So my first steps to troubleshooting the carburetors did not pan out the way I had expected. I came to find a puddle of oil under the bike in my garage instead of a bike ready to fire up and run. So I went at it trying to figure out what was going on.

After a little staring and dabbing all around I came to conclude that the oil was coming from the carburetors. I had never heard of oil running through the carbs so this caused a bit of a shock and confusion. I immediately started to dismantle the bike to try to deduce what is going on.

Once i opened up the air boxes I saw that the oil was coming out of the air filters. Logically assumed that they were oiled filters and simply had too much oil on them. However once i removed them and saw the puddle of oil inside the air box that theory flew out the window real quick. I realized that the carbs and the air box would need a thorough cleaning so I went forward with taking parts off to try to get the carburetor assembly off the bike.

The tank off, radiator drained and unhooked on both sides, the ignition coils disconnected and moved out of the way i was able to remove the top cover and disconnect the carburetor assembly, in order to take it out.

Once off the bike I did a quick visual inspection, and determined that the carburetors were actually in great condition. Things had been maintained and cleaned frequently. The only issue I had noticed so far was the fact that rubber boots between the engine and carbs were leaking air, making the air/fuel mixture far too lean and causing the engine to rev up once warmed up. In other words a classic "hanging idle" issue. I took the carbs back inside for further investigation and more detailed analysis on their condition.