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gt 200 laid down wobble and shock
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So i was pushing my son with my bike trying to get his moped started got together went down hit curb everyone ok except bike minor damage but now front end has serious wobble when I let go of handle bars checked everything can see nothing wrong. Have two GT 200's are the shocks different on a 05 and 06 and how hard are they to change?
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make sure that nothing is rubbing when you turn the bars. best to have the front wheel in the air to test it.

A rubbing fencer caused the worst wobble I've seen on any bike.
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Yes, get the front end up to do a proper check.
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oopsclunkthud wrote:
A rubbing fencer caused the worst wobble I've seen on any bike.
I had to think about that one for a moment.
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Ok i will bite what is a rubbing fencer?
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pretty sure he meant fender, must mistyped.
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pretty sure he meant fender, must mistyped.
yup sorry should have been fender
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