Bent Handle Bars....and more..?

[Canuck]

Hey everyone,

couple months ago I was downtown dropping some books off at the library... parked close behind a Suzuki Sidekick and when i returned to the bike 10 mins later it was on its left side with a police officer standing next to tell me what happened...

fortunately the only damage was a smashed windshield and some scratches to the trunk and the left mirror.

OR so I thought

After riding the past few months ive felt as if the alignment was off... I checked out the handlebars and I could SWEAR the left side has been bent in even if slightly i can only imagine what else is bent or thrown off....

Now the good things is i am one of the few on this site who seems to have gotten his right side throttle cap bolt inside the handlebars.

SOOO i was thinkin best thing here is to replace the bars and see if the alignment problem is fixed while hitting another bird with the same stone..

Or should i be getting a full out alignment inspection done by me somehow or the expensive mechanics on Van Island..*sigh*