Hey Jasen, I had a DR-Z starting issue. She would run then die, Mitch said it sounded like she was starving for fuel. So I drained the carb, and indeed, she had maybe 2 bottle caps full of gas and no more. So I turned the petcock to prime and nothing. So, I unhooked the fuel line, and the flow out of the petcock was great. So, I tapped my FCR-MX with the rubberized handle of the 3 mm allen wrench I used to open the drain, and amazingly, she started flowing. Bike fired right up, performed perfectly for a 30 mile ride. She starts right now as well. I am wondering if you have something silly like that keeping your scooter from running.
P.S. I did change and smell my oil, not a bit of gas. There was a puddle under her because I left it on PRIME all night, didn't help, it would only get like 10-30 seconds of run time. She has a new filter (Thanks to you, sir) and is full of Royal Purple. Loves me some DR-Z!