I thought I would check with the collective wisdom here and see what you'all have to say.
My son just bought a 89 ex 500 with about 25k miles on it. The way he describes the problem is that when he takes both hands off the bars that the front end develops a rather vigorous wobble. According to what he has read on the ex 500 forum, the answer lies in the rear wheel alignment. He says that the rear wheel is aligned to the index marks used when adjusting the chain. I'm inclined to think that either front or rear or both shocks are toast. Any opinions? How difficult is it to rebuild the front/rear shocks and how much is he looking to spend. He lives about 9 hours away so I can't just drop down there to see just exactly what is going on.
My son just bought a 89 ex 500 with about 25k miles on it. The way he describes the problem is that when he takes both hands off the bars that the front end develops a rather vigorous wobble. According to what he has read on the ex 500 forum, the answer lies in the rear wheel alignment. He says that the rear wheel is aligned to the index marks used when adjusting the chain. I'm inclined to think that either front or rear or both shocks are toast. Any opinions? How difficult is it to rebuild the front/rear shocks and how much is he looking to spend. He lives about 9 hours away so I can't just drop down there to see just exactly what is going on.