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Apparently, out of six quadrillion images available, there is not one image on google of the inside of a stock gy6 airbox. I would show you mine but it is siliconed together because the previous owner was obviously a gorilla who enjoyed tightening screws and bolts down with all of his might. leaving them stripped out and useless.


If your bike is like mine and you have one of these,


and inside of it, over to the left, you will likely find one of these,


and over to the right you have one of these.


In the box there will be a ledge or groove that mates with the groove on your part. Air flows into the box, from right side to left side through your part, and then over to the air filter. That's how it works on my bike anyway. What it does, I don't know. I assume it's there to aerodynamically help stop large or heavy objects or water from getting to the air filter or to control flow. Good luck.
















 

and new this year, the Hellraiser and Dark City models.

2014, Darth Vader, Variator! No capes! 

A skinny convertible with no doors. Pretty hot.

I never get tired of looking at odd or new designs.







This one is interesting because it would have to be balance stabilized or inertia stabilized to stand upright and could theoretically move in any direction. I am guessing this one is balanced stabilized like a Segway.

Which engine do you have?

There is a drain hose, that run from the bottom of the carb, to drain the bowl. It will not be attached to anything.

t84a is suggesting you may have a bad gas cap. Make sure air can flow through your gas cap vent holes.

Update:
Got my new 80 series tire in, to replace my old 70 series, and put it on myself, including a new valve stem. It's not much harder to put on than a bicycle tire and the bead popped on nicely without a fuss. One warning for people wanting to put on larger tires: You may have plenty of room around your current tire, installed, but remember you have to slide the tire onto the hub from the side. I barely got mine on, as the oil dipstick tube was in the way. I almost had to flatten the tire to clear it. Fortunately I got away with giving it a bump and knocking it on. 

The result?
I like it. My off the line takeoff is slightly weaker but once it kicks in, the acceleration seems as good as it was before, and my top end is about the same as yesterday with the old tire. I'm still in my excellent torque and horse power range.  I like the way it feels, a little stiffer somehow, and hopefully I have avoided any problems. Thanks everyone for your advice and help.