took the carbs to church and now I cant get the bike to start

Well it is finally completed! Had to take a long break and ended up finding a mechanic with experience with these bikes nearby. But it is finally up and running, had to get a new fuel tank but I rode it from the shop to my place and it felt amazing! This is what he had to say!
“It was the K&N air filter, causing the engine to get too much air and not enough fuel, so I rejetted the carburetors to correct the fuel air ratio. Being an air cooled motor I jetted them on the the richer side to help keep it cool. Which is quite important especially on hot summer days. That being said, you want to avoid letting it idle for extended periods of time but worst case scenario you’ll foul a couple spark plugs and you’ll have to replace them, which really is not a big deal. Leave the vacuum petcock as is.”

 

You're mechanic is a wise dude. Congrats!

 

Huge shout out to you for all of your advice and excellent parts inventory!!!

I never suspected that one of the first things I did when I bought this bike long ago would have been responsible for such a rabbit hole. In a way it was worth it because I learned so much about mechanical/electrical for bikes. I’m just excited to ride now!