I believe I've found my divergent weave root cause. Still doing new bearings today for good measure. Zero play in headstock, but I'll have a set on hand + tools if it persists.
Funnily enough, I had the steering damper cranked to max when I lifted the front end, the revised mounting point nearly doubled the force exterted on steering, so that's a big win.
The actual balance point is with the visible wheel weights at 4:30 clock position.
Again, a dealer demonstrates they're trash and not to be trusted.
Will be buying one of these to avoid putting my faith in "mechanics" in the future:
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