No such luck. Out of the ten CT's that I have owned, probably one actually ran well from the start, even one that the owner said he had gone completely through. It has to do mostly with the age of the bikes. There are a lot of little things that come to the surface when they start getting ridden again. The bikes are often passed on from one owner to the next and each owner will work on it a bit, ride it some and then abandon it to the back of the garage. Just consider it part of your CT education. You'll be an expert CT mechanic in no time. Fortunately it is mostly all fairly simple stuff. The one thing you always want to do when you get a new to you CT is to give it a thorough tune up and carb cleaning. If you don't know the age or condition of the battery, buy a new one even if it seems to work. Change the oil, Check the gas tank for rust. Whenever I have an issue I go back over the basic tune up procedure. Adjust valves, set points, set timing, gap and inspect the plug, clean and adjust carb, adjust clutch.

Hoo