Originally Posted by
Bugsplat49
My new to me 05 w/MT conversion had 11k miles when I purchased. Noticed on ride home it had a bad shimmy around 57mph. Front tire cupped bad so replaced with Pilot rear reversed on front. Had dealer service bike at same time. Added DynaBeads to all tires in hope it would solve problem. Seems to be not nearly as bad but it is still quite bothersome to me. It starts around 60mph and dissipates around 65 to 70 mph. Dealer could not find anything wrong. suggests I get rear tires checked for balance and roundness. He thinks it is transferring from a rear tire.
Anyone have a similar problem in the past? I ride my neighbors trike and it is as smooth as glass at those speeds.<br />
Any help will be appreciated.<img src="images/smilies/shrug.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Shrug" class="inlineimg" />
Years ago, I had a Motor Trike that did the same thing. After a month of changing tires, balancing to no affect, I finally found out that one wheel was seriously out of round. Once found MT sent me a new one free. It's easy enough to prove if it's round or not. After that was changed out the trike went another 100K with no problem .