Front wheel wobble

[gs7]

I have a perplexing problem that I would entertain the thoughts of any ideas that you may suggest that i have not already thought of and checked myself. I have a 85 GS 1150EF Canadian model Suzuki( three settings in the front damping,air & spring tension settings) after replacing the front tire with a match to the rear I find that I get a wobble when I take both hands off the bars. Now I don't know if it was present before the new tire cause the old front tire was worn out and I didn't test it with hands off! The new tire is balanced and when I spin it on the centre stand there is no visible warp in the new tire or wheel? I have also checked the triple tree for slop also the wheel bearings what else could I check????

[twhite]

If everything looks okay at the front, I'd check the alignment on the back wheel.

[moto_dan]

I had and occasionally still have a wobble on my '83 GS750 with 16" front wheel and have a couple of observations. It's been my experience that any or all of the following can cause the wobble as you describe.
1. Too wide of front tire... +1 from stock is Ok.
2. Low air pressure...mine needs about 35+ psi.
3. Slightly loose Nut on Steering stem...Checking mine they seemed ok, but I could get just slighty more turn without binding the front end and it made a great difference.

[SqDancerLynn1]

Yes I agree Try to check steering stem I had same problem tightened 1/8-1/4 turn fixed the problem. Try it. Make sure it doesn't bind so don't over tighten it

[Clone]

I noticed that my bike felt different in turns right as opposed to left. After i changed and corrected the level of oil in the forks (they had different amounts) the bike handled better. Would different oil levels cause a wobble?

[Gary Lich]

I had a wobble just like you described . I balanced the front wheel and tightened the steering stem nut a little and the problem went away.