Originally Posted by 2wheelwoman
I'm late to the tread, but would also have suspected it is the carburetor. They just don't like to sit for a long time. By the way, I started on a Virago as well. I "graduated" to a Suzuki Savage 650, which seemed to be the right size for me. I was amazed how much power it had compared to my little Virago. My Virago is the one in my avatar.
We have a 1982 BMW 1000 and a 1972 Motoguzzi 750, both with funky,cool old sidecars. We're old and don't want to fall over LOL. Also I'm short and my feet don't touch the ground on the bikes. We don't go far or fast.