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Got the sled out today. Ran it on some public property fishing roads back and forth. First run. 1/4 mile in sled is running good, everything feels great, then I smelled brakes.... My brake was sticking! Disc brake was smoking hot. Parked the sled and walked back to the truck, put it on the...

The JetLift is aluminum. The tires are most of the weight. How much LESS do the others weigh? Post numbers I've had a Jet Lift for 10 years. Only issues have been lack of maintenance by me.

My issue with starting was the choke cable throw. I was using the stock Phazer choke cable with the VMAX carbs. I was able to use part of the stock carbs choke linkage with the flat side choke cable brass to make it work. Gonna try to ride this weekend.

Synthetic Oil is not 100% Synthetic oil. Dominator is 100% Synthetic. My crank bearings were all still smooth and neither piston had scuffs on them.

I kept track of how many hours by the amount of oil I was using. Being conservative I got 1000+ hours out of my SXR 800 engine. Being realistic I got more like 1200 before it let go. There were signs, it had piston slap from the sleeve skirts bending. Guess that's a common problem with these...

I added gas yesterday and cranked on it for few minutes, in 5 second bursts waiting 10 seconds and it didn't fire. Verified spark and fuel in the float bowls, tried again to no avail. Went inside to watch the Packer game and came back out hours later. Touched the starter button and braaap...

Got the primary and secondary re-installed, so I fitted the second part of the "cold air intake kit". This makes sure the hot air off the engine is going right out the hood, not back into the engine bay. I ran out of rivets, need to run to my nads lol(menards). Exhaust is in, just need to...

No snow in sight, just happy the highs are 30s and the lows are below 32 right now. My buddy with 90 acres told me I could ride there. 40 are open crops and the other 50 are woods with trails....waiting on any snow. Squirrel hunting and trout fishing are the going to be the high lights this...

pulled the oil pump drive gear

Didn't think my choke cable was going to be long enough, then I had a light bulb moment. Swap them around Dumb@ss! Cold air intake installed! An upgrade this simple always makes you question OEMs... Next is to install the primary and secondary. Then it's the exhaust pipe and add gas.

My new pilot jets, main jets, and fuel line arrived yesterday. These "flat side" TM carbs are using SBN Main jets and VM/RS Pilot Jets. Guess that's what Yamaha figured works best? I put the carbs back together and started test fitting everything(air box, cables, cold air intake). I need...

Those tanks ruin the 550 hull. So much weight in the front, it'll dive into turns! Skip the 5.5 tanks.

High and Low jet sizes increase as well as RPMs. It's making 22.5% more power and runtime shows.

I got a Tech Deck as a stocking stuffer this year. This might be my favorite $2 desk toy. I've got my ollie and kick flip down with each hand. I'll be riding two boards at once soon. I replaced my non bearing wheels with real bearing wheels. Foam grip tape is next. I grew up skateboarding...

SXR stock got about 52-55 minutes on 3.5 gallons. (verified 100s of times with my Go Pro) SXR with Wet Pipe gets about 42 minutes on 3.5 gallons. Braap

I spent $59.99 on a single door insulation kit today. Installed it in about 30 minutes. My garage temp just went up a few degrees.

Carbs completely torn down. The TM rebuild kits do NOT include the Air Funnel gaskets. I believe these RS versions will fit. Mine looked good enough to reuse. There's also a seal on the carb shaft linkage. I reused that as well, since it does not seal air. To sync TM carbs, you use the...

I like your style. You'll essentially be loading two torpedoes behind you. A hearse has something already in place for caskets. Figure out some tie downs to secure the loads. I put rails/bunks in my Suburban, and tied the stern eye down to the tie downs when I hauled my ski inside. Heading...

Thank you. Some of the creases are still visible, but they'll go away with time. I did the plastic bag underneath trick. That might also have some creases. Helps it slide around easier and keep moisture from the foam. Rebuilt the fuel pump this afternoon. Going to tear into the carbs...

Grafted(Gorilla glued) the Venture 2 up rear foam into my "better" Phazer seat foam. It took a while to find a 2 up venture doner seat! I wanted a 2 up seat for Ice fishing and taking the wife with on 10-20 mile trail(bar) rides, which are common here. Right before I smashed it together with...