Service manual

[J-Et.]

Hy,
A few persons ask me for the 82 service manual i'm talking in my XZ rebuild topic because it is in english, french and german.
So i'm thinking to do a PDF file of it but it vill be a long job the book is huge so please be patients. the book is not at home yet so i will start the job only in one or two weeks.
I talk about that yet to knew if i have to put it online myself or if the rider's of vison had a special way for that ?
Oh, if some one already get this book in pdf, please tell me i will save many times... but it is not the red book i can see on the internet, it's bigger.
J-Et.

[Lucky]

J-Et,
I have all the XZ550's service manuals, TSB's, reviews, owners manuals, factory liturature such as assembly manuals, original ROV print newsletters, the Yamaha trading card, advertising, etc all on DVD. i spent many hours scanning & collecting everything, but it's all there. 
--Lucky

[J-Et.]

Hy lucky,
Ok, you saved my time ;) so i will tell to the ones ask me for the manual to contact you.

[Lucky]

that's fine, give them my email: luckyvision@hotmail.com.
put "Vision manuals" in the subject line.
--Lucky

[The Prophet of Doom]

J-Et,
I have all the XZ550's service manuals, TSB's, reviews, owners manuals, factory liturature such as assembly manuals, original ROV print newsletters, the Yamaha trading card, advertising, etc all on DVD. i spent many hours scanning & collecting everything, but it's all there. 
--Lucky

Lucky, the CD you sent me a year or so ago had no German / French versions of anything.  Is there a later version?

[Lucky]

my bad. In my self-centered American way, i failed to note that 99% of the DVD is in english...

--L

[kev10104]

I am going to have to get me one of those cd's Lucky.I have been meaning to ask you for one for sometime.

[Kid Jedi]

Can I get a discount since i got one in 04 before you put all the stuff on it  :D

[J-Et.]

Hy,
If your manual is only in english, it can be usefull to scan mine (I never see an other XZ in France but i hope some other are riding...).
So i will do the PDF... I will go to my fater home this week-end to get the book.
J-Et.

[J-Et.]

I got the book at home yet.
I start the job... I tell you when I've finished ~500 pages...

[The Prophet of Doom]

Good on you J-ET !!! :)

[QBS]

Definitely a Vnary of good standing.

[macroars]

my bad. In my self-centered American way, i failed to note that 99% of the DVD is in english...

--L

Our German friends have a CD with "Das 3 sprachige Werkstatthandbuch in deutsch, französich und englisch"

Go to http://www.xz550.de/ - click "XZ Technik CD"

[J-Et.]

I will check that german website when i've got some free time to see if it is the same manual. If the job is already done no need for me to do it again because i'm just at the beginning of the book.
If it's not the same, i will finished it.
Tell you more soon...

[J-Et.]

I don't knew what happend but the forum was off for a long time...
Hy, back on the manual.... i've made some test of scanning.
If i scan all the book the file will be huge, even if the pictures quality is bad...
To be able to put the book on the internet (lighter as on CD) i try to use an OCR software and rebuild the pages.
You can see here the first chapter of the book (fast made).
What do you think about ? did the english is well recognise ? the french is good.
If you tell me it's fine, i continue (the book will be finished for christmas ;) ) if the OCR is too bad, i will not continue.
J-Et.

[The Prophet of Doom]

Hey J-et that looks great, the English OCR is fine. 
I'd be particularly interested as the 11U refers to the model sold in this country - different from the US model

[The Prophet of Doom]

One other thing - your scanner may have an option to eliminate the crazy patterns you are getting on the photos, it may be called anti-moire, newspaper or magazine mode

[J-Et.]

Ok, roro, i will check that point.
If it's fine i will continue next WE and the next one and the ... .  .   .    .