I have three performance issues that may or may not be related and I'm hoping that someone here will be able to clarify. I'm riding a stock 1980 P200e
1. If I am cruising at a steady speed and then reduce the throttle quickly for a few moments and then speed up again, there is a hesitation before the throttle kicks in again... almost as though the engine is not firing for a couple of beats.
2. When shifting gears I customarily pull the clutch lever and back off the throttle simultaneously however with this scooter instead of the engine speed dropping during the shift it actually speeds up for a moment while the clutch is disengaged. If I close the throttle just before I disengage the clutch, then the engine doesn't rev up during the shift.
3. When the engine is cold, it usually starts in one or two kicks, however when it has been running for a while and I stop for just a few minutes (turn off the ignition, turn off the fuel tap) then it usually takes 5-6 kicks to get started again. Often it will fire once or twice but not start for a number of kicks. It seems to be better if I start it while the tap is still closed.
I've learned a lot by reading this forum so my (semi) educated guess is that I have an slow-responding throttle and that I'm flooding something somewhere. Does that make sense and what else might be causing these problems? Might all three issues be caused by the same problem? It's more of an annoyance than a problem but if it's a simple adjustment, I'd like to fix it.
This scoot is a recent acquisition for me and has a new top end and a rebuilt carburetor. I've just started riding it again now that the weather is better.