Today is the day that I became a rider of Vision. I finished rebuilding my carbs and put the tank on. Primed it and jumpin jimminies it started on the FIRST crank!!! It Idles at about 4000 rpm so I have to do some adjustments but man it sounds good. Little smoke but that is probably the oil I put in the Cyls to keep them clean. ;D ;D :D ;D ;D :D
David
Dave -
CONGRATS! ;D! 8)! :D Rising from "Rebuilder with Vision" to "Rider of Vision" is a huge step!
Now the fun of carb adjustment & synch. Check your vacuum lines - if you haven't replaced them all yet & don't forget to check the YICS lines & chamber(s) as well.
When I stored mine once, I put Marvel Mystery Oil in the cylinders. Got it running a couple years later (fired right up with a jump) and cleared a two square block area of mosquitos. The copious amount of smoke was amazing - really thick, too. On a short ride, it took about a mile for it all to burn away. ::)
H2O
Just got back from a 5 minute ride and it was great. Idle is between 4000 and 5000.
Vac lines are all brand new.
Ran hot but I realized I forgot to bleed the air out of the cooling lines when I put it back together so Ill let her cool down and do that tomorrow.
Acceleration is very smooth and she runs very well without a stumble. I am running my modified YICS and the improved Carb/airbox combo.
David
COOL! The normal "Vision Stumble" occurs around 4000 RPM. But with all your hard work, you may have eliminated it. Burping the cooling system is important for it to function properly.
Ain't it great to be rewarded for all that hard work?!?
H2O
Various parts purchased on Ebay - $247.00
Brake and Clutch lever, Rubber Accessories from DGY - $63.00
Por-15 Kit - $37.00
Assorted Cleaning, finishing and painting parts from Advanced Auto - $150.00
Various Tools that I "needed" - $200.00
Lucky's CD's - $15.00
Fuel Tank Repair - $240.00
Getting to ride my Vision for the first time... PRICELESS!!!
DaveTN
Way to go David!
Have I ever mentioned there's nothing like the felling of total exhilaration, experienced during a first ride in a long time, on a bike you fixed, overcoming tons of unforseen problems?
Cheers Dave
Louis
CONGRATS!!!!!
I hope soon I will be in the same place
get the idle to the normal 1300...then ride it....mine pulls from 2500 up smooth and fast. Have funnnn
I posted in Tech Talk that I fixed the high idle speed problem. It was my modified YICS. As soon as I plugged the YICS Ports off, the idle came down to about 1450 RPM. Went for about a 30 minute ride around my neighborhood (have to get it licensed) and everything went great. Shifting is dead on. Still has a little stumble but it is not the original set of carbs from MY bike, So I will surely have to sync them. I did dip them after removing everything removable. Reassembly went well.
After my ride today I realized that I was smiling so big that I had a few dozen bugs for dinner...a start of my new high protien diet.
My 39th birthday is coming up in September and my parents told me that since I got the bike running (everyone doubted my abilities, but with all you guys AND gals help and advice, I prevailed) they would give me an early BD present and spring for the MSF course that is offered at our local community college.
Now all I need is to repaint the plastics and tank and I have a "brand new" 23 year old bike.
It's a great feeling and I have all of you to thank for all the help, advice and suggestions you have provided. One day, I hope to meet as many of you as possible at one of the gatherings.
Best Regards,
David Arpino
Congratulations! And, the MSF course is definitely worth it. Take it before you develop too many bad habits.
I'm not entirely convinced Your YICS is the problem (unless it's leaking) ?the idle will normally drop a couple hundred rpm with it disconnected, infact, you should synq the crbs with it capped.
with the idle speed screw backed all the way of the throtles should be completely closed, the bike shouldn't even run... ?I have a feeling after you synq the carbs, the YICS's will be fine.
& double check them for a leak.
remember, it'll take a little while to get used to the funny looks you get when people catch you screaming & laughing maniacly in your helmet... ?Congrats, Job well done (but your never really done, lol)
--Lucky
Just reading your story made me grin - remembering finally getting mine to really run. Even new from the dealer it had a nasty stumble around 4K. Could never really get on it. Always had to gently roll on the throttle. After a couple attempts at cleaning & adjusting the carbs, it ran like never before. It's amazing what a few people with good knowledge of this bike can help you do.
I'm taking the MSF course this weekend. Just got back from the first classroom session. We ride Saturday morning & almost all day Sunday. The instructor said those of us with some experience will be kind of bored on Saturday morning but should learn lots on Sunday. So far, I'm glad I enrolled & am looking forward to changing any bad habits I've got or to look at potential danger situations in different ways. Can't help but make me a better & safer rider!
I recommend this course to anybody who either hasn't taken a riding course or took one but its been a few years. You can never ride too prepared!
H2O
Did a little more tweaking today and burped my cooling system. My local UPS guy is a motorcycle nut and has been rebuilding a kamakazi er um, kawasaki and has stopped in a few times to check on my progress. He delivered my helmet today and I cranked her right up for him. He was very surprized. I told him that I had some more tweaking to do and he told me "Why, it sounds almost perfect!!". After a short demo up and down the street and a critique of my riding, he pronounced my bike a success.
Rode some more this afternoon and it is getting better each day (I had not ridden since before my V was built). It has enormous pickup in every gear, shifts smooth as silk and seems loaded with torque. Temp gauge is dead center now since burping. Still running without U-YICS until I can get some stiffer hoses and find a closer place to put them other than the frame rails under the tank. Hose length was about 10 inches. I'd like to get it down to about 5".
For the sake of comparison, the next day my B-I-L and I can coordinate our days off, I'm going to ride his 1100 HD Sportster and he is going to ride my V.
I'm going to post a picture of the semi-finished bike this weekend.
David
Dave,
You are getting the short end of that exchange. Be sure to wear thick socks and gloves, stop often to let the blood flow back into your limbs when you have to drive that HD.
;D
coil
Heres the almost finished product. I took the front fender oof for paint and the tank is primer coated but it and the other plastics will get painted either next week or the week after and then she's ALL done.
But here is the fruits of my labor:
David
and these
That is gorgeous!
Congrats!!
Enjoy!!!
Bill
David -
Looking real good! All your hard work is paying off. Hope to see the pix after you paint. Same color or are you going to surprise us?
H2O
Right now I'm leaning towards black but I'm also tossing around the idea of a higher visibility color like yellow or orange (Tennessee Volunteer fan) since both would go well with the black frame etc.
David
Well, I completed the almost final stage (is there ever a final stage for Vision owners??). I completed the assembly of the modified airbox and installed my repaired YICS. The UYICS needs some improvement.
I used a heavy duty razor to slice down the seam of the YICS and cut it perfectly in half. I carefully sanded down the edges, applied high temp epoxy and clamped the two halves together and Voila! NO LEAKS. The bike runs awesome!! Idle is dead on and there is no stumble at all. I may have to do some clutch adjustments but what would you expect from a bike that I completely took apart and reassembled without much experience (except from all the help from you all).
Lastly, Ill get the palstics and tank painted and the job will be done.
David
(Mods, if you want to move this OT or to "gone Riding", feel free to.) da
GO VOLS!
David -
Great Job!!!!
At last you know what fun this bike is. Sounds like your UYICS was the high idle problem - maybe it works too well? Tenn. Orange could be a great color on the V.
I've geen considering a change as well. The silver is too close to pavement color for high visibility. Have a couple ideas in mind but will wait until I get it done this coming winter (or next) & spring pix as a surprise. Got my fairing painted & polished to sort of match the rest of the bike. Actually a fairly good match considering it all came from rattle cans. The for real paint will be done with better equipment & paint but it should look good as is for a year or two.
Enjoy being a Rider of Vision!
H2O
Hi All
Today was the first official ride to work on my vision day. Got up at 5 am, strapped my lunchbox on the back of my seat, packed my hospital scrubs up (I need saddle bags now...next project), showered, changed into my riding gear and RODE TO WORK ON MY VISION! Got there at 0630 and everyone stared at me as I walked in in my jeans, boots and riding jacket. Only to find out that they called me on my cell phone to tell me that I was called off 30 mins ago. (cell phone was in my pocket and I did not hear it ring). But anyway, got to ride home and look at the beautiful sunrise.
V performed excellent. Although my drain hose popped off my battery and apparently some acid bubbled out which I promptly cleaned up. V must be running a tad rich because everyone at work said I smelled like gas, so I'm going to make some more adjustments.
All in all, it was about a 16 mile round trip and very nice early in the morning. Going to do it again tomorrow...and its not my turn to be called off so I'll have to park it and work.
David
bet you noticed how much more you can smell on a bike...
Depending on your carrying needs, consider a tank bag. Most can be easily removed from the bike and can carry a great deal of stuff. Have had a large Bagman (NLA) on my '83 for 21 years. Saddle bags add more weight and hurt handling. Cheers.
IMHO sadle bags, at least my small ones which are fiberglass, didn't effect handling at all, infact, i barely noticed a difference. i only really notice they're there if i've happen to load them unevenly.
--Lucky