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Old 09-21-2016, 11:10 AM   #3
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My guess is that it takes off in reverse due to steeper gearing. It isn't making the necessary torque to take off in a higher gear.


I'm betting that the stock exhaust is very restrictive and that the carb is set up quite lean.
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