Hi Wookie, I am well aware of my level of expertise (or lack thereof), and am not in the least bit offended or hurt. I'm trying to get my bike to the shop, and have a new issue (kill me now). Bike starts, idles, but when I put it in first the engine lurches a bit and does a put-put and dies. Similar to running out of gas. Even before reading your post I was thinking jets as well (that could be the cause of both problems, no?). The dude I bought the bike from acted as though he knew how to work on bikes, but the condition of my Kawa was SHOCKING (gas poured out of side engine cover. Seriously. And evidently carbs had some greenish goo on them, the oil was FILTHY - as well as the entire bike). He had tried re-jetting the bike and failed miserably, so I had someone put the original ones back in. As that's not something the shop did for me, and considering the atrocious state of the bike, I'm betting the jets are horrendous!
As ever, thank you so much - I am so grateful for your assistance! (As well as that of everyone else on the site!)