The maintenance collective here in El Paso (aka the three stooges) believes, by a vote of 2-1, that the handlebars on the purple K11LT are slightly bent, causing the steering feel to be off. There clearly was a drop by a PO: the fairing on the rider's left was slightly pushed in causing the rider's left knee to press against the fairing pad (we've pretty much fixed that). I can't feel it; rode both the '93 and the '95 today and the only difference I could note was attributable to the tires.
So my general question is: could a drop bend the handlebars slightly? And if so, can they be straightened or do they have to be replaced? If they can be straightened, what would be the best way to do that?
Forever befuddled,
Larry Johnson
El Paso TX
2003 K12LT
1996 K11LT SE (in parts, but promising)
1995 K11LT SE
1993 K11LT
1991 K75RT
