My 1st Pocket Bike!

Hi, I won a pocket bike at the fair on Thursday night. It was awesome, I was so psyched about it. So I put the gas/oil mixture in it like it said and it ran fine for about a hour. Then the next day I tried to ride it and now it just keeps cutting off. I don't know what's wrong with it. I don't want to mess it up because I am giving it to my girlfriends son for christmas and I don't know much about this sort of thing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks - Melinda

give some more info, does it start and bogg out? just cut off completely? is the fuel switch turned all the way? is it it getting the basics and engine needs, Fuel/Air/Spark?

is there any gas left in it?
more info please

Sometimes theres little plastic shavings in the fuel tank which plug up the carb or the float needle. So you may need to clean both the tank and carb.

stray has a point. if all else fails completely clean everything

Welcome to the site, Melinda. Ignore these rude buggers who didn't even welcome you .... (Y'all should be ashamed of yourselves!)

It would also help if we knew what kind of bike it was. just saying "I have a pocketbike" on this forum is kinda like saying "I saw a woman shopping at Walmart." Without specifics, we're not sure exactly what to tell yu to help, since there are about a hundred different models of pocketbikes.

Do you have any pictures? You can upload to an image hosting site like PhotoBucket, and then post the links here.

That all said, StrayDawg has got the best solution: when in doubt, clean everything. Here's a helpful link:
Cleaning stock carb tutorial