A warm day in December! Temperatures above 60F let me take the scooter out for a long ride today. That should keep it happy for a few more weeks! I also passed 1000 miles while out on the ride.
BTW I added a new article to scooterfocus a few days ago. It’s about how to add a 12v power outlet socket to your scooter. See http://www.scooterfocus.com/scooter_12v_outlet.html
It’s been a while since the last post, but all has been going pretty smoothly. Most of the changes I’ve made have been documented with articles on scooterfocus.com, including:
Probably the most useful things I’ve done were to add the digital speedometer, which is far more accurate and reliable than the standard analog speedometer (which is way optimistic) and putting in a slightly larger main jet, which has significantly improved the scooter performance. The audible turn signal indicator has also been useful, so I no longer ride with the turn signal flashing after I’ve made a turn!
The scooter is now at around 1000 miles, with average fuel consumption in the 75-80 mpg region. It cruises nicely at 45-50mph and will just get up to 60mph given time and a tailwind!
Since it now pretty cold and there are 6″ of snow on the ground outside, I’m not riding much at the moment, but I do try to take the scooter out for a trip whenever the temperature gets up above the mid-40s. I haven’t given up yet, though I suspect there won’t be too many such days in the next couple of months! I have noticed that if I don’t ride for a week and the temperature is low, the scooter is significantly more difficult to start. It may take 3 or 4 tries before it fire up and dies after a few seconds. Then a couple more tries and it starts up and the engine stumbles along for a few seconds before it comes to life. Once it’s been running for minute or so, it seems just fine.