Doesn't run unless full choked?

[Bagelluvr]

THe bike has not been run in a long time, only has 52 miles on it so I took the carbs off and cleaned everything out and put new plugs in it. It wil only stay running fully choked and stumbles when given throttle slowly from idle. A more experience rider took it for a ride and said off the line it is rough but pulled hard all the way up to 125 MPH. I am going to take the carbs off again and check everything but I am thinking the "full choke" issue is a hint on what the problem it... Any suggestions?

[DonTZ125]

Your pilot jets are fouled. Pull, strip and clean your carbs; remove any rubber or plastic bits before getting in there with any carbs cleaner. Use compressed air (keyboard cleaner in a can if that's all you can get) to blow out the passages. Use fishing line to poke out any stubborn crud; do NOT use anything metal like wire or a drill bit - you WILL damage the jet orifices!

The other possibility is that you have major air leaks. Check your carb boots for condition, cracks and security. You pulled the carbs off - did you actually get them back IN the boots? Are the boot clamps tight?

[Bagelluvr]

I cleaned all pilot jets the last time. Two of the smaller jets were clogged so I cleaned them out with cleaner and a nylon fishing line. From what I remembered there looked like there was orings in the housing when I took the jets out. I cleaned all passage ways, the pilot jets and needle valve and everything I could clean. The carbs are seated all the way down on the carb boots and are clamped tight.

[CrazySkullCrusher]

Set float height and remove pilot mix screws and clean the passage really good.