Precious

Well here I go again. Getting scoot ready for a test ride to see if the quitting issue has been dealt with and now there's a new issue. While idling with the choke engaged I'm getting popping from between the heads below the carbs. Thoughts or ideas greatly appreciated.

So I followed the advice of someone, sorry forgot to copy the name for here. I took it for a run to the store and back, about 24 KM round trip and it happened 5 times! A couple of things, first I did not hear any clicks from the fuel filter and in the past I remember hearing those clicks. I took the gas cap off and listened for rushing air...nada. What was different today, the bike ran perfectly to the store, but wen I came out and fired it up, it quit as soon as I put the kick stand up. Secondly, one one occasion, it quit and restarted almost instantly, like a jump start. One other thing, we have about 7 kilometers from out house to the highway, so round trip on that road about 14 K and both yesterday and today it never quit at low speed on that road. So any additional info will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the add. While I'm new to the group, I'm not new to Yamaha. I have owned a Virago, two Ventures and recently purchased a 98 RSTD. The bike sat for 8 years and I'm just the 3rd owner. The person I bought it from owned it for 18 years. I replaced the battery, new tires, cleaned the carbs, oil and filter and cleaned the air filter. The bike still backfires despite many attemps to set air-fuel mix...that's one issue, but now the new promblem. I was out for a boot today and at highway speed, the bike quit. After several tries and letting it sit for a few minutes, it started and I headed home and, yep, it quit again. It was like the gas just quit flowing to the carbs. So what should I be looking for? Much thanks in advance.