Suzuki GS500E '98 carburetor cleaning and tune-up.?

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Hi everyone. Just got my motorcycle license and bought this bike to learn/drop/scratch etc. for just $300. The bike needed some parts like rear tire, gas cap, filters etc. but it's all nothing, I already did it all myself with ease. The major thing it needs is a carb cleaning and tune-up because I know for sure it's leaking gas, I can smell not burned gas + see some carb leaks + the engine dies on low rpms if throttled hard. I have two choices: take it to a professional where I'll have to pay ~$300 or to do it by myself. I was never working on carbs or bikes in general but not really afraid to do it. I think I can take it apart and put it back together, especially with all the youtube instructional videos and the books I bought. The only thing I'm afraid to do myself is to make a tune-up. How hard can it be? Can I actually brake anything if I do a tune-up the wrong way? I love fixing stuff and really want to do it myself (+ of course save some money)

So, any words of advise on how to do the tune-up correctly?

Thanks! I'll appreciate all and any help!
It's a 2 carb and 2 cylinder bike
easygoin, can I do it if I have the vacuum gauge?
 
Gumming is a major problem, for fuel is often mixed with ethanol, and, if left to stand in the carburetor for any length, some of the volatiles will come out of solution and a gum (varnish) residue will be left to form in the fine idle jet and the float needle, making it stick in the closed or open position. The only solution is to take apart the carburetor and let it soak in a deep bowl for 24 hours in a solution of SeaFoam or B12. This will remove all the gum deposits in the idle jet and clear the varnish off the needle seating. Always use Sea-Foam or B12 in your fuel. The use of these additives stops the formation of gumming by cleaning off the varnish and stopping the volatiles in the fuel from separating out and forming this gum in your carburetor, thus blocking the carburetor’s jets.

mmalky: 50 years diagnosing and repairing small and large engines
 
if there is more than one carbie... & there is on your bike..

you need a VACUME GAUGE to synchronise them...

so taking them off & cleaning them you can do... then put them back on the bike & take it to the bike shop to get the tune done..
 
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