...the Vmax has that plastic ring between the hub and the rim. Well mine is aluminum. My bike has been customized by the first owner. ...that plastic ring removed and replaced with a casted aluminum. ... So, I do know that the rear wheel has been removed to get to that ring. My solution to this is I am taking it to a good friend of mine (Suter's Speed Shop) in Madison for him to look at it.
Maybe he adapted it to allow for a different dimension in the "casting." I like your solution. A professional mechanic may have a spare Housing Cover 1FK-46154-00-00 to compare to the replacement. I'm guessing that some, ill considered, "adjustment" was made to allow for installation of the replacement.
...drives perfect, no shakes, no wobbles and even at very high speeds. It's just always bothered me from a geometry standpoint. Thank you!
No, there might not be any shakes or wobbles. Motorcycles, being two wheeled vehicles, are automatically aligned by the operator.
You, keep the head turned slightly to the left in compensation in order to keep the motorcycle moving on a straight ahead line. Notice this the next time you are riding.
The problem is that your wheels aren't in the same plane. The rear tire doesn't follow directly in the path of the front tire. This means that a right turn will have a completely different geometry from that of a left hand turn. You feel this the most when cornering hard at LOW speed.
In your case, a left turn will require significantly less right hand contersteer than the left hand contersteer for a right hand turn. The rear wheel is already on the inside radius of the turn. Have you noticed that you corner too hard in a left hand turn? ...that your motorcycle wants to to "lay over" in a left hand turn? ... that it takes longer to "settle in" to a right hand turn?
A right hand turn will feel delayed. You countersteer left but nothing happens until the rear wheel has passed to the inside (rightmost) radius of the turn; meanwhile, you're running wide. You have to turn the head much further (with respect to the motorcycle) than normal since it's already pushed to the left in order to go straight.
Undoubtedly, you have developed a "feel: for this peculiarity in your motorcycle and may not even notice it at all. It's like, when you used to swap bicycles with your friend and his pedals always seemed to have this strange motion as you pedaled them around. That's why I have a rule never to swap motorcycles with my friends. If I were to get on your bike I would notice this problem immediately. You would probably notice some peculiarity in mine.
I have neglected to look at your "chicken strips"
to try and gauge how hard you manhandle this bike. If you always ride on the center of the tires, you may not notice
any problem, even with low speed handling.
But here's a test. Chose an average width road and make a complete "U" turn, curb-to-curb, at walking speed without touching either of your feet to the ground. Start all the way to the right and make a "U" turn counterclockwise. Rinse and repeat starting at the left side of the road. Feel the difference now? Left-to-right a little spooky?
I don't like unexpected things happening when I ride. I want to be "one" with my bike. No thought to control manipulation. "Look left, push left, lean left, go left, accelerate..."
Man! Please don't ride this motorcycle at 120MPH until you get this problem sorted out!
