...that's what I was thinking, and I'm just some ole guy with a solidly mounted bench vise and a VAR fork alignment jig. I'm probably not gonna pay $600 to do the experiment, though. :)
I've successfully straightened worse, but it's always iffy whether it extends into the steerer without some inspection. Ebay prices are a lot higher than my local ones right now.

I have trouble figuring out why.

...that is a huge frame. It flies in the face of the "tall guys are notoriously cheap" rule.

Besides the bent fork I am wondering how tall you would have to be ta ride this bike comfortably...

Well, I have the same bike, without the bent fork, and at 6 ft 2 in, find it quite comfortable.
Tim

There's a slight bend in the frame too. Not uncommon to see that paired with dead-on fork damage.

I'm presently tinkering with this '86 Schwinn Voyageur that was picked up with nearly identical damage. This is what it looked like when I got it:

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2f6c45a120.jpg

Frame was very mildly kinked, even less than the Super Course 12 that brought about this thread. The warpage in the top tube is just visible in the shot here. I put the headtube through a solid propeller shaft, and stuck the shaft in a cut-off post hole. I pulled up on the chainstays and let the steel find its old home.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ac65ee1c7a.jpg

"But this thread is about bent forks" you say. Well, I won't disappoint. This was happening on my chronically messy workbench at the same time:

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e7c3d24171.jpg

I didn't nail the picture, but it was offset slightly to the left as well. Took about 10 minutes to straighten this one; it wasn't bad to align as far as forks go.

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a898d506ba.jpg

Back to the frame. No wrinkles anymore (just ugly surface rust).

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e8a4e8a60e.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9da97df17c.jpg

And the (current) end result. Apparently those 27x1-1/4" Continental Grandsport Race tires are unobtanium here in the States, and I'm now stuck with one minus a friend.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2d5631f2d7.jpg

-Kurt

P.S.: Let the seller know this pristine frame can be all his for $499. He can make $100 by flipping it. :lol:

WOW! Thanks for posting the process. I can imagine standing in front of your Work Bench and feeling...

Quite Comfortable...