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Originally Posted by crowbare
put the carb cleaner in a full tank of gas.
I was also told not to buy BP gasoline any more because it's notorious for gunking up the carbs.
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I'm not too sure that the advice you are getting is really much good.
The part about BP gas is bunk.
How much carb cleaner did you put in the tank.....and what kind ??
Even if you got oil in the carb, it won't do it any permanent damage.
What exactly did the plug look like? "Burnt up" could mean several things.
Running for very long with excess oil can sometimes cause really dire things to happen.......like blown seals, trashed bearings or leaking gaskets. BUT those things are painfully obvious, like REALLY loud noises or smoke pouring out the tail pipe or a puddle of oil of the floor. Since you didn't report anything like that, some of your other symptoms may be totally unrelated to the oil thing.
So......let's forget the oil thing for the moment, put in a new plug and see what the symptoms are then.
Oops.....and maybe a new battery if the old one won't hold a charge.
P.S. After reading the other responses again, yes, you should uncap the air box drain to drain it out AND take the air filter out, inspect it for oil saturation and clean out the air box. It probably has oil in it and the air filter might be soaked too......in which case, you need a new one. The bike won't run for crap without one .......or if it is plugged up either.