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General Board / Re: The decline of RoV
« Last post by fret not on September 29, 2023, 01:03:10 AM »
Well, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BILL!!!  And hopes of many more.  I think that the XZ550 vision is a PROCESS we just have to experience.  Very ZEN you know.
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General Board / Re: The decline of RoV
« Last post by Bill on September 29, 2023, 12:01:40 AM »
Today is my birthday, 72.  ROV sent me a Happy Birthday so I thought I would check in.  It was the Vision that got me back into motorcycling.  I brought a Vision back to life and had a lot of fun with it with a ton of help from this forum.  Next up was a barn find Honda Shadow 1100.  That was good for a couple years but I wanted a Harley so I bought a rebuildable Harley Road King from Copart.  Wrecked but I fixed it.  Really liked having a Harley so I bought another, this time a Harley Softail Deluxe, which I still have.  The Road King was just too heavy for me so it was sold on Craigslist.  Branched out a bit and rebuilt a Vespa scooter which is a lot of fun.  Wanted a real rebuild challenge so I recently bought a 65 Honda Superhawk which I am just in the beginning stages of rebuilding.  I'm retired now and glad to have a hobby.  All this because a guy sold me a Vision cheap because it had all the Vision gremlims,  Stator failure, Oil in the starter, and carbs that wouldn't carburate.  You guys know what I'm talking about.  The Vision taught me I can take an old bike, fix it, and ride it.  I'm still grateful.
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General Board / Re: Eddie Wilbanks
« Last post by VisionMeister on September 27, 2023, 06:10:21 PM »
Saw his Vision race at Laguna in 1985(I beleive) very unusual and fast. I think it was runnning 4 or 5 in the old Formula One Class.
He deserved the nickname the Wizard of Odd. Didn't get a chance to see him and did not know at the time who he was.
May he RIP
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TechTalk / Re: flywheel removal
« Last post by livetoride21 on September 21, 2023, 01:17:59 PM »
I know this thread is a bit dead, but just for anyone in the future having issues removing a flywheel on these bikes;

I discovered the biggest problem with removal, depending on what puller you use, the crank stub actually starts to expand (only a few thou) which makes the flywheel that much harder to get off.

The way I've discovered works every single time, get another bolt the same size as the flywheel bolt.
Make sure it fits through the hole in the flywheel.
Drill a small center mark in the top of the bolt to act as a guide for the puller then tighten into the crank.

Install your 3 bolt puller as normal and this will stop the crank from trying to expand.
This is the method I use now on every flywheel for XZ550 and they all come off like butter.
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Off Topic / Re: MotoGp 2023
« Last post by Walt_M. on September 07, 2023, 03:56:10 PM »
There have been 3 this year including back to back the last 2 race weekends.
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Off Topic / Re: MotoGp 2023
« Last post by fret not on September 07, 2023, 01:24:10 AM »
Fortunately first lap crashes are 'rare', but obviously they CAN happen.  It is rather amazing that they don't happen more frequently, which is a testament to the skill of the riders.
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Off Topic / Re: MotoGp 2023
« Last post by Walt_M. on September 06, 2023, 05:44:44 PM »
Scene of next mass first turn crash, Misano.
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The Swap Shop / WTB - '82 parts
« Last post by DeanH on September 06, 2023, 05:42:21 PM »
Looking for a set of wheels, right side mirror and rear brake lever.  Will need full exhaust and the two chrome cooling tubes with good chrome later, but if anyone has them available now, I'm also interested.

Thanks!
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Carburetors / Re: '83 Accelerator pump nozzle came apart
« Last post by fret not on August 29, 2023, 02:26:58 AM »
My apology for not seeing this sooner.  First, it sounds like you used too much heat and too much solder.  All the solder needs to do is  just barely melt and flow, and that little tube can heat very quickly.  It is all too easy to overheat the parts.  It really helps to have a bit of experience with soldering so you can see how the solder melts and flows. 
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