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No modifications that I know of, everything on the bike looks like stock. I replaced the air filter with one I bought off of bike bandit. I do not know actually if the jets are stock size, I did not check them against the service manual when I had them out. I have to pull them again to check the flo...

I have a kawasaki kz440 that starts up great and idles smoothly, but when I give it any throttle, it dies. I have taken the carbs apart a few times and cleaned them and they seem very clean, so I don't know if that is it. Can anyone give me some troubleshooting tips?