Replaced the charging system, including stator and regulator/rectifier.
Replaced the fuse box.
I had to have the carburetors rebuilt.
This Yamaha XZ550 Vision is very exciting to ride. Very quick and nimble in the curves.
The bike is very comfortable for very long rides.
The motorcycle is prone to having the charging system fail every 20,000 miles or so. Cost to repair the charging system is approximately $250 if you do it yourself.
I get 30+ miles per gallon when riding this motorcycle hard. Better gas mileage when I baby it.
It has a slight front wheel wobble due to a trailing front axle design flaw.
Note: "front wheel wobble", the wobble isn't "due to a trailing front axle design flaw", the trailing axle design works very well and shouldn't be confused as the reason a wobble occurs on this bike. Bikes with a straight and leading axle design have wobble as well. Two things that are common with most other bikes are the likely cause, ball bearings used in the steering stem (replace with tapered ones), or the axle is only clamped on one fork leg allowing some movement (add a fork brace).
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