Need to Straighten Sub-Frame

[scootr9718]

I had a low-side a while back, followed a few months after by a tip-over...I don't know which caused it, but the sub-frame is bent slightly to the left on my bike.
I have an estimate from the stealership for $80 (that was with them doing other work which included replacing the back plastics..)
so I figure, if I take off the back plastics, doing that labor to get the bike bare, they should honor that quote...
anyone know if that's a good deal? or if I should shop around, maybe try to do it myself with a 2x4 wedged between the tire or something? I don't know? :dunno:

[TarzanBoy]

$80 isn't all that bad if they do a good job.  Putting my freak rear tire on cost me $40 (i'll be doing the next one myself)

[Cal Price]

Sounds pretty reasonable to me.

[JamesG]

That doesn't seem all that unreasonable for me, considering how much work is involved.

Of course, you always could do it yourself. Don't lever it against the rear tire/swingarm though.  You want to isolate the torque you are applying to where you want it, not bend the swingarm too!

A friend of mine straightened his by wedging the bike between two trees and then using a metal pole to tweek the subframe back into alignment.  That is the beauty of steel over Al.

[werase643]

coulpe of years ago....(this one time...at band camp...)
I loaned a spare bike to a riding instructor....
he cartwheeled it at about 90
the subframe was seriously bent..the last 12 inches were bend straight up on one side
i tied the bike into the back of my truck with 8-12 tie downs....tripples, frame, swingarm
I cut the subframe supports seperating left/right standing behind the bike
beat the crap out of it with a sledge hammer, long pipe and a 2x4
then welded the supports back together
i was able to install stock tail plastic
we then endurance raced it for a year....
and then it came in 2nd in nation in vintage 3 yrs ago
then we found out it had a bent swingarm from a couple of yrs prior
....blah blah blah