Nobody wants to see you give up, I think you're definitely one of the buds on here. A line from the movie Seabiscuit, "You know, you don't throw a whole life away just 'cause he's banged up a little". Seabiscuit was a thoroughbred horse back in the day. He ended up getting hurt, so bad they pulled him from a huge race, like the Kentucky Derby. Well, a few weeks, months or a year later, he ran a race, fell way behind, but by the end of the race, he won the race and shattered a record. It's a true story, not just a Hollywood movie. Point is, never give up on something because it fights back a little, just give it time to heal and then start paying attention.
And for the one who said college takes all your time, only depends on what ya go for. If you go for Engineering, your senior project could be to strip they toy down, rebuild it strong and better...all on the schools $$$. I:I I have a friend that stroked and bored his monster, dyno'd it, stretched it out....thing was bitchin! Took the HP up 30% (pretty big step for a small engine) and added a few other gadgets. He got an A for the project. Of course, out trail riding two weeks later it seized and blew up on him, but he still got an A for the course for playing with something he loved. Yeah, he sold it after that for next to nothing, but oh well, now he runs a facility in South Carolina near Myrtle Beach....he's such an ass.