it warmed up just enough to take a 20 minute ride on my new ride. It's been a long time 10 years since my last ride. Took it through the neighborhood and then out on the road. I can hear a high pitch whistle at idle is that the fuel pump? It's also pretty quiet and subdued. When I came home she said it's quiet didn't hear you in the driveway like I do with the Corvette. I said " I know" and we'll have to fix that. Wifey chuckled have an idea the bike will be in for a overhaul real soon.
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it warmed up just enough to take a 20 minute ride on my new ride. It's been a long time 10 years since my last ride. Took it through the neighborhood and then out on the road. I can hear a high pitch whistle at idle is that the fuel pump? It's also pretty quiet and subdued. When I came home she said it's quiet didn't hear you in the driveway like I do with the Corvette. I said " I know" and we'll have to fix that. Wifey chuckled have an idea the bike will be in for a overhaul real soon.
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Welcome aboard. You picked a great motorcycle . I don't own a Vision but on my XR with the Lloydz filter its a little noisier then stock . Also I wood check exhaust nuts.
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take hwy 1 up north go to Arlen Ness store. google places to see in CA
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Congrats on buying one of the greatest motorcycles ever made. I think you are going to enjoy it very much. At some point one of our fellow Vision pilots will lay down the initiation wisdom on ya! You will want to print it and keep it handy as there is good stuff in it.
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This is what @Ghostrider25 is referring to.
Unsolicited, and probably unwanted, but hey
1. Add lower deflectors, good for cold, great for heat, let them sit for 12 hours before use & trust the 3M tape. Good Luck on the wait. Look around on eBay.
2. Don't trust your kickstand, check it twice. No switch or positive down position, but it is designed to retract if you touch it down while in motion
3. Trust your tip over (TO) points, IF YOU HAVE THEM, use them, instead of a foot or ankle to catch a falling vision. GET your feet up quick when you move from a stop, TOs run on ankle blood.
4. Place a foot on your floorboard and jiggle the bike while gassing up, and take your time. It takes a bit to fill both tanks.
5. Replace your horn or get loud pipes, this thing is fast and nimble, but cagers attack it for no reason. Jealous or hypnotized, who knows, but they steer right toward you.
6. Don't ever take off the trunk unless you are OK storing it forever. Rides almost like a different bike without it.
7. Stay off your front brakes below 5 mph, and pay attention in parking lots. The fuel tanks are forward and low: great for the twisties, but takes some getting used to.
8. If you remove the trunk or drop test the TOs you are honor bound to tell us. It makes those of us who have tested them more than once feel better ( so I hear).
9. If you take any of the above advice and it turns out badly, blame yourself, I am not to be trusted.
10. Make sure you lube any mechanical control points routinely, but do not oil cables, it tears up the interior Teflon
11. Once you have leaned that thing as far as you think is safe in a sweeper, keep going if you haven't heard the floorboards scrape. It's lean angle is just ridiculous for a 900+ lb bike
12. Practice using our Forum Search feature. It works wells, saves tons of repetition, and avoids snarky-smart-Alec answers like I sometimes offer.
Unsolicited, and probably unwanted, but hey
1. Add lower deflectors, good for cold, great for heat, let them sit for 12 hours before use & trust the 3M tape. Good Luck on the wait. Look around on eBay.
2. Don't trust your kickstand, check it twice. No switch or positive down position, but it is designed to retract if you touch it down while in motion
3. Trust your tip over (TO) points, IF YOU HAVE THEM, use them, instead of a foot or ankle to catch a falling vision. GET your feet up quick when you move from a stop, TOs run on ankle blood.
4. Place a foot on your floorboard and jiggle the bike while gassing up, and take your time. It takes a bit to fill both tanks.
5. Replace your horn or get loud pipes, this thing is fast and nimble, but cagers attack it for no reason. Jealous or hypnotized, who knows, but they steer right toward you.
6. Don't ever take off the trunk unless you are OK storing it forever. Rides almost like a different bike without it.
7. Stay off your front brakes below 5 mph, and pay attention in parking lots. The fuel tanks are forward and low: great for the twisties, but takes some getting used to.
8. If you remove the trunk or drop test the TOs you are honor bound to tell us. It makes those of us who have tested them more than once feel better ( so I hear).
9. If you take any of the above advice and it turns out badly, blame yourself, I am not to be trusted.
10. Make sure you lube any mechanical control points routinely, but do not oil cables, it tears up the interior Teflon
11. Once you have leaned that thing as far as you think is safe in a sweeper, keep going if you haven't heard the floorboards scrape. It's lean angle is just ridiculous for a 900+ lb bike
12. Practice using our Forum Search feature. It works wells, saves tons of repetition, and avoids snarky-smart-Alec answers like I sometimes offer.
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13. Use.....never mind...best to search
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Really jealous picked up my Vision Dec 16 cant ride here in Alberta till mid April I have a pic of it on my work computer screen its been a long winter already lol enjoy yourself
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Also: Believe the owner's manual where it says let the engine warm up at least 30 seconds and without doing the H-D throttle blip. (emphasis added)
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I have mine as a screen image on my two monitors at work, too. For online meetings I'll bring up a jpg for all to see until all arrive. Ride safe.
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