This bike hates me

Check to see if the choke lever ........ is creeping back up on its own.... there was a time when mine did this, and exactly like ur saying, the engine would shut off. I think the choke lever would fall as it shut off, it was so hard to figure out because I was led in so many directions. Thought I would share just in case, lol u never know.
 
If you are new to all of this, I think also, the way the universe works.....this may sound nuts... We create these little problems that we just cant figure out to force learning in all the other areas where we look for the problem's solution. Very few people, if any... approach learning all there is to know about m'bers in a structured, step by step, classroom setting etc. Every new issue u that u cant resolve, take a lot around at everything else ur learning and see if ur skipping another lesson, I started doing this, and always found some huge important simple piece of info, that I skipped over. GL!
 
Got it running again. Having no issues motor wise now. Head bolts needed to be tighter. Runs like a champ.
 
Got it running again. Having no issues motor wise now. Head bolts needed to be tighter. Runs like a champ.
Thats awesome! Another thing I wanted to share about getting more performance out of your hog: Recently I experimented with different ways to mount my engine(66cc pretty much all stock including exhaust). I wanted to minimize vibration so I decided to try remounting the engine with rubber pieces etc within the mounts. My first ride after doing this had so much vibration I had to take my hands off the handlebars because it was actually stinging it was vibrating so much! Here is what I learned: When I was seating the engine with the rubber now in place, I didn't find the perfect spot where the frame was flush on both sides of the engine before tightening it. When i began tightening the mounts, I began stretching the frame which I didnt realize.

After learning about "frame stretch" from not properly seating the engine before tightening the mounts, I tore everything down and started over. This time I decided NOT to use any rubber where the engine mounts made contact with the frame. I found the perfect spot where the engine sat flush against both frame tubes, then I even JB Welded it in place before adding the u-clamps and bolts to tighten it down. I was worried this might have too much vibration since I'm litterally welding the engine to the frame but, actually the results blew my mind. The vibration issues pretty much were gone at all speeds after doing this and what did not expect was a HUGE boost to performance at every speed. No joke. It was like someone installed a supercharger, the torque increase was amazing. I have read about power loss from loose chain and rubber engine mounts but I had no idea the amount of the loss I was getting. Before I ramble on any longer, I would love to give other members a chance to chime in on this and back me up, or offer a better explanation of what happened here! I wish I knew/understood this sooner. Its litterally like I have a completely different bike after this. Its so fast!
 
I must have mine mounted in the sweet spot on this bike. Compared to my other builds the vibration is slim to none.
 
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