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[QUOTE="David Trustrum, post: 112892, member: 21529"]
Are your forks bent or is your triple clamp bent, or both? Are the only questions.  Except your front axle could be worth a check too.  Use a ruler or a mirror & roll it across it, if it wiggles like a snake -biff it.  How straight is glass?  Usually but check it if uncertain.
Never had to check USDs before & I doubt the uppers bend but this is an easy check.
Jack the front end off the ground & remove the wheel.  Put the axle back in.  Loosen the triple clamp bolts & try to spin the fork tubes.  If the uppers are bent the fork lowers will move from left to right on the axle & be hard to turn.  You can remove the legs totally & roll then against each other & look for gaps as you turn.  Disassembly may be necessary to check the lowers.
To check the Triple clamp measure the gap between the forklegs is even & that mirror or glass laid across the legs should expose if they have twisted which is most common as the wheel acts as a big lever.  They can be straightened with the right equipment or a bit of skill in gently applied violence with long levers.

Check all your bolts before riding again.
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