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As already suggested, check your tyres, for wear and date, but especially for brand and pressures. A few brands use different pressures to the owners manual, so let us know what they are. By all means also check the wheel bearings, but I'm more inclined to suspect the swingarm bushings. They are of composite construction and if original are way past replacement. Best IMHO to replace them with a solid bushing kit.
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Those pressures are too hard, unless you are exceptionally heavy! They are the max permissible that should be used, not a universal recommendation. It is also significant that they are only there to meet a US regulation, as no other country requires them! Check the Shinko website, to see if they recommend pressures for your bike, if not use the recommended pressures in your owners manual.
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Check your engine and transmission mounting as well. Not long ago, I was having a handling problem. Loose/sheared mounting bolts....got replaced and tightened.
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