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Grandvista 250 / Steering stability issues
« on: June 05, 2016, 01:12:02 AM »
I have a 2006 Grand Vista that I have owned since it was new  It has 18,000 miles on it.  Never in a wreck, but the steering has become very unstable over the last few years.  It pulls to one side, and if I take one hand off the handlebars, with one still on, it starts shimmying pretty badly.  I would not even attempt to take both hands off.  This makes me feel very hesitant to go out on the freeway any more.

Is the steering something that can be aligned on a scooter? 

-Bill

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Grandvista 250 / Stability issue with GV 250
« on: July 22, 2015, 04:31:51 AM »
 I have a 2005 GV 250 that I bought brand new.  I know it is not recommended to take one's hands off the handlebars.  That is kind of a no-brainer.  However, I have noticed for a long time that if I take one hand off the handlebars and then have one other resting very lightly on the handlegrip, the bike starts a very profound shimmy.  It is as if there is no caster effect or gyroscopic effect for the font wheel.  I am wondering if this is typical of the bike or is there some alignment or wheel balancing that needs to be done?

I took a spin on a friend's standard motorcycle and I noticed a huge difference in stability as compared to my Kymco. 


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