thank you, members, for positive comments
before jumping to a carb clean, I'd like to ask @
Dninja at what RPM is warm idle set at?
Any starting difficulties apparent when either cold or warm?
How long does it take to transition from cold start to warmed up (enough to ride) ?
After warm, does it idle steady? Any up/down of idle? Does the bike readily accept throttle input? And when throttle released, any RPM hanging? Any missing, hesitation when transitioning from idle to midrange both stopped in neutral and under load (riding) conditions?
Try at least 1 tank dosed with Seafoam...I'd suggest to make sure a carb clean is, in fact actually called for, or perhaps can be avoided. Carb removal and replacement (R & R) a "challenge" to say the least.
Let us know how/if the Seafoam works out. We can then dig deeper if needed.