scarysharkface
Explorer
It was close to dark when I got home and I noticed that the headlight was skewed slightly to the left. I went back down to the shop and the took a closer look and decided that the forks are bent . The bike is rideable (I guess) but now I need to come up with another couple hundred bucks to make it right. I bought a cheap bike to save some money........it's not working out that way at all.
REX
Are they actually bent, or just twisted? You can usually straighten them (if twisted) by standing in front of the bike, wheel gripped tightly between your knees, and a good hard push/pull on the handlebars. If you have a motorcycle chock or something to wedge against, you can substitute that for your knees. Twisting forks is pretty common and nothing to get worked up about (or drop $$ to have some kid at the shop do exactly what I've described).
If they are indeed bent, which is unlikely but possible, then you'll need new ones. Some people straighten them with reasonable success, but I wouldn't ride on straightened fork tubes...
John