Riders Of Vision

So what do you think?

http://wausau.craigslist.org/mcy/1460636239.html

Nice low milage and looks goods especially with the round headlight, doesn't look like a 25+year old bike at all.

In its apparrent condition, and considering its low milage, it would seem to be a good deal.  Be sure and get all the fairing mounting hardware and the upper fairing plastic filler panel.  In a naked configuration, I really like the round headlight.  It appears that a full fairings' lower sections have been cut up and somehow mounted in their original position to get the chin spoiler look.  An interesting concept.

The low mileage represents a great opportunity cut all the known future gremlins off at the knees before they come alive.  Starter clutch attachement, starter motor oil seal, stator connector (just clean and grease it), and the fuse box (clean and grease the inside of the fuse holder prongs).  And, by all means, install an inline fuel filter immediately.

Is the seller ROV aware?  Please keep us posted.

Very nice indeed!

 8) Niiiiiice one buddy... 8)

Looks wonderful!!!!!!!!!!  :D :D :D :D

Do put up some high rez pics of the engine cover(fairing) that has been added to this bike

That is almost exactly how I want mine to look. If it runs nearly as good as it looks...you got a steal! Congrats!

You are going to have 2 of the best looking vision's I've seen.

Well I got it home. :)

The only thing missing from the fairing assembly is the rectangular trim ring around the headlight. The fairing that's on the bike below the radiator is
from a different bike the guy crashed (It's not a Yamaha piece) The round headlight is from a Honda CB 750. Also recieved a box of spare parts with
it.  The engine needs some polishing,something to do this winter.
The only problem is it's very hard to start when cold. I don't know if it's fuel or spark related :(

Try to flood it, an see if it starts better.  Extra twists, and full choke.  Check the condition of the plugs.
It just might need a little exercise and get better with use and new gas.  Every machine has a personality.

Clean the ground connections at the spark coils and any other ground connections you can find.  Can't hurt and it's cheap.

Nice find!!! Shes a looker.

QBS
  I was thinking of looking at the plugs, wires, and coils because it's getting gas (it pops in the exhaust
when I tried starting it, I think I flooded it then)
I will check it over sat.

I wouldn't mind having the fairing , that's on the bike. I think I could graft it onto my VX, with out much problem, it already has a round headlight.I miss the Vision's fairing. The bike reminds me of Burke Storti's bike (seen in the gallery) a whole lot.

Quote from: 67GTO on November 13, 2009, 07:15:43 AM
QBS
  I was thinking of looking at the plugs, wires, and coils because it's getting gas (it pops in the exhaust
when I tried starting it, I think I flooded it then)
I will check it over sat.

Bad battery??

David

YJ
  I don't think it's the battery (po put a new AGM battery in) It cranks good. I found that if I put it on half "choke" twist once,push button, twist, push,
do this for a while it will run then die but each time it runs a little longer until it finally stays running :)

Took it out for a ride this afternoon, runs very nice, no stumble. It might be my imagination but it seams quicker and more nimble then my 82 with the full fairing. Generally speaking does a a 83 run better than a 82?

After my ride I waxed the bike it looks pretty good for original paint. I touched up some of the paint chips. Polishing the engine comes next.

Run several highly concentrated Berryman tanks through the carbs.  What are the tire sizes?  They look large.  Running with no fairing could alter the feeling of handling nimbleness.  We discussed this at  length quite recently.

You might look at the idle jet setting and the carb balance.  The enrichener system atomizer(choke) may be plugged or gummed up.  It means you have to take the tops off the carbs.

I would not fight it, just a couple of hours and your will know.  These carbs are not that big of a deal.. the biggest deal is getting the screws loose.  I gummed up all of mine and replaced with better. Vise grips get them everytime.

Some pictures...

AK I don't agree with you, that "these carbs are no big deal "  I get many sent to me that are not only gummed up , but have been screwed up by past "mechanics" many who were professional mechanics.
Some Vision owners have the back ground, to figure out what needs to be done. But many more lack the experience to identify problem in the carbs.
I replace the main jets in most of the carbs I do , as they are so damaged, that I can't read the numbers and I'm not going to use a jet I can't identify.

I may have to wait until spring to work out the hard starting issue. (getting colder here)

QBS asked about the tire size: 100/90-18 and 120/90 18 Duro brand.

Another pic

hey Goat, can you do a closer pic of the chin fairing?  something like that might be neat on Cafe Vision...  any idea what it's off of? or were the 83 lowers butchered up for it?

Looks like it is off an rd350lc aftermarket or the rz...

Here is a close-up of the chin fairing: http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/1833484/

The po said it's from a Kawasaki (it's not a vision fairing cut up)

I called the po but he was not home so I left a message. I will find out what it's off of and let you know.

I loooove the round headlight and small windscreen. I saw what kind of headlight it was but does it look like it has some kind of modified bracket and where did the windscreen come from?

The windscreen is aftermarket, I will find out the manufactures name when the po calls me back.

This is a picture of the windscreen:  http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/1833499/

OK, Got some info.

The windshield is from J.C. Witney: http://www.jcwhitney.com/F-16_AND_F-18_RAKE-ADJUSTABLE_SPORT-BIKE-STYLED_WINDSHIELDS?ID=12;0;0;0;100003;ProductName;0;0;0;0;2002601;0;0

The headlight is a Honda CB750 from around 1974.

The chin fairing is from a Kawasaki Ninja 500 (1994) He said he had to trim it down to match the radiator housing.

Dan

(as everyone checks out eBay)  :D

The Ninja piece should be easy to aquire.  Kawasaki has been making that bike for many years.

Quote from: QBS on November 19, 2009, 11:37:34 PM
The Ninja piece should be easy to acquire.  Kawasaki has been making that bike for many years.

:) New, yes...however, a decent one from a wreckers may be hard to come by. I was looking for the upper fairing for one and I was kept being told that all these rides seem to suffer front end damage and nothing much of the plastics survive... :-\

                     

"unbroken" & "used Ninja plastics" aren't usually in the same sentence together, lol