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Re:carb problem? 2 Years, 6 Months ago  
From what you have said it sounds like the airbox and carb are supposedly stock and the Long Shots are the only upgrade. In that case you should be running fine and since you aren't then the previous owner has either let it set up and the carb is gummed up OR it has bad gas in the tank OR maybe even trash in the carb. Wouldn't hurt to dump a can of Seafoam or BG brand 44K in the tank, run it a while then let it sit a while.
Or it could be that it needs fresh spark plugs. Probably does anyway.

But... I'm almost suspecting that someone HAS been in the carb and it has the wrong jetting. When I got mine it was a lot like what you are describing. It had the stock airbox and was jetted way wrong.

Like Curt said, try the simple things first. Fresh gas, new plugs, Seafoam in the tank, etc. If no better then you'll need to pull the airbox and with a mirror you can at least see if the carb screws are buggered from being removed and if the PMS plug is in place.

Don't give up. You have all the help you need here. Just ask.
 
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