I bought a moped

[EclipseTurbno93]

I just gotta say that this is the best side project I've ever had. I was able to tear this thing apart, pull the engine from the frame, disassemble and clean the carburetor, reassemble everything, and successfully take it for a test ride in under 4 hours. You can't beat that.

So yeah, it looks like the carb was the issue. It didn't look terribly dirty, but after the cleaning it was running much, much better. I did replace the fuel filter, so hopefully that prevents gunk getting in that way. I went ahead and ordered a new air filter as well since the old one I found was nonexistent, so that should protect the other opening so this doesn't just happen again soon. I'm a sucker for words like "high flow" and "performance" so I went ahead and got the fancy one. Next thing I need to get is an exhaust, have to decide between a used stock one for $35 or a fancy, new, aftermarket one for $85. Choices choices....

If Taylor decides to bring his truck to the Summit fall finale I've asked him to bring the Red Streak with him, so maybe some of y'all will get to see it there! I'll probably be there Saturday night or Sunday morning.

Thanks for all the advice guys, keep it coming. I'm sure more stuff is bound to break soon!