| Complaint | Symptom and possible causes | Remedy |
| Heavy steering. | 1. Overtightened steering stem nut. | Adjust. |
| 2. Broken bearing in steering stem. | Replace. | |
| 3. Distorted steering stem. | Replace. | |
| 4. Not enough pressure in tires. | Adjust. | |
| Wobbly handlebars. | 1. Loss of balance between right and left front forks. | Replace. |
| 2. Distorted front fork. | Repair or replace. | |
| 3. Distorted front axle or crooked tire. | Replace. | |
| 4. Loose steering stem nut. | Adjust. | |
| 5. Worn or incorrect tire or wrong tire pressure. | Adjust or replace. | |
| 6. Worn bearing/race in steering stem. | Replace. | |
| Wobbly front wheel. | 1. Distorted wheel rim. | Replace. |
| 2. Worn front wheel bearings. | Replace. | |
| 3. Defective or incorrect tire. | Replace. | |
| 4. Loose axle or axle pinch bolt. | Retighten. | |
| 5. Incorrect front fork oil level. | Adjust. | |
| Front suspension too soft. | 1. Weakened springs. | Replace. |
| 2. Not enough fork oil. | Replenish. | |
| 3. Wrong viscous fork oil. | Replace. | |
| 4. Improperly set front fork spring adjuster. | Adjust. | |
| 5. Improperly set front fork damping force adjuster. | Adjust. | |
| Front suspension too stiff. | 1. Too viscous fork oil. | Replace. |
| 2. Too much fork oil. | Drain excess oil. | |
| 3. Improperly set front fork spring adjuster. | Adjust. | |
| 4. Improperly set front fork damping force adjuster. | Adjust. | |
| 5. Bent front axle. | Replace. | |
| Noisy front suspension. | 1. Not enough fork oil. | Replenish. |
| 2. Loose bolts on suspension. | Retighten. | |
| Wobbly rear wheel. | 1. Distorted wheel rim. | Replace. |
| 2. Worn rear wheel bearing or swingarm bearings. | Replace. | |
| 3. Defective or incorrect tire. | Replace. | |
| 4. Worn swingarm and rear suspensions. | Replace. | |
| 5. Loose nuts or bolts on rear suspensions. | Retighten. | |
| Rear suspension too soft. | 1. Weakened spring of shock absorber. | Replace. |
| 2. Leakage of oil from shock absorber. | Replace. | |
| 3. Improperly set rear spring unit adjuster. | Adjust. | |
| 4. Improperly set damping force adjuster. | Adjust. | |
| Rear suspension too stiff. | 1. Bent shock absorber shaft. | Replace. |
| 2. Bent swingarm pivot shaft. | Replace. | |
| 3. Worn swingarm and suspension bearings. | Replace. | |
| 4. Improperly set rear suspension adjuster. | Adjust. | |
| 5. Improperly set damping force adjuster. | Adjust. | |
| Noisy rear suspension. | 1. Loose nuts or bolts on rear suspension. | Retighten. |
| 2. Worn swingarm and suspension bearings. | Replace. |
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Troubleshooting — chassis (Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom)
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