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It could be as simple as taking the carb apart and cleaning it (may be stuck). While in there, take a look at the float itself and the float needle to see if anything is wrong (bad/defective needle, bad float...etc).

There is an adjustable metal tab on the float (the needle sits on it) that can be moved to change the point when the float is completely closed.

There are carb rebuild kits out there if it comes down to it.

There is definitely more interest in scooters the higher the price of gas is.

When gas was way up from roughly ‘08-‘14, I had a decent amount of people every riding season ask me how many MPG my scoot gets and how much I paid for it.

When you (or I) tell them you paid $850 for it and it gets approximately 70-80 MPG (probably more stock) it’s appealing, more appealing (and doable) than having to drop $2-3k on a scoot just to save gas, for the average Joe. As long as they ride it for more than a riding season it should pay off in the long run.

It’d be interesting if we could see a side by side graph chart of scooter sales and average gas prices yearly for the last 15 or so years. Maybe even a graph of forum(s) activity. The funny thing is, there really aren’t many people coming on here (or there, I rarely visit other Chinese mostly forums like I used to) anymore ripping on Chinese scoots saying what a piece of junk they are, lol. Maybe the quality is a bit better, I don’t know, but the same daily and/or weekly threads that popped up several years ago really doesn’t happen like it used to.

There definitely is way more knowledge out there (and here) to troubleshoot on your own.

I’m mostly worried about animals that run out in to the road without much notice. I’ve ran over an opossum and a racoon and even though it was smooth sailing, my heart did skip a couple beats. I had deer (plural) that ran out in front of me where I had an accident breaking my wrist pretty bad after rolling on the pavement after I hit the ground.

It’s an even worse situation if the road conditions aren’t great. Definitely don’t want to lock up the front brakes trying to avoid a situation.

One thing that freaks me out a bit is when people SLOWLY pass you and are only a couple feet from you.

Is it reading full or right in the middle of the dipstick reading marks? Seems like you should be able to fit the other 200mL in if it’s only halfway up the marks, or close to it.

It could be the problem but I’d guess probably not, unless your scoot has other leaks or it’s setup is so lean that any extra air could cause it to bog. Some setups are touchy though, so definitely look into it.

Maybe try and cover it (quick fix) and ride down the road to see how it runs, but either way I would fix it.

I’d take the whole airbox off and look for any other cracks or openings. Is the airbox tube on the carb all the way and clamped down nicely?

Check the other side, too, if you haven’t yet, and make sure the carb is on the intake manifold all the way. Some of those intake manifolds are hard to get the carb all the way in, seriously! The airbox and tube tend to hold the carb in place (in the manifold) so it may be a bit deceiving to the eye but in reality it may be barely on/in.

I’d also check any other hoses you have for leaks and make sure they’re on good.

It might be a good time to clean the carb while your at it.

I was pretty much shooting for, with wanting the 50/16, a few more mph at top speed and it keeps the rpms down a bit but then again I’d still have rollers in there that would keep the rpms between 7-7.5k at max. I think it would’ve been perfect for me. I know racingplanet was the only place that had them, and they still might.

The engine I have now, I bought with the 72cc already on it. Not even sure what gearing it has (my other engine was 51/15 stock for the secondary gears).