I don't have to do any flexing or bending of my fork legs, I just screw the spindle in and then tighten up the pinch bolts where the right hand fork leg sits, yes there is a gap that could be flexed inwards but the wheel is located by the spindle shoulder.
If you are concerned that your forks might be bent, remove the front wheel and loosen the yoke clamp bolts one fork at a time, and then twist the fork in the yokes and watch what happens to the lower leg, if it stays still it is straight, if it oscillates it is bent, you should be able to do this with the mudguard in place as the inner will turn in the outer part of the fork, then try it with the other fork leg.
Don't forget to tighten the yoke pinch bolts back up and also make sure your fork leg is sitting at the correct height in the yokes.
Can you post some pictures of the fork leg before and after the loosening and tightening of the pinch bolts so that we can see if it compares to ours.
What ever you do, don't go up that yellow brick road, my goodness there are some strange things there.
If you are concerned that your forks might be bent, remove the front wheel and loosen the yoke clamp bolts one fork at a time, and then twist the fork in the yokes and watch what happens to the lower leg, if it stays still it is straight, if it oscillates it is bent, you should be able to do this with the mudguard in place as the inner will turn in the outer part of the fork, then try it with the other fork leg.
Don't forget to tighten the yoke pinch bolts back up and also make sure your fork leg is sitting at the correct height in the yokes.
Can you post some pictures of the fork leg before and after the loosening and tightening of the pinch bolts so that we can see if it compares to ours.
What ever you do, don't go up that yellow brick road, my goodness there are some strange things there.
it's not my time to go, it's not my time to die
the last thing I want is for my family to cry
the last thing I want is for my family to cry