I am no mechanic either but sounds like it is flooding out to me. My Wolverine was doing something close to this when I had a seed from grass get past my air filter and lodge in my carb jet. Luckly mine was able to stay running until I got home. I does make me think that something is not working right in the carb. That would be my first place to start looking for problems.

 

agreed, it wouldn't hurt anything to take the carbs off and clean them both. the hardest part about doing that is getting them both back on, you can do it by yourself but it is easier if you have two people

 

someone needs to pop those suspenders,,,yowza!!!

 

try cleaning the carb because my blaster had the same problem because it sat for two weeks and once in awhile put some gum out in it

 

happened to me, next time it does it pull your sparkplug wire and clean it, if it doesnt improve try changing your sparkplug, it might be fowled. Or you might have a bad jet setup

 

ah ha!! finally got er done! i pulled the carbs off tonight (which was kinda scary since ive never messed with a carb in my life) and cleaned everything really good and the raptor is purring again! it just had junk stuck in the carb after sitting for awhile. thanks for all your help and replies. now my neighbors can be pissed off again when i ride thru the neighborhood with my dmc alien exhaust woohoo!