Sputtering/hesitation while riding at any RPM?

20ftollie

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My bike sat for about 3 weeks while I was out of town. When I got home and started riding it again, she began to hesitate pretty badly when I accelerate at any RPM. It progressively has gotten worse as of the last time I rode it a couple days ago.

Before it sat, I had tuned it up and set the advance, points, and timing perfectly. It was running perfect. When I got home, my shitty un-sealed battery was totally dead so I finally upgraded to a Yuasa agm battery and it is a huge improvement.

So, could I assume the issue could be coming from the new battery somehow? Or did my pilot jets or something get gunked up from sitting for a few weeks? I'm stumped.

I also know I'm due for a clutch adjustment, could that have anything to do with it? I'm pretty green, so any advice would be helpful.
 
I would pop the carbs off and give them a good clean out with carb cleaner and an air line if you can. I would say that there s a bit of shit or gunk in there.
 
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