Welcome to the site. Don't worry. Not much flogging of newbies here.
Quite a treat coming from an XR to an EC. I came from an XR650R and an XR500R before that.
My EC has been just as reliable as my XRs, but lots more fun.
Your bike certainly sounds rich. Check the easy stuff 1st. Clean air filter ? Clean muffler packing ? Correct spark plug ? Choke fuctioning properly ? Fresh gas ?
Next I'd check for a clean carb, correct float height, jet sizes, needle # and clip position.
I assume the spooge is coming from the PV drain and not by the gasket ?
There should not be spooge coming from the pipe/cylinder joint. I suspect a broken exhaust flange. Most of us here have broken the stock aluminum one and replaced it with a steel one. It's almost inevitable and will surely ruin a good ride.
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