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I've been making choke adjustments. Yesterday morning at 0 Celsius the Virago struggled to start. Minor adjustment and this morning -2 Celsius the bike started first go. I needed this weather to set the carbs right because too much choke causes too much kickback on the Estart. My previous 81 SH had a similar problem, would kick badly on full choke so I filed some extra notches in the choke shaft so I could avoid the full on setting.

Also did an oil change because the oil level started to drop more regularly. Will check the old against the new using a Ford #4 paint cup.

Edit (27/11/20): Oil 10w40. At 16 Celsius the Old Oil gave 110 seconds and the New Oil gave 130 seconds. Certainly the base oil has deteriorated a little. Unfortunately I cannot determine how much the High Temperature 40 weight viscosity component has deteriorated. Next oil change I will go for a 20w40 oil as I cannot see me riding much below 5 Celsius.
 
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2:30 and 8 Degrees
Leaving lunch with MaxPete, Total Fool and a guest. Place in Eriea features perch from the adjacent Lake Erie.
We are looking at the next few days of snow rain and wind to the extent that an Advisory has been issued. Oh well, don't have to go anyplace unless I want to.
 
Leaving lunch with MaxPete, Total Fool and a guest. Place in Eriea features perch from the adjacent Lake Erie.
We are looking at the next few days of snow rain and wind to the extent that an Advisory has been issued. Oh well, don't have to go anyplace unless I want to.


im from cleveland oh origanaly. funny how they call them lakes when they are larger than some "sea's", ever hear of the "detriot devil" some creature suposeded to be spoted on the shores and in the rocks of lake Erie,,, I remeber as a kid my uncle took me to the shore of the lake and as far as I could see into the water where tires , used car tires, I dont think the fish where eating them fast unuf,, lol. there are science guys finding new species and animals all the time, and finding ones thought to be exstinct, we still have only explored a veryminor minor part of the oceans, I say the oceans not our oceans, but anyways My grandmother allways thought they would end up finding living dinosaur's in the great lakes
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5 Degrees at 5 O'clock in Kent County
Beauty day today, got up to 8 or so, sun all day to chase away the low light blues.
Clouds were a really fleeting salmon colour with swirls low on the horizon.
 
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Hello Billy. I have just recommissioned a Yamaha Rt360 for a friend. Coincidence or what.

Hello Billy. I have just recommissioned a Yamaha Rt360 for a friend. Coincidence or what.

it snowed here on mt hood, but then frose, im looking into making a set of studded racing tired for the 71 rt1, I got it running, and it idles and starts to rev up but falls on its face past 1/4 throttle, I knew the carburator is clean a s a wisstle, but the mian jet has and o ring oround it where it slip fits into the bottom of the boowl, I may have a bad seak at that or ing, if I turn the gas off it starts to run AWSOME as the bowl is emptying out, ,any ideas or sugestions? also what year is that one reputen? looks newer? mine had big 3d plastic badges on the tank,...
 
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it snowed here on mt hood, but then frose, im looking into making a set of studded racing tired for the 71 rt1, I got it running, and it idles and starts to rev up but falls on its face past 1/4 throttle, I knew the carburator is clean a s a wisstle, but the mian jet has and o ring oround it where it slip fits into the bottom of the boowl, I may have a bad seak at that or ing, if I turn the gas off it starts to run AWSOME as the bowl is emptying out, ,any ideas or sugestions? also what year is that one reputen? looks newer? mine had big 3d plastic badges on the tank,...
 
Frame decal says 1972.
I wondered about that O ring myself, this one looks a bit worn but it runs OK.
Time will tell.
Today’s weather, 10degC sunny spells and quite windy.
Just to keep us in the narrative.
 
Happy Winter Solstice!

The shortest day of the year. Official sunrise here 08:42 and sunset 15:39. Out for my daily walk an hour before that time in the gloomy pre dawn.

Mild today for December - afternoon high probably about 6 or 7°C which is about 40-44°F? We haven't had much cold weather so far, only a few frosty nights and just one dusting of snow. Usually the worst of the winter is still to come, after Christmas, in January & February.

But at least the days will start to lengthen. Onwards and upwards.
 
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