Ok, here I am at work, and as I've stated before...I'm a bit of a hack.  So I thought I would see if I can't take the opportunity to gain insight from the massive store of savage knowledge that you all collectively possess.

I hopped on Mr. Hyde this morning to find 2 things wrong:
1) The choke knob won't pull out.  Or push in.  It's immobile.

2) The throttle runs wide open, regardless of how I roll the grip.

Any ideas as to what's not right?  I didn't have a chance to check it out much before heading out to work this morning, so I don't have much more to put out there for troubleshooting than that, at the moment.

About a week ago I replaced the main jet and sanded the spacer down a bit more.  It was running better than ever before.  It sat idle this last week, as the weather kept me from riding it (no fenders in wet?), and today....yeah.

i assume "ricker" is a typo for "rocker", and i assume your refering to the butterfly operated by the throttle cable, it sounds like your carb is gumming up, a can of aerosol carb cleaner will probably fix it. i had the TEV gum up on debby's bike last week. i dont know if its inherent to the carb or the fuel we're getting. as gas evaperates it leaves behind the additives and alcohol residue, which later turns into gunk.