Depends how bent is bent.
I had some straightened on a Guzzi T3. They were maybe 2-3 degrees from straight. The guy centered them in a lathe and use some kind of of press to get them trued up. It worked, they were fine. If it's a serious bend so the tubes are no longer round in section but gone oval at the bend it sounds improbable that they could be fixed. If it were me I'd say little bend OK, big bend no-way Jose.
Are the forks actually bent or just got twisted up in the yokes? Sometimes this makes them look bent when all that is happened is the forks are no longer parallel because the upper and lower yokes (triple clamps if you are from America) are no longer in line. If it's not obvious the only real test is to take the forks to bits and place the stanchions side by side and see if you can see daylight between them as you roll them together. If you can, they are bent.
At the end of the day it's your call as peace of mind is important, as in fact are your forks come to think of it..
Was she worth the hassle?
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