Motorcycle Repair: Front end wabble, rear wheel bearings, front wheel bearings


Question
after a day of riding, kinda hard riding, the front end feels like it's loose. When I let go of the handle bars while riding the front end will start to wabble. the tire is tight, and the wheels are still balanced. any info will help. any idea what it might be or how hard to fix the problem? Thanks in advanced

Rodney

Answer
Hi Rodney.
 Check the following;

1)  Steering head bearings and tension.

2)  Rear wheel bearings.

3)  Front wheel bearings.

4)  Swingarm bearings.

5)  If you have dual front discs, then check to see if one is not releasing correctly.  That could cause the front end to pull enough to induce a wobble by creating what is called (in aviation) adverse yaw effect.

Start with those and let me know what you find.
Good luck.
FALCON