Engine starts but won't idle

I agree with bigjim! Just leave it alone for now, do what you can do, then see how it runs. Great example of what can happen when some dude won't even read the service manual and plunges into carb work clueless.

 

[SOLVED]

Apologies for going on a long drawn-out hiatus!

After I've followed everyone's advices on cleaning, etc., I had the most difficulty reinstalling the carb and that was what happened. The carb spent some time sitting on top of the engine block (and covered the holes). Christmas came around and finally got some time to get my ass to work. Thanks to toecutter's thread and some more youtube help, finally got that sucker in. Trick was: Pull the rear boots off, soak in hot water for 30 minutes, spray with WD-40, and do the whole tilting trick. Popped right in! ANYWAY:

Bike STILL wouldn't start and I threw in the towel. Got the bike back to the garage to get it checked out... and apparently I was just very low on fuel . . . Shop owner filled it up with 2 gallons, gave it some throttle when starting, and she came right up!!! :doh:

The fantastic news is, now I have a running bike, PLUS I can do some carb cleaning and be able to put it back in one piece! Woot!

Thank you everybody for their patience and help!!!!!