Yes. Removing the carb is not that much work, but getting it back in can be a wrestling match. Warming up the rubber with a blow dryer on low is a good idea.
If you take it off, you might want to have jets to swap out, and shim the needle a mm or so.
https://www.chinariders.net/showpost...3&postcount=25
Needle shim is described in post #5
https://www.chinariders.net/showpost...79&postcount=5