Sorry to be mia, a lot going on...I've seafoamed the carb several times and been tapping on it trying to unstick the float needle. well guess what! it's not overflowing anymore on prime!!! bike still doesn't start but I fixed something!!!! progress is good.. but back to business...got a battery charger and it's hooked up now so I have a FULLY charged battery again. thanks mrlmd1 for knocking me around a bit!
also drained the gas again and put new, new gas in. figured it couldn't hurt, right?
and i don't mind my thread being hijacked. who knows what i might learn. mrlmd1 didn't forget about me.