it was the carb. The valves seals weren't leaking. I've tweaked with the carb, and moved the needle up a notch .. drained the oil .. put new oil in, and then cranked it once and it ran like a charm. No smoke. Let the wheeler sit with the gas OFF, and turned gas on, and cranked it once, and VRRROOOM. The One Kick Dream is purring again. haha. Anyways, thanks for your input and comments, and I hope to see you on the trail. Later,