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Where are you guys getting these wires at (besides jumper cables)? I went to Lowes and not sure what ones to get. There are like 20 different wires there.

My low beams and tail light went out basically (very dim) last night while waiting for food. I figured maybe some connection rattled loose. The high beams worked so I drove it home.

Just got back from my mom and dads house (sis's b-day) today and pulled panels off to start checking wires. Nothing looked bad, did a bit of wiggling and still nothing. Finally grabbed a hold of the headlight wires and one set was HOT. The ground looks like it will need replaced soon at the socket connection (frayed), but I pulled the bulb out on the HOT side, lol, and found out that they sent me a 35w bulb instead of the two 18w bulbs I ordered. So they sent me an 18w and 35w bulb.

Been riding it like that for over a week. One thing I did notice was that after installing the lights and before the lights went very dim, when switching between low/high there was a slight delay. Hopefully that goes away, I haven't rode anywhere yet.

Check them new bulbs.

Are you going to get another HF emergency impact? I wound up ordering another one of those after my switch took a dump.

A bigger bore is always an option. Way better acceleration and hill climbing, from start to finish. If you still aren't satisfied after toying with the springs, a bbk is something to look into.

I'm not sure what kind of airbox/filter setup you have, but some setups you can take the airbox cover off to get more air, and see if it runs better that way.

It's probably not the compression (but you never know), unless there is an issue with your new head (valves/valve adjustment), rings or ring alignment, cylinder/piston, or head gasket you should be fine---just not sure I"d run out and buy a compression gauge yet, unless you have the money. Maybe the timing? Not sure.

Do you have starting issues with both carbs? I know you said there wasn't a performance difference between carbs, but did the scooter start easier with one or the other? I mean are both pilot jets the same? You said you turned you mixture screw and it didn't do anything until it was almost all the way in?

What is your air filter situation? Stock, free-flow. Have you checked your plug at all?

I'm just thinking out loud here. I can't say I'd suspect the CDI or Coil going bad yet, but that's not saying much--I've never had a bad CDI.

Does your scooter accelerate smoothly or does it hesitate/jerk?

EDIT: I really can't think of anything else off the top of my head other than what I posted above, unless your air/fuel mix is way off with both main jets---- the bigger jet in the 30mm carb and the smaller main jet in the stock carb.

You may just have to play with the air/fuel mixture--- trial and error.

The gears are definitely not the issue--- but once you get it running right, it may be something to tinker with in the future. You should notice that your scooter has more balls, not less. With the BBK you shouldn't have to decrease the rollers' weight to get better performance, over the stock engine.

Something just isn't right whether it'd be the air/fuel mix, or I'm even wondering about a compression check in the back of my head. It's like you have no power.