The Newport is running better now. It's not great, but it is better. I can at least keep up with traffic. So, I decided to take a quick trip down to the river and see how my latest round of tuning worked out. I can get the bike up to 3/4 throttle now. I ended up upjetting and playing around with the needle some. I think I was experiencing a lean bog, because it doesn't make any noise like a 4-stroke. It just starts to slow down and die out.
One of my friends just asked me, "why now?" I'm not sure. My gaskets could be breaking down and I could have a minor air leak. I've checked it thoroughly with carb cleaner and I'm not coming up with anything. So, who knows.
Quick photo of the bike/bridge:
