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Does anyone know of any reason why the aircraft would want to go left on the landing roll? I can't think of one and figure it must be something that I'm doing to provoke it!
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The cub has no left turning tendencies at idle during the landing roll, so it's either misrigged gear, a brake hanging slightly, or most likely...you're in contact with the heel brakes. The heel brakes are put there becaue you're not supposed to contact them or use them except for taxiing; they're not for stopping the airplane or for directional control on landing or takeoff.
The only other two possibilities are that you're carrying power during the landing (the cub should be landed power off, like most airplanes), or that you have unequal tire inflation.
You may have to use rudder or move the rudders around during the roll; that's normal. If you're consistently having to do it on one side, consider your technique; it's nearly always the pilot unconsciously doing something he or she ought not.