another thought check with your insurance company and see if you can lower it.In Va if you lower and in a wreck, its your fault .for driving altered vech.
have you added a winch or any other item to it check close to where you have a wire ty they are noted for rubbing holes in to wires also check around the seat area and see if you got any bare wires
do as every one else says take to a mechanic .It sounds like your brake light switch shorted out and that's where the smell came from plus it could make your brake lights stay on and the noise could be the alternator trying to charge to much because of brake light short
Its not that the compression is low.the piston is small compared to larger motors with more horse power.The bigger you go in cc s the harder it is to crank as far as what you might feel on your foot,until you get a hold of one that kicks back really bad and you think you broke your ankle don,t...