Xpro Vader 125 - First Ride Attempt

[SpeedTurtle]

Hey guys, I’m a new user all around. New to the forums, riding, and motorcycles in general. I chose one of these clones for 2 reasons. Cheap and I want to learn motorcycles in general and would rather learn on something not so expensive.

I have a Xpro Vader 125 Second Gen. Researching this bike indicated that I should do some upgrades.

Let me say where I’m at.

I’m at 0 odometer miles.

What I’ve done so far is

Changed oil.
Emissions Delete.
Upraded Carb. New Vm22 mikumi clone.
Tighten up the bolts around the bike.

The carb gave me a few issues but it turns on and idles at 1500rpm (at least yesterday it did).

Now for my questions.

#1: Regarding the pictures, there seems to be some leak on that part of the exhaust. Should I adjust or is this just how it is? This is how it came from the factory. I’m in Houston TX btw, (very humid) so if that’s how it deals with the humidity then idk. This was about 1 minute of run-time.

#2: Finding Neutral is kinda impossible. I may be a new rider but after passing the msf course, I know how to find it. (I read that it may be difficult to find during the break in period). What do you guys think?

#3: Yesterday she was idling at roughly 1500 rpm in neutral, now in first gear (completely stopped) she seems to have fallen down to 1000-1200. I haven’t adjusted it since yesterday. Should I just readjust or leave as is?

Thanks everyone!