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Front end wobble. Looking for advice

My apologies for the long post but any advice or ideas would be appreciated. I bought my DR650 brand new back in July, and I ride back roads mainly. Before Labor Day I was planning on taking a trip and noticed the front right fork leg was loose (video on my previous post). I also got on the freeway and noticed that the bike has a front end wobble that starts at around 65mph. I dropped the bike off for warranty work Labor Day weekend and picked it up last week. They replaced the axle holder plate which fixed the loose fork leg, and as far as the wobble goes all they really had to say was “that bike isn’t made to go 65mph”. Suzuki won’t let me talk to a tech, they want me to go drop the bike back off. I’m trying to ride before I run out of season here in Ohio

Things I tried with no luck:

-Front tires (DSport, MT21, Trail Wing)
-Making sure the wheel was balanced and true (had a very slight bit of wobble on the balancing stand)
-Bought a new set of wheels off marketplace
-Repacked head bearing with grease. Torqued it normally, I didn’t really want to over torque it and use it like a steering damper
-Aligned fork legs (I didn’t use the front brakes when pumping the forks)
-Checked rear axle alignment by measuring from swing arm bolt to axle bolt on each side
-Measured axle diameter with caliper, 16.9-17.0mm. (Never checked length)

What I’m thinking:
-Could it be the front fender? Will just taking it off and riding it let me know?
-Did I miss something when I did the head stem or fork alignment?
-Could it be something internally with the forks?

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u/DemoDemo4 — 9 days ago
▲ 115 r/dr650

Pretty fun day on the front range in Colorado today. Just exploring roads I’ve never been down.

u/slopokerod — 11 days ago
▲ 36 r/dr650

Exhaust DR650RS 1994

Hello, what exhaust should I consider for my DR650RS? It currently has a stock dual-exhaust setup that I’d like to replace with a single exhaust, and—above all—I want to improve the sound, which is terrible right now. Thanks!

u/InitiativeAshamed814 — 10 days ago
▲ 9 r/dr650

Leaking air, how to fix?

Got my tires changed about 3 weeks ago, came home to see my rear tire was flat, tried putting air in it but it doesn't go past 20psi and goes back to flat within 30 minutes.

Any help would be appreciated.

u/Shnofo — 9 days ago
▲ 3 r/dr650

Small new oil leak

I did reseal the rocker cover some time back. Thoughts on this?

u/Yarm1d — 9 days ago
▲ 17 r/dr650

Am I missing something?

Hello All! This is my first post here. First of many I’m sure. I am new to riding in general, so bear with me. A few weeks ago I got a 1996 dr650. I probably overpaid by about 400$, but once I saw that purple frame there was no going back. In any case, I thought I would start getting to know the bike by preforming some basic maintenance stuff. I placed my first order with ProCycle (again, first of MANY, I’m sure). New air filter, oil filter, brake pads, fuel filter, service manual, etc. today I thought I’d start with something that seemed relatively simple: the air filter. So I open ‘er up and this is what I find (see pic). I assume this gaping hole is part of the “air box mod” I’ve read so much about… fine. But then… I can’t even find the hose for the secondary air filter (I got a UNI air filter for this)! Is it normal for people to eliminate that secondary filter as part of the mod? Do I need to replace it? Am I just not seeing it?! Also, no foam seal on the air box cover (is this important for proper functioning?). Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Cheers!

u/willkrom — 11 days ago
▲ 12 r/dr650

Spent Memorial Day weekend riding and camping in the most remote part of Nevada

u/MaraRamirez5 — 10 days ago
▲ 47 r/dr650

Morning ride

Testing out the new panniers. Pretty satisfied so far with the new Rhinowalks

u/MiGaLaYeR — 10 days ago
▲ 1 r/dr650

Wobble in throttle tube

Hey yall, attached a video, will add pics in a comment.

Took a small dump on the bike last week. Afterwards I noticed some lateral play in the tube. Acceleration and deceleration seem fine still. The whole brake lever assembly got turned down after dropping it. I was able to bring back up to a good orientation and tighten back down.

It looked to be that the piece at the end of the bar (ball end? Not sure what that is called) is a bit bent. There’s a groove in the throttle grip, I thought maybe that was supposed to be tucked into the cable assembly. Took that apart and doesn’t seem like there’s room for it.

It seems my handlebar end piece needs to be addressed OR maybe the whole throttle cable assembly should move right on the bar to limit the play?

That or do I just run it and worry about it next year. Thanks for the input, everyone!

u/Time_Tour_3962 — 10 days ago