I wouldn't do this. I'd imagine bending them would make them weaker. I also don't recommend cheap levers, even though I'm using an ebay set right now on my bike (I liked the color ๐).
I was at an OR thing up at bike night years back on my old vmax and some chick who was in front of me at the light (forget which of you sammich makers it was) stalled as soon as we pulled away from the light, not even 1mph yet. I grabbed my brake lever and it fucking snapped right off and my feet were still down so no rear brake and I ended up dumping it over... No damage to the bike other than the lever, it had highway pegs that caught the fall... Super embarrassing lol.... Could have also been way worse if that lever snapped at a different moment than it did. All I did was grab it and it snapped right off at the base. Long ride home without a front brake too lol
*oh, and the levers on that were cheapo bike master from IP. I replaced them with OEM.