Riders Of Vision

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.

Scene of next mass first turn crash, Misano.

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!

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. 

This should work: https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/watering-and-irrigation/drip-irrigation-fittings/7004088

Something that is good as is or would definitely be rebuilt would be fine

Well I've given up the ghost on my Vision - it's now available for sale on CL/Motorcycle Parts:

https://newhaven.craigslist.org/mpo/d/durham-1982-yamaha-vision-xv550rj/7649803198.html

Please reply here or via CL.

Finally back to racing this weekend at Silverstone. Unlikely to have a much different podium but can I get an over/under on the number of times Marc Marquez crashes? 4-7.

That's not what mine looked like at all. I cut it into pieces as I was building an exhaust system for it which is still on it. It had a pipe from the Y pipe connection that ran well up into the left muffler. From there it could communicate with the collector as that area was quite spacious and open. I was mainly interested in the apparent shortness of the rear head pipe which turned out to be longer than was apparent. Should have taken pictures, but this was pre cell phone so not so convenient then.

So I pushed an electrical cable down the rear cylinder inlet to the crossover, & got it to exit on both the left & right hand sides.