WHOA!!!
DON'T spray carb cleaner into your carbs. The CFC's will eat any seals you have left, making a total rebuild necessary. At $20 per carb, that can get expensive, especially if you need to replace the jets. That being said, I'll move along now
It sounds like you might a problem with your jets being clogged. What you'll want to do is pull the whoe rack of carburetors (don't worry..if it's like my 85 GPZ900R, this is easy.) They'll be mounted on a common rack. To pull'em, you'll need to strip the tank, seat, and side panels off.
Next, a phillips head screwdriver,and you loosen the clamps on the cylinder head. Loosen the clamps on the CARBURETTOR side only.
Pop the springs off the airbox boots (going from the aribox into the carburettors)
Disconnect the throttle and choke cables. (You might want to remove the throttle cable altogether, as re-attching the thing can be a major pain in the ass)
At this point, it's all muscle work. The carbs are in a tight spot, and they need some not-so-gentle lovin' to get out. Always pull them out on the right side of the bike.
Once they're free, take'em to a work bench and prepare to remove the float bowls (bottom of the carb..4 screws.) Drain the gas in them first, or a puddle of flammable badness will be your reward.
While you have the 'bowls off, clean them out, and look for residue in the bottom. Also, clean the float bowl drain screw and orifice. Now..
Examine the bottom of the carburettor. There will be a flat-tip screw head that should be right in plain sight. Remove them, and examine the tiny holes. I'm willing to bet that if there was any crud in the float bowl, those holes will be clogged up tight. This will be the culprit.
Here is where you can use that carb cleaner. Just a touch, with a soft bristled tooth brush, and examine the jet again. Once all the holes are clear of any debris, re-install them. To do this and get it right is tricky, but do-able.
IF it's a GPZ900, I can give you spot-on instructions, but otherwise, you'll want to find a book on your particular model.
On a GPZ900R, the carburettors will be Keihin CVK34's. The pilot screw you've just cleaned out should be re-installed and turned all the way in (but not tight..barely snug will do fine) Once they're in, back each screw out 2 1/2 turns.
That's it. Your bike should warm up and idle just fine, provided you didn't twiddle with anything else.
Re-install everything you removed in the reverse order it came off, and when it comes to the throttle cable, be patient..it will work, but it takes some time to get it right. Trust me.... :shock:
How do I know all this? I just did all the same stuff recently, after a carb-rebuild was necessitated when my local shop had one of their so-called "mechanics" shoot carb-cleaner into the throats, thereby eating the seals. I wasn't happy, but I got new rebuild kits for it, on their dime.
Hope this helps...have a good one
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