Engine mounting lug

[turbovision]

On my 82 vision,located on the engine crankcase just below the starter motor,there is what appears to look like an engine mounting lug that connects to nothing,Does any one out there know what the function of this for  ??? Mabye it has something to do with the 83 model.
Thanks
Jim Ruska

[Sable]

This is where the case savers mount, here and the lugs between the cylinders.

~Sable

[turbovision]

 ;Dand here I though its was nothing more than an engineering anomaly on behalf of yamaha.
Jim

[louthepou]

You've got it backwards, Jim. The anomaly on the Vision is everything EXCEPT the case saver mounts!!  ;D

[Lucky]

I thought it was there to hold various accesories while servicing the engine: spare stator, carb rebuild kit or drink holder! lol

[Ron_McCoy]

You mean its not for the training wheels? I guess I'll have to
find another place to mount mine. ;D

[Superfly]

Is it the mount for the crash bars?

[glennw]

Come on you guys.... :-/
It is to knock out critters that get past the front wheel.  ;D

[turbovision]

Well You Know;
In all seriousness, It seems as if a different frame design was intended for the Vision and then changed to what we now have after the engine design was finalized.
Anyway thanks for he great imput
Jim

[louthepou]

OK, I'll be serious for a few seconds.

I have engine guards, and yep, the holes under the engine are used to mount the guards. There.

But... the chicken or the egg? Were the holes designed to hold the guards, or were the guards designed that way because of the presence of these strange holes ??? C'mon, Sculy, Mulder: get to work.

Louis