UndefinedHero wrote on 04/18/11 at 12:19:26:My bike starts and runs, idles fine at first, and everything is fine and dandy.
This would seem to rule out the petcock, doesn't hurt to check though.
Quote:However, after riding for a few minutes, it starts squirting fuel from the top left side of the carburetor drain pipe. I assume this is it flooding for some reason. When it does this, it will not idle and tries to shut off on me when I stop. Any help as to how to fix this would be greatly appreciated!
Those aren't supposed to be drain pipes, they are vent tubes. Are they tucked up high as they'll go? There's an opening in the top frame tube for them.
Could be sticky float or float valve. I know you got one hand busy twisting a grip, throw it in neutral, take screwdriver and rap the carb bowl with it. But I can't comprehend why this would work better than a thumping engine
A little seafoam in the tank may help. But you may have to pull the carb and clean it or replace the valve.