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General => Technical | How To => Topic started by: beeboytroy on January 16, 2009, 10:57:52 PM
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Bought my wife a used 2006 People 250 with tons of miles on it. Noticed it not only shimmies at high speeds but it also does it at low speeds. My mechanic said to stand in front of scooter and pull scooter towards self then apply front brake. If a "clunk" is felt then the nut in head needs to be tightened. Did this several times and everything felt tight. Also I put front wheel between knees and tried to feel play between steering and wheel. But this also felt tight. My question is ," could this wobble be from the wheels not being balanced?". Has anyone experienced this problem?
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I've noticed my low-mileage 2007 People 250 has a bit of shimmy on deceleration. Still not sure of the cause, but the first thing I thought of when I first noticed it was "tank slapper!" and having read up on the phenomenon, loosened my grip on the handlebars, which did not help. I figure that ruled THAT out.
So, I'm guessing it's the front tire needing balanced or replaced. It has plenty of tread, but it has been plugged, and that's worried me ever since I did that.
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I have 25000Km on mine and have tried every fix in the book...The bike comes with end bar weights..Thers a reason!!! Anytime you add a top case to scooter it will shake /wobble or something similar.. "WOBBLE" does it bounce at speed??
I have found that with the tires mounted properly and turned with the dot aligned you really dont need a wheel balance on this bike.. I have done evey type of balance available ,including DYNA BEEDS...Improvement maybe..This bike does oscilate at speed.. That is due to the "POGO" stick front end..Yes it is telescopic,but it does not have hydraulic damping and will begin to bounce..
I have had three brands of tires thus far,they all do it....Kenda ,Micheln and Avon..Avon cupping the least and tracking best..
Good Luck
P.S. Is the rim straight and true??
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Bought my wife a used 2006 People 250 with tons of miles on it. Noticed it not only shimmies at high speeds but it also does it at low speeds. My mechanic said to stand in front of scooter and pull scooter towards self then apply front brake. If a "clunk" is felt then the nut in head needs to be tightened. Did this several times and everything felt tight. Also I put front wheel between knees and tried to feel play between steering and wheel. But this also felt tight. My question is ," could this wobble be from the wheels not being balanced?". Has anyone experienced this problem?
That's not normal. My 2005 GV250 will wobble if I take my hands off the handlebars at certain speeds ~ 35mph to 45mph? I would remove the front axle - if it comes out easily your forks are fine. If it is difficult or very difficult to remove and reinstall then your forks are out of alignment: not parallel, or one longer than the other or not in the same plane (bent) so one fork is out in front more and the other is back a bit. Not likely to be caused by steering bearings or out of balance tire.