Someone else has mentioned, in other threads, that there are some aluminum shower curtain rods at Home Depot that are the right size & look identical to what Weber uses for the legs. I'm assuming the 26" are the same diameter tubing. I'd consider just cutting one of those down to size & then save the original leg for the heck of it or until inspiration struck. If you can't find it, let me know & I'll take a look if someone doesn't point to it first.
While I have never tried it, some have mentioned having some success carefully bending a handle back into shape (although you can get porcelain chipping off). If memory serves, the thread was NOT about a MBH though. Personally, I'd probably leave it alone & just keep it "in back".
Assuming you are not going to leave well enough alone, I would "invest" in a cheap black MBH & experiment with each of the two kettle handles before messing with that one.
Good luck.