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Essential Carb Tuning Resources

Started by Jimustanguitar, May 16, 2013, 09:54:35 AM

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Jimustanguitar

Hello everybody. It's spring again, which means that we have a lot of new members and fresh Vision owners. As it seems that everyone has to work with their carbs at least a little to get everything running smooth, I thought I'd post a collection of links that I've found to be useful resources. If you're having a carb issue, please take a look at these posts. There's a very good chance that the problem you have has already been asked and solved by the group! Happy tuning and good luck!             Jim

Carb tuning
http://ridersofvision.net/rovforum/index.php?topic=11128.0
http://ridersofvision.net/rovforum/index.php?topic=13106.0
http://ridersofvision.net/rovforum/index.php?topic=3410.0
http://ridersofvision.net/rovforum/index.php?topic=4279.0

Float levels
http://ridersofvision.net/rovforum/index.php?topic=92.0
http://ridersofvision.net/rovforum/index.php?topic=11948.0

Accel pump adjustment
http://ridersofvision.net/rovforum/index.php?PHPSESSID=n61oqpo40rvnpbndf74vrc3dv7&topic=5336.0

Carb jets
http://ridersofvision.net/rovforum/index.php?topic=12726.msg115888#msg115888
http://ridersofvision.net/rovforum/index.php?topic=14111.msg128683#msg128683
http://ridersofvision.net/rovforum/index.php?topic=12347.msg112617#msg112617


Rikugun

Nice! One stop shopping, thanks Jim.  :D
It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is then to persist in delusion, however satisfying or reassuring.  Carl Sagan

ceme24

Quote from: Rikugun on May 16, 2013, 11:22:59 AM
Nice! One stop shopping, thanks Jim.  :D

Agreed!  Thank you for this.  Very helpful
CE
1982 Vision

QBS

Jim, love like you have shown is what makes our Forum unique and special.  Thank you!

The Prophet of Doom

What about changing the title to essential links, and do the same for all major bike repairs / activity.  Get Ron to sticky it

pinholenz

There have been several other essential  posts that have been suggested for the 'sticky" awards. Where do we find the "stickies"? Thanks
Only one '82.5  eXtreme Zen 550

The Prophet of Doom

Go into any of the boards from HOME
Each board has its own stickies at the top in a different colour, but they aren't exactly the most helpful, unless you want to buy into Lucky's paranoia about brake bar bolts.

Fuzzlewump

I love posts like this! They make being thorough an easy task.

Someone else recently brought up a similar idea of having a thread dedicated to the essential stuff. I think this is a great idea.
Know ye not that ye are a gremlin?? Thou hast no quarter here- flee now from me!!

Lucky

Never miss a chance to take a shot, huh Roro?  That's ok, your welcome to ignore that particular post of course, it's not like they ever break with violent results... Naw, never...


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The Prophet of Doom

Quote from: Lucky on May 26, 2013, 08:45:38 AM
Never miss a chance to take a shot, huh Roro?  That's ok, your welcome to ignore that particular post of course, it's not like they ever break with violent results... Naw, never...


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Sorry Lucky - I'm not "taking a shot".  I DO think it is paranoia, I DONT think it is paranoia because you posted it.  I didn't mean any personal offence.

The point I was trying (flippantly) to make is that there are heaps of things worth having stickies for, such as this post which was supposed to be about carb tuning.

Of course brake bolts break on occasion.  Kiawrench is an example.  But it's not common.  If it was it would be all over the net for all sorts of bikes that have the same design.  I love the idea of stickies and one for "highly recommended" items would be very helpful. I can think of a couple of dozen items that would be good - it seems silly to just concentrate on one fairly rare failure item to the exclusion of others.

Rikugun

Roro, you're right, that same bolt is used on many Yamahas. I'm sure a few riders have experienced the same failure on those models too. I wouldn't call the problem an epidemic but I'm sure it's happened.  PS2 mentioned it happened on his dirt bike. Just in this relatively small community kiawrench, don_vaneck, and dieseler had the same failure. There are probably others I'm unaware of. Maybe there are members who don't post or do but are embarrassed to admit they had it happen?

I don't think it's a matter of how often it happens but how catastrophic the results can be if it happens. If it were an isolated incident you could disregard it. Once there are a few more reported cases, then it becomes more of a "thing".  :) I'd want to know about it if I was a new Visionary. Just my 2 cents.  8)
It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is then to persist in delusion, however satisfying or reassuring.  Carl Sagan

Ken Williams

Not long after I purchased my new Vision, the rear brake stay bolt evidently broke off and disappeared.  I discovered this as I was walking up to the bike to ride home.  Fortunately I don't use the rear brake very often. 

I think Yamaha may have procured a bad lot of these bolts or overtorqued them at the factory.