yep,its true..the impossible has happened,after 11 years of owning this machine,it left me at my neighbors house,sitting there with a sore foot and all out of breath and stuff.it fired right up an hour earlier,rode to his house[1/2 mile away] fooled around there for an hour,then it woulnt start.it popped a little,then nothing.after tinkering,it popped a few times again.i had gas in the bowl,and spark...it was like 17 degrees with a 15-20mph wind,maybe something froze? he towed me up the road and it eventually ran.popped and sputtered like crazy then suddenly it smoothed out.it started right up 2 hrs later when i tried.could it had some moisture in the carb that froze?maybe i flooded it trying to start it at my neighbors,why did it sputter and pop then suddenly clear up?maybe dirt or ice build-up.....the nerve! a 18 year old bike acting like this!!!