My buddy put a 30-1 mix in his 74 bajaj 150 (vbb) instead of the 50-1. I think he's used to chainsaws. Anyway it ran ok for a day and then no starting as expected. I drained the tank and am going to clean the carb. Is there anything else I should do before I fill her back up and try to start it? I sprayed a bunch of carb cleaner down the spark plug hole thinking its covered in oil
Vintage two strokes ran at 25:1. Its the advent of synthetic and semi synthetic oils that have allowed mixes to go upto 50:1. As others have said clean the plug, the bike may have a smoky exhaust for a while, a good run will soon sort that out.
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