That Yamaha Vision was a real steal. MSRP was $3099 which was high for a 550 at that time and one of the reasons it didn't sell. It was also before its time. The styling was "different". Naked sportbikes wouldn't become popular until the Ducati Monster came out years later. I got it for $1620. Add in a luggage rack and tax and it was an even $1800 OTD!
It was also a very different bike than the GS550E I had before. The motor was torquey. At low rpm it felt and sounded like a V twin but it redlined at 10,000 if I remember right. The steering was also much lighter and quicker than the GS. It was a blast to ride for me. Unlike my previous two bikes I took more than one picture of it.
I put a back pack on the luggage rack. I could carry stuff in the back pack or if it was something too big I just bungeed it on top of the pack.
A pic by a pond in a nearby park.
One of my favorite spots to ride to was the local boat launch park. I was interested in boats but I was more interested in the bikini clad babes often found on those boats.
Too bad I didn't get one of those babes in the pic
It was also a very different bike than the GS550E I had before. The motor was torquey. At low rpm it felt and sounded like a V twin but it redlined at 10,000 if I remember right. The steering was also much lighter and quicker than the GS. It was a blast to ride for me. Unlike my previous two bikes I took more than one picture of it.
I put a back pack on the luggage rack. I could carry stuff in the back pack or if it was something too big I just bungeed it on top of the pack.
A pic by a pond in a nearby park.
One of my favorite spots to ride to was the local boat launch park. I was interested in boats but I was more interested in the bikini clad babes often found on those boats.
Too bad I didn't get one of those babes in the pic