Welcome aboard Bud...........I parrot what the other folks are saying about what it does and really.......Do just put some time in, get used to it, and use it as a tool instead of a problem. Again, I am on some pretty hilly terrain and I truly appreciate the ability to slow down or hold myself in place on those slopes when seeding, fertilizing, or just crusin along...........
Do clean out what 2 Guns/Jamie has suggested. Those filters and fluids REALLY do cause power loss and when a couple of them combine for loss of power it can be a pain. You do know, when going up a hill to just back off on the throttle a bit and you can HEAR the what is called, aux pump, kick in..........lol......I have on old 900 so I dont really know if the new ones have this or not.......God bless......Dennis