brian - the hit is something im getting more used to...i find myself on this thing now just trying to choke some more power out of it lol....this jetting issue is really holding me back...the air screw was turned out like 5 or 6 turns, so i set it back to 1.5 like it should, and im going to work on it from there...its running too rich....wiped off spark plug and it ran like a raped ape all the way down my street...turned around and on the way back it got back to stuttering....its no big deal, i like tinkering anyways lol...if something runs 100%, i tend to get bored with it (aside from my daily ride that i rely on)