Last fall I put on a Scott's Stabilizer and it absolutely transformed my R1! Well this February when it was still 45 degrees out I lost my back end turning on to a road and had a light drop. My frame sliders took the brunt of the scrape, but my brake lever broke off. I replaced that and I've been noticing vibration at high speeds and it seems my Scott's doesn't start working until I turn it way up (like the last 1/2 turn).

So my question is this. How much does a wreck affect a stabilizer, and if so, is there something I can do to fix this. Maybe this is all in my mind because I didn't get the chance to ride with it much last fall after I put it on. Thanks guys!

 

Maybe the impact messed it up.

I believe you can send it back to scotts and get it rebuild.

 

It might not be the Stablizers fault. You might have some bent forks. A slight bend can give vibrations. Is your tire wearing evenly?

 

No, its not wearing evenly Can forks get screwed up in low speed falls?

 

you answered your problem right there, it's the tire. take the stabilizer off and ride it, fix the wobble, then put the stabilizer back on. a stabilizer is for safety, it's not made to fix the problem with why your bike is wobbling. that's a misconception people have "my bike is wobbling, put a damper on it and it'll stop". well, you didn't fix the problem. i would try a new front tire, that's probably what needs to be fixed, that or a wheel weight came off.

 

Sounds to me like U have a bent wheel or rotor the scotts is not the prob ck and see if there is anything bent up front.

 

Even though I agree that it may be his tire (balance or maybe warped) why are you saying what you are? He never said that he put the Scotts on to fix the problem. He said that he had it, crashed, and now has a wobble.

There are two issues here.

1. A wobble
2. A (maybe) blown out Scotts stabilizer

Obviously the wobble can't come from a stabilizer but the stabilizer may have blown a seal. Send it back to Scotts or get one of their kits.

Also eliminate the stabilizer out of the "wobble" equation so you know for sure! But you never asked if the stabilizer had to do with the wobble, did you?

Good luck

 

another possibility.

If it was a low speed fall....chances are you didnt bend a fork.....especially if you didnt hit anything. However, the forks can shift a bit in the triple clamp. What I would do is jack thefront end up, loosen the triples and then re-tighten them. Worth a try!!!

 

PS......if there is something wrong with a Scotts damper, you will know it becuase they will leak!!!

 

Well said

 

Thanks guys. This post got a little off topic because I probably didn't explain myself good enough. I was mostly wondering about how much falls affect stearing dampners and forks. I think my vibration is from the forks being a little off in the triple clamps. I tried to mess with them, but I am mechanically challenged I have an appointment with the local Yamaha service man soon

 

no no, i wasn't hating on him, i was merely stating what happens a lot. Guys try to fix a wobble with a steering damper when actually you should fix the wobble separately and to remove the damper, fix the wobble, then put the damper back on after it's fixed. i come off strong because i don't beat around the bush, but i wasn't saying that was what he did.

i still vote for the tire since he said it has uneven wear, or maybe the fall caused a wheel weight to come loose and then it came off. and yes, if a scotts has something wrong with it, it leaks like a **** so you'll definately know.