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Igni Ferroque
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sea foam, while a popular product and good at easing the mind, is not a cure-all and won't magically take a gunked up carb from trash to pristine on it's own -- especially without running through the carb with the engine running.
Read up on carb work around the forum (it really is not difficult, i assure you), get a nice clean workspace, a few hours, and a can of cleaner (it can even be sea foam if you so desire) and clean that sucker good. Drop the bowl, clean it. Take out the jets, make sure they are clean too. Check the float and float valve for proper function. If you realize the float was stuck open, just to help me sleep at night check the oil and see if it smells like gas. It is (very) rare on these bikes to have a bad float turn into a gas-oil problem where gas leaks into the crankcase, but it can happen. Check the rubber diaphragm in the top of the carb for tears too. Might as well check the overall health of the carb if you've got it there. I'd mention going over the choke too, but I'm not sure if there is much you can do other than check that it moves in and out. Make sure the slide moves up and down freely (don't forget to re-clean it after this. even fingerprints matter in cleanliness!).
Then, while you've got everything open, clean, and accessible, look over carb tuning tips (can be found in the tech section of the forum) and see what jets you have in the carb vs. what you should have (with a modified intake/exhaust). Might want to write down what jets you have just in case you have a leaky memory (like me).
carb "rebuilds" are rare. carb *cleanings* are common and are a easy/cheap way of keeping things in good shape.
If you get stuck, just come back. We'll get you set right.
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