[kgaul01]

Ok so my little brother is buying his first bike this week, so naturally I did the big-brotherly thing and was showing him how to ride in a parking lot. Unfortunately he must be the mail man's kid because he put the bike down IN A PARKING LOT! He is 100% fine (thank god) but my SV is not. Other than the minor damages (busted head light, clutch lever, etc) the bike is pulling HARD to the right. He was only going about 5mph when he went down on the left side. When i turn the bars right the bike's elevation lowers, when the bars are turned left the bikes elevation increases. Front end also wobbles a good bit when going over 30mph. When applying front brakes the bike either pulls right or maybe just pulls back straight. I am reasonably mechanically inclinded but have never dealt with this kind of issue. Please advise. Thanks everyone!!!!
(PS Im completely kidding about the mail man comment and Im just glad he is ok.....after all its just a bike)

 

[kgaul01]

No frame sliders (yes they are a cheap protection for sure) but the bike hit front and on the handlebars. I am meeting a guy later today that has a motorcycle jack stand for sale and as soon as I get it I will put the bike up and loosen the trees and see what happens. Another snippet of info: when I pull the front brakes the bike pulls left?

 

[kgaul01]

When I was riding home, I had to put a bit of effort into keeping the bike straight, not just turning the bars to compensate for them being bent. When I turn the bars left the bike actually rises, and when I turn them right, the bike actually lowers (in front.) The forks do move freely when I compress them. (still havent had a chance to lift the bike up yet as I ended up meeting the guy with the jack way to late last night.) It almost feels like the tire is sitting off center so when I turn the bars it is the height in the center of the tire actually changing the eleveation of the bike.

 

[kgaul01]

Hahahaha....once i saw that he was ok I batted him upside the helmet hard enough to knock him over (but i didnt feel bad because he had a helmet on.) I am having a hard time figuring out how to lift this front end off the ground though. The exhaust is in the way and even if I remove it I would still be lifting the bike by the motor in one way or another. So how the hell do I lift the front end of an SV with a regular motorcycle jack? I tried the 2x4 thing and it just didnt seem stable?