[neo71665]

If it's bogging in neutral it aint the clutch. To me it kinda sounds like you might need to re jet the carb. Sounds like the jet in the carb might be a tad big or was never tuned out of the crate when new.


First lets rule out any trans issues. Jack the rear tires up, put the rear on blocks or jackstands so the tires are off the ground and you can safely rev the engine without it falling off. See if it's still got the bog.

If it does look on top of the carb and you should see a shiny silver metal (might be black plastic) cap held on by 2 phillips screws. Take that off and carefully remove the slide. Under where the spring was there will be a tiny screw holding a plate down, remove. Push the needle up (do not bend this) and look at the top and see if it has a little clip and about 5 or so notches. Carefully remove the clip and raise it up one notch. Be careful with that little clip as it likes to fly off into another world never to be found again. Once you have it raised (if you can) put it back together and try to run it again. You might have to keep moving it but once you get it to the last mark or if its a fixed needle you will have to drop one size down in jet and start over with fine tuning it with the needle.

Welcome to the "black art" of carb tuning. It's about the hardest thing to do on a small engine but you'll soon be able to do it in your sleep.