Service manual

INSTABLE HANDLING
INST
ABLE HANDLING PROBABLE CAUSE
• Handlebars • Improperly installed or bent
• Steering • Improperly installed handle crown
• Bent steering shaft
• Improperly installed steering shaft
(Improperly tightened ringnut)
• Damaged ball bearing
(roller bearing or bearing race)
• Front forks • Uneven oil levels on both sides
• Uneven spring tension
(Uneven damping adjuster position)
• Broken spring
• Twisted front forks
• Tires • Uneven tire pressure on both sides
• Incorrect tire pressure
• Unevenly worn tires
• Wheels • Incorrect wheel balance
• Deformed cast wheel
• Loose bearing
• Bent or loose wheel axle
• Excessive wheel run-out
• Frame • Twisted
• Damaged head pipe
• Improperly installed bearing race
• Swingarm • Worn bearing or bush
• Bent or damaged
• Rear shock absorber • Fatigued spring
• Improperly adjusted spring preload
• Oil leakage
• Drive chain • Improperly adjusted chain slack
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TROUBLESHOOTING