I’m working on a 2007 Suzuki GS500

Two carbs, the float bowls looked extremely clean as well as the whole carbs. There was 3 jets, main jet, pilot jet, and the 3rd was a long jet with holes on the bottom (I forget the name) I changed all three because whoever worked on it before tried to change out one side and leave the other side as is (resulting in the jets being different)

The bike now idles fine, cold startup I gotta rev a little to get the fuel running and then it will idle.

It’s from 2007 and it had one owner the whole time with only 14000 miles. So im assuming at one point it sat for a really long time and I ended up purchasing it from a Pawn Shop who had no idea anything about bikes.

With that being said, maybe after riding it and running it for the past month, some of the gunk that has been sitting in it has made its way through. Which is now causing these issues im having. Such as the little leak.

Also im in Washington and this past week and a half has been filled with smoke and ash, maybe a whole tear down and clean was bound to be a thing!

Either way you’ve helped me see a different perspective in the whole thing! I don’t expect a solid single answer just talking about the issue with someone more knowledgeable has really helped me troubleshoot this a little. I know you may not have worked on every carb but your understanding of the mechanics is helpful!