Hi guys, I wanted to give you a quick update and I also have a question....
I cleaned the carbs again (third or fourth time) and scrubbed off the green "stuff" from the floats as Gary suggested. I waited for the new manifolds from eBay to arrive and received them yesterday. I assembled everything and attempted to start the bike and guess what...
SUCCESS!! It started! It was so good hearing the sound of the engine again after 13 years!!
However, I could tell it was not running properly- it was backfiring and spluttering and ws very unsmooth. I took it for a short ride today to see how it would feel after it warmed up. The bike is not running well at all. First, it smells like the mixture is not set correctly - it's either too rich or too lean. I backed the fuel mixture screws out 3 full turns from the bottom when I assembled the carbs. The bike has no power at all and continues to jerk, splutter and surge. It feels like something needs to be adjusted, but I could be wrong...
How do I go about identifying the cause of the problem and fixing it?
As usual, thank you very much to all members who have so generously been remotely assisting me with this project!