pics of my broken leg... not for the squeamish

[Night Vision]

here's the fracture and the bone chip... there's about 1/4" of cast aluminum at the fracture point...

better watch those wheelies and stoppies  ;)

[zore]

Walk it off or rub some dirt in it and stop being such a panzy.    ;D

[h2olawyer]

It's just a flesh wound!   :D

H₂O

[Night Vision]

Walk it off or rub some dirt in it and stop being such a panzy.    ;D

why didn't I think of that? thanks for Tech Tip 1.0

[Tiger]

::) Wot's yer problem... ???Yer obviously don't need that bit and the "V" will go faster with less weight, don't yer know nuffin'... ::)

[YellowJacket!]

JB Weld?

David

[Minitor911]

You can wheelie on your vision??

[kwells]

you cant?
ha

[Tiger]

You can wheelie on your vision??

;) Certainly can...but you have to remove some of the dead weight from the "V"...like N_V did ;D ;D :D :D :D :D... ;)

[kiawrench]

first, night vision, see tiger for a set of forks, replace them both for safety's sake.

all motorcycles will do wheelies , it is a matter of how it is done, and total condition of the bike.

now, for those that didnt know a vision would wheelie- dont run out and try it, after all , it is 25 years old now, and that can and or will ruin your bike. there are too many variables in the landing for a vision to take that kind of abuse more than a few times before it will fight back.
 

[Mutt]

You still have one good leg left! It'll last another 25 years!  :)

Mutt

[kwells]

I think the Vision fights back regardless

[Night Vision]

You still have one good leg left! It'll last another 25 years!  :)

that's why god gave you (mostly) two sets of parts!
two eyes, two ears...
two arms.... two fork legs  :D

Kia... that set of forks is on DeckBike... they were coming off for spare part(s) anyway....

[Minitor911]

You can wheelie on your vision??

;) Certainly can...but you have to remove some of the dead weight from the "V"...like N_V did ;D ;D :D :D :D :D... ;)

Tell me about this "Dead weight" ?

[Lucky]

i wheelied on my V a few times. the first was by mistake, i was setting up carbs i had rebuilt, took the bike down the street, turned around, slammed the throttle & the clutch slipped out of my fingers...up came the front end! i had the presence of mind not to pound on the rear brake, but she still came down harder than i would have liked..

i've tried it a time or two since, but have decided that it's too hard on the fairing, & I HATE doing body work!!  ::)

--Lucky

[Coil Coyle]

NV,
        What did you torque the pinch bolt to the last time you mounted the axel?

        Are there any chisel marks on the edges of the bolt hole tabs that would indicate that they had been spread apart in the past?
???
Coil

[Night Vision]

I/We did not torque it down. we were taking the front wheel off when the part came apart. kinda hard to say if it had been spread or how long it had been that way.