They repaved my favorite clover leaf off ramp. Lately I've noticed a light shimmy when I take it on the commuter scooter. Having two BV's, I can compare them when something feels off. I hit that sucker with Scoot Life and it was a smooth turn. The commuter has 24,300 miles.
Today I jacked up the commuter's front end and checked the steering. Smooth and no slop at all in the steering bearings.
Now I have about 4 possibility's causing the shimmy.
1) Front tire out of balance.
I've got about 7,000 miles on the tire, it was spin balanced and I check the pressure every week.
2) front forks.
It's been a long time since I've worked on forks but I'll make this the next to last solution.
3) rear shocks.
This is basically a throw money at it remove and replace job. With my limited knowledge of suspensions, I have to ask. Can poor preforming rear shocks cause the front end to feel loose?
4) motor mount/swing arm.
I'm hoping to ignore this and maybe it'll go away Razz emoticon
I've removed, cleaned and re greased the swing arm on all of my motorcycles but this job on a scooter looks like it's no cake walk.
Any input from the suspension experts would be appreciated.