[shackleford]

Bike sat for 2 months without draining float bowl with CA gas. I can start the bike and it will idle. After the bike is idling, if I give a super small amount of throttle, the RPMs will increase a small amount. If I increase the throttle anymore, the engine just dies. I have drained the float bowl and added some seafoam carb cleaner into the fuel. I did the whole carb cleaning instructions on the seafoam can, and it didn't help. I then removed the float bowl to get access to the main jet and pilot jet. I removed the pilot jet and main jet and cleaned them. I didn't see any blockages. After re installing the jets, the engine still dies after applying any decent amount of throttle. Any help is appreciated.

 

[Errtu]

Are you starting using the choke and letting the bike warm up for a few min before trying the throttle?

 

[shackleford]

Are you starting using the choke and letting the bike warm up for a few min before trying the throttle?

yeah I've been using the choke to get the bike started. Even after the bike warms up for a few minutes, the throttle still kills the bike.

 

[dadofagun]

I know it sounds crazy, but remove the vent line on your gas cap and check to see if there is anything in it. I had the same problems you are having, and it just about drove me off the deep end. I had just enough crud in the hose to allow a tiny bit of airflow to keep a fuel flow, but not enough airflow once any throttle was given. Check your cap too..... Hope this helps, best of luck!

 

[dadofagun]

My bad, your scoot wont have a vent line...... Mine was bought used, and orig owner replaced the cap. Now, I'm just gonna sit here and feel like a dumbass all day......

 

[TWBigBlake]

Plenty of fuel in the tank? (I let my first tank run out and thought something was wrong with the bike until I finally checked)

Check fuel flow from the petcock hose (disconnect from carb).

You light have checked this stuff, just throwing out the basics to rule them out

 

[mikidymac]

It’s your pilot jet. It’s still plugged.

Look at the thread directly above yours, guy had the exact same problem. Pilot jet....

Once it’s clean and running good you don’t need any fancy additives or filters. Just use the factory provided float bowl drain whenever you are done riding and it will be good to go the next time as long as the fuel in the tank isn’t really old.

 

[MountainMan75]

A bad float valve position, float valve sticking, or a restriction on the screen above the float valve seat is also something that will make it go lean as you roll on the throttle and not have enough fuel once the main circuit is starting to take over.

 

[Ken]

I think MountainMan75 pretty much explained it. You can try shaking the bike a lot then drain the float bowl. The put some carb cleaner in the bike and shake it some more. Let it sit overnight and take the bike for a ride in the morning.