Riders Of Vision

This was fun last time i did it, add your own:

You might be a Visionary if:

-Your homepage is ridersofvision.net...
-instead of asking you what you want for x-mas/birthdays etc, your family just gets you gift certs to the bike shop...

-you have Vision parts on your desk/bed/ bathtub...

-you name yourself  "Superfly" or "Kiawrench" & crash into stuff then rebuild the bike Better Than Ever...

-Someone starts talking about Vision & you whip your head around only to discover they are modeling their new glasses...

-you put off going to bed/the bathroom/work so you can finish reading some posts..

-you've ever lied awake at night thinking about stators or starter clutches...

Add your own :)
--Lucky

If you froze all winter because you filled the firewood shed with Visions in pieces.. ;D

If you rode your Vision to work and left it in the office to keep it out of the way of a hurricane!

You might be a Visionary if:

-Your homepage is ridersofvision.net... Yes, it is

-instead of asking you what you want for x-mas/birthdays etc, your family just gets you gift certs to the bike shop...  Yes, I do.  Asked mom and dad to pay for the motorcycle riders course. Asked wife for  a helmet and she said no.  Asked Girlfriend for a helmet and she said Why Sure  ;D

-you have Vision parts on your desk/bed/ bathtub...  Dask, workbench in basement, nightstand (Haynes Manual), Backpack (How to Restore Vintage Motorcycles), Garage

-you name yourself  "Superfly" or "Kiawrench" & crash into stuff then rebuild the bike Better Than Ever... Working on a new Nic

-Someone starts talking about Vision & you whip your head around only to discover they are modeling their new glasses...  Almost wrecked whe I snapped my head around when I saw a vision parked partially coverd with a tarp in someones yard...gonna ask them about it

-you put off going to bed/the bathroom/work so you can finish reading some posts..  I have a wireless tablet PC...I read and post from the bathroom  8)

-you've ever lied awake at night thinking about stators or starter clutches...  Could not sleep thinking about all the parts I ordered from Ebay

The first thing you do when you get home from work is stare at your Vision.  The second thing is go to the front door to see if UPS dropped off your new parts.

You carry more pictures around of your new Vision than you do of your family.

Finally....Your Vision has displaced your beloved and formerly spotless Honda Accord from the garage.

David

You're a Visionary if your motorcycle leaks oil and you smile about it, knowing that you can just try and fix it the next time you have the side cover off, but for now it runs and runs well.

>>Asked wife for  a helmet and she said no.  Asked Girlfriend for a helmet and she said Why Sure 
<<

Ok, THAT's gotta be an interesting story...

You might be a Visionary IF:

you've replaced the stator twice in one year, had the side cover leak after both fixes, worked to get that leak fixed, and even after getting to use a friend's GTS1000 for several days, you STILL really like to ride the V!  ;D 8) ;D

H2O

You know you are a true visionary when you sit in your garage (once occupied by your precious Accord) on your Vision that you are restoring going VROOOOOM VROOOOMMM and pulling on the throttle thinking about the day you finally will be able to ride it.....and your neighbor walks in and looks at you oddly, turns and walks away.  And you smile.  ;D

David

You might be a visionary if....

-a friend you haven't seen in a while ask you if you still have that BMW.? :D

-your online passwords contain "Yamaha, Vision, XZ550, or any combination thereof.? :-X

-you frequently run your fingers under the edges of your gas tank checking for leaks.? >:(

-your homepage at work and home is set to "ridersofvision.net".? :)

...if Leathers "Left Side View" is your desktop background. :-\

coil

you might be a visionary if:

you have a spare engine sitting in the living room of your second story apartment waiting for its day to get put in the bike. all ready to go, minus stator.

(cleverly masked as a coffee table)

When you read this thread and sit laughing your head off for a moment because you can answer yes to 90% of the above responses.

And when your hubby finally talks you into letting him buy the  k100 he's been wanting for the last year, and your riding time is still divided pretty evenly between the 2 bikes.

Quote from: DaveTN on July 09, 2005, 04:18:43 PM
I have a wireless tablet PC...I read and post from the bathroom? 8)

Waaaayyyy too much information, dude...

;)

Greg

I'm sorry sir, you cannot reurn that Tablet, it's been flagged! (5 bonus points to anyone who can tell me what that's paraphrased from)

I just got the Seinfeld DVD's today, here you go lucky:

GEORGE: Yes, I, uh, I need to return this book.

CASHIER: (Puts the book's code into the computer) I'm sorry, we can't take this book back.

GEORGE: Why not?

CASHIER: It's been flagged.

GEORGE: (Confused) Flagged?

CASHIER: It's been in the bathroom.

GEORGE: It says that on the computer?

CASHIER: Please take it home. We don't want it near the other books.

GEORGE: (Outraged. Leaving) Well, you just lost a lot of business! Because I love to read!

You Might be a Visionary if....

Your Bookmark to Ebay is "Yamaha Vision"

You bought the Jensen model, and then you bought a second one as a "parts model"

You wreck your vision, break you right wrist, but are so used to working on the bike, you can not sit around and watch TV so you devise a way to drop an engine and put in into another frame with you left hand and a floor jack!

Your expensive car is sitting outside, but your $200.00 Visions are in the garage!

You make the Ultimate website for a bike that Yamaha does not even like admitting they made!

You can tell the dealer how to fix your bike!

Quote from: Superfly on July 11, 2005, 01:04:22 PM
You Might be a Visionary if....

You can tell the dealer how to fix your bike!

And your bike is older than many of the people working in the shop at the dealer

David

You Might be a Visionary if....

You find a girl named Virginia and nickname her "V" so you can say "I really love my V" .... ;)



GlennW

you phone people who are looking for a starter motor just to have a chat with them about their troubles with their V - then direct them to the best website to help them fix it after telling them they probably just need to clean /synch and tune their carbs ;D

or you think any problem can be fixed by cleaning the carbs   ::)

You might be a visionary if you spend more time fixing your bike than riding it. But once you do get to ride it you get the biggest, cheesiest grin on your face and know that it was totally worth it.  ;D ;D ;D

And yes Superfly, I get my Yamaha Vision email from Ebay every day. LOL!

Also you might be a Visionary or mototcycle rider for that matter if you sit in your garage and rev the engine a bit just to piss the neighbors dogs off. LOL!  ;)

Quote from: hfarley on July 21, 2005, 02:01:16 PM
You might be a visionary if you spend more time fixing your bike than riding it. But once you do get to ride it you get the biggest, cheesiest grin on your face and know that it was totally worth it.? ;D ;D ;D

Oh Yeah don't I know it....I'm beaming so big now after riding my V for the first time testerday that my ears have moved so far back behind my head that I can't wear sunglasses.  I even have bugs stuck on my teeth.  ;D

David

hmmm,, i sense some minor finger pointing in this thread,,,  we better watch this  ,,,, but i have to add mine in,,,

  you may be a Visionary if you move across the state to a beachfront home ,just so you wont have to re-jet the carbs when your custom pipes are installed

   you are a visionary when you moved to the beach just so that you can hit all 3 of the biggest bike rallies in the mid atlantic coastline (spring harley week, atlantic bike week, fall riders rally)

  You have to be a visionary if you have been whacked by a blue haired old woman with a caddy and still ride the same day your cast is put on

   You are hopeless visionary when the first thing you do when you return from overseas conference is check under your bike cover for damage and the dresser for your bike keys( guilty )

You might be a Visionary if you buy used engine case covers just so you can try a whole bunch of stuff on them to see what cleans them up the best.

You might be a Visionary if:


;D

coil

Ouch, that hurts! i've done that!  :-\
I hear you can get the tool here thoug:  ;D

Camtool Part Number: 35-3470
Brand: K&L
Name: VALVE SHIM TOOL:YAM XZ550

Coil:  Love your Ezekiel tag line.  What a wonderfully appropriate application!

Cheers.

You might be a Visionary if they keep a stator in stock for you at the bike shop...? ;D

or the bike shop calls you for Vison parts... :-X

i finally have something to add!!

  You almost have to be a visionary when someone dumps a vision carcass and a box of parts on your carport with a note asking if you could make it run .

(kid down the street found it someplace, guess i have winter project bike )
if anyone is wondering, yes, i am going to work on it for her, and yes she is a rider, owns a 250 rebel that is dressed to the max

    When the local bike  shop turns down the chance to estamate repair cost on a 83 vision but they refer the people to me, to take it off their hands, I might be a  Visionary   Got that  sucker home use the double disk set-up as well as the low bars.    SV

Supervision... Did you get another V?
GlennW

no, that was awhile ago.

... if it never occured to you to waste your tires, engine, gasoline or time trying

;)

coil

---wow, nice forum! I apparently have nothing better to do thann to spend the morning navigating my way through it... well here's something...
You know you're a Visionary when you're at the cottage and you lend the Vision to your son--been riding a couple years now--and an hour later, you get the call, he's smoked a fork in the road...(choose,son,..CHOOSE!..)...anyway, you know you're a Visionary when your SECOND thought is--well, at least now I can install that new(er) vision engine, replace the swing arm bearings, steering head bearings...
Yeah, he was ok. Got me a new pair of leather pants for Christmas, he did , to replace the,uh, scuffed up ones ( side note to all you squidly boys and girls...wear your leathers.. they work..)
Here's another--you know you're a Visionary when one of your best buds is a bike mechanic...
cheers...wolf.

You might be a visionary if you and the owner of the local salvage yard are on a first name basis. ;D... and asks you for spare parts..

Quote from: Jays Vision on February 04, 2006, 03:57:39 PM
You might be a visionary if you and the owner of the local salvage yard are on a first name basis. ;D... and asks you for spare parts..

Um.... that actually happened to me....

you might be a visionary if you walk into your local bike shop for a new visior and the first thing they tell you is "no your parts are not in yet!"

...if you buy carb cleaner, gas line antifreeze, and fuel conditioner by the case.

You might be a Visionary if:  In an attempt to release a stuck caliper piston you use compressed air...a little too much compressed air...to blow said stuck piston out of the caliper thus launching it (with a very loud POP) through a screen window and into your back yard...and causing every dog within three mile radius to start barking (at 11:00pm) for a solid hour.  ;)

David

... if your friends all live from hundreds  to thousands of miles away from where you live, and you move another six hundred miles to get a garage with room for your Visions.

;D
coil

if only it was that simple...

you might be a Visionary if the Forum goes down & you break into a cold sweat...

Hey what was that little glitch. I couldn't get on the forum for a bit

You might be a visionary if your bike looks like this once or twice a year.

You might be a Visionary if you just PORed your tank & it's going to spend the week curing in your bathtub because it's too cold outside at night!  ;D

You might be a Visionary if you just parked 3 of the best HDs on the circuit and attempt to take on the rest of them with 4 new Visions! Tdub

 ...if you moved to Oregon, follow advice to locate a road that ROV members recommend in you neighborhood that you had never heard of before.    ;)

... the next time you hear of the road, it's on CNN because they finally found the Fathers body after his wife and daughters were rescued last week from getting trapped after the first snow.  :o

... at the shop your'e told that two years ago the run away crankster family from Phoenix were on CNN when they got trapped there while running from the FBI in their motorhome after the first snow.   :-X

... and you seriously consider planning a ride over the road to Agness anyway.   ;D

Let's do it, must be a great road for a Vision.

8)

Coil

...if you moved to Tennessee for similar reasons.. (is that a Dragon on my tail? nope, i'm on it's tail)  ;D

...if your hoping for a fat income tax refund so you can buy tires and go to Colorado in the spring!

Quote from: Lucky on December 06, 2006, 09:04:39 PM
...if your hoping for a fat income tax refund so you can buy tires and go to Colorado in the spring!

Ditto....just not the tires for me....yet.

David

...if you decorate your garage walls with extra vision parts!  :P

Mutt

If your front cylinder goes out so you decide to do a IRAN? (inspect and replace as necessary...)

Well, maybe it's something else...

if during the 4 weeks after selling one, you have thought about what you would do to one if I can find another one in the spring...........

Quote from: Mutt on December 07, 2006, 12:20:02 PM
...if you decorate your garage walls with extra vision parts!  :P

Mutt