I’ve had my XP 1000 for about 5 months now. I haven’t had any issues with it up until now. I took it carefully through the break-in period and have baby’d it since. My daughter made the mistake of giving the key to a friend with impulse control who opted to do wheelies and act foolish. I care for my stuff and like it to last. If anybody is going to act a fool and break it, it should be me. Right? So, the issue that has come up is that it started to loose power when I hit the throttle and then started sputtering and backfiring. It would sputter when I apply the throttle and begin to backfire as the RPMs wound down. An experienced "two-stroke" friend suggested grabbing some fuel treatment carb cleaner and running it through. No luck. Now it dies almost immediately after starting the engine.

So two questions:

1. Has anyone experienced this and found a solution?

2. Are there any websites that show how to service the XP 1000 on your own in order to familiarize one’s self with general maintenance and upkeep?

Caveat: Are there any good articles or websites that talk about upgrades and mods for the XP 1000?