (bolts, caps, bushings, nuts) and the Enduro Engineering bar mount kit (cause it’s burly).
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AgentOrange 3/3/2022 8:57am
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+1 on the Luxon bar mounts.

Loosen the top clamp and the two bottom nuts underneath the top triple clamp, try to reset it and re-torque. By the looks of it, replacement is most likely.
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Motodave15 3/3/2022 9:15am
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40acres wrote:
Looks like the bar mounts are bent/twisted from that photo. What year is the bike? I think it's jjst 2 bolts that hold the mounts in...
Looks like the bar mounts are bent/twisted from that photo. What year is the bike? I think it's jjst 2 bolts that hold the mounts in place on the top clamp, so you should be able to just replace those 2 bolts. By the looks of it, you can remove the 2 bolts holding the clamp on and visually see that they're bent.
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StevenMX 3/3/2022 3:40pm
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I just had this happen myself and posted the change over with the Luxon bar mounts on my 21 250SX. I tried un-torqueing everything and it all looked ok (bars were completely fine, bolts were straight, etc.) however the bar mount was slightly bent when putting it all back together.

Scroll down halfway/to bottom to see exactly what mine looked like and the Luxon mount I replaced it with...
https://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Bike-Builds,46/2021-Ktm-250SX-winter-refresh,1397727?exclusive_forum_user=false&page=2
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wydopen 3/4/2022 4:25am
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I have my stock set if you want them. I replaced with Luxon. I’ll be at LACR tomorrow
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Motodave15 3/4/2022 8:42am
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wydopen wrote:
I have my stock set if you want them. I replaced with Luxon. I’ll be at LACR tomorrow
I managed to get them back pretty straight, and the bolts were not bent thankfully.. Looks like they just rotated... rode the bike up and down the street.. felt straight as can be. (The eye test, plays tricks on me though as i thought it was just a hair crooked after re-installation)

Me and my buddies will be at LACR tomorrow 3/5/22 as well.
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mattyhamz2 3/4/2022 9:29am
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I see that older PitPro sticker in the background!
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garagedog 3/4/2022 11:23am
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On a tumble like that I always loosen up the triple clamps and axle bolts (along with bar clamps). Straighten things out and retorque.
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Sunnyside 3/4/2022 1:10pm
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I'm not a ktm guy, but wouldn't it be possible to cut out the bent bridge between clamps in a pinch, and just run it as individual mounts like a YZ?
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Luxon MX 3/4/2022 1:16pm
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Sunnyside wrote:
I'm not a ktm guy, but wouldn't it be possible to cut out the bent bridge between clamps in a pinch, and just run it as...
I'm not a ktm guy, but wouldn't it be possible to cut out the bent bridge between clamps in a pinch, and just run it as individual mounts like a YZ?
Yes
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sandman768 3/4/2022 1:35pm
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Reminds me of my 89 KX250, just moved up to B class and crashed a lot… loosen lower bolts, spin them, remount, if it was a really bad crash, I would have to remove bolts & straighten them on the bench. Eventually the upper cast clamp top cracked. Answer products made the Acutraxx top clamp out of billet aluminum. I
Have had KtM”s for 6 years now, have only had to do this 1 time….. I don’t crash as much as I used to..
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DaBaum44 3/12/2022 3:48pm
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Been there, done that. Woohoo

I've bent the stock ones and Ride Engineering.

At the recommendation of others, I'm currently using the Luxon bar mounts and they are great. The product info on their site is pretty phenomenal compared to other brands.
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Sandusky26 3/13/2022 3:39am
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Sunnyside wrote:
I'm not a ktm guy, but wouldn't it be possible to cut out the bent bridge between clamps in a pinch, and just run it as...
I'm not a ktm guy, but wouldn't it be possible to cut out the bent bridge between clamps in a pinch, and just run it as individual mounts like a YZ?
They twist easily when you cut the top mount.
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Luxon MX 3/13/2022 3:13pm
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eric513anderson wrote:
Bar mount stud for sure. I had this issue the other year [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/03/13/537981/s1200_84BCA50F_5AB8_4592_A196_BAB51EE18739.jpg[/img]
Bar mount stud for sure. I had this issue the other year
That's true for the Japanese bikes, but not for the KTM/Husky. The KTM/Husky bends the upper bar mount and the studs are usually fine.
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