2025 in a nutshell....

Since I mentioned it in my October post...I thought I might as well make a page for it.
 

So if you want to see a real brief edition of last year's rides...go HERE.

 

Still winter....

 Although we've had some fantastic weather over the past 2 weeks...it is indeed still winter. This was made clear when I tried to take a few rides lately. 
Even though the temperatures have been as high as 12°C in the afternoons, going over 60 kmh reminds you of the effects of wind-chill. Riding anywhere in the shadows of the daytime sun also reminds you that is still just January.

Nonetheless, I have been able to get out a few times...nothing worth noting...no real destinations or goals, just keeping in riding shape! 
My extended fuel-mixture screw arrived last week and I will put it into use when we return from our vacation in February. Am also thinking of replacing the main jet again...we'll see if that pans out.

 

 

Again...too long between entries!

 Once again I find myself lagging behind, but events in my home life has meant that more time and attention was spent on other factors/family/interests etc.

After the last entry, I awaited patiently for my parts to arrive from Yamaha Canada and when they did, I got right back to work and replaced the float seat and needle. Now, it seems as though my days of leakage are behind me...<touch wood>

Since then, I have winterized BOTH rides but I still go out and start the TW periodically. The other day, I watched a YouTube video from Project Farm where he went over the many different types of fuel stabilizers and additives. This is where I lost all faith in my go-to product: SeaFoam.
After watching some of his results, it became clear that although SeaFoam may be a decent interim carb cleaner, it fails miserably as a stabilizer/protector, so I decided to end our relationship and move on to something else.
This same video showed the wonderful results of STABIL as a fuel stabilizer and protector of internal parts, so I bought a small bottle of it today and put it to use. As for carb/fuel system I will probably be leaning towards one of the many products that have PEA as an ingredient, since it is proven to be more effective than just plain solvents.
After Christmas, I discovered that ProCycle has an extended fuel-mixture screw for this model now, so of course I ordered one! Going to be picking it up on Monday and hopefully installing it soon.

Cheryl Tiegs has also been winterized, although since I pulled the battery...I wasn't able to give it a decent STABIL treatment.
Maybe I'll give her a good dose of PEA in the Spring. Until then, the NEW battery gets topped up every 3 weeks or so, just to keep it healthy.