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What is wrong with my 1977 Honda XL175 motorcycle?

I have a vintage 1977 Honda XL175 that has been garage kept, with low mileage. The bike has been worked on and maintained over the years though. I started it up within the last couple of weeks, and it was running fine until the other day. The problem I'm having is that it starts up, but quickly looses acceleration then the engine cuts off. It also burps, and has a strange inner rumple while it is running also. It seems as if it is not getting any gas or the motor is flooded, I’m not sure which one. I've done an oil change, and have checked the spark plug. Does anyone have any suggestion to what is wrong with it?

Remove the carburetor and clean it.
Untreated gas will deteriorate and turn into a sticky gummy substance.
It could have been sitting in the float bowl.
When you rev up the bike - it gets sucked into the jets and clogs them.

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