It's a non reed setup. Had the standard Bing 53 but was not an easy starter -- so am trying a Mikuni.
The Mikuni was ordered "to suit" my engine and although the supplier has always given me good advice before I am wondering about the jet sizes supplied being Main 430 and pilot 35. The motor "just runs" and fourstrokes non stop.
Also, I am thinking that maybe it's not the jetting and that it's the carby just flooding -- because the engine is constantly wet with fuel.
As an aside -- when I was trying to dry her out by kicking with open throttle and fuel turned off and the side plug out it fired for a moment and ran with two foot flames out the spare plug hole -- after that I sat down and looked at the bike in amazement for a moment -- 00 compression and it ran a little bit
So tonight I will try again starting with checking the float level and then tipping the bike over for a while to drain anything out of the bottom end and then trying to start, maybe with some starter fluid.
The reason for the jet question is that I'm just not sure -- 430 is a big hole for a non reed 250.