I got pretty good at pulling the carbs out of my 1100 until I realised I was actually chasing an electrical fault... Chances are all you have is a blocked pilot jet or two, but they are very fine and I doubt the Seafoam will get in there to dissolve the crud. My tips would be as follows:
The throttle cable assembly is very easy to remove if you unscrew the two cross-head screws holding the cable bracket on; no need to touch any adjusters on the cables at all. These screws are easier to get to once the carbs are up off the inlet rubbers.
If they haven't been off recently, the carb boots will put up a fight; they're easier to work with when hot and pliable so might be easier to do this after the engine has run for a while.
You can pry the carbs up off the LOOSENED inlet rubbers against the frame cross-member, just be careful not to break off any castings. You need a looong phillips head screwdriver to get to the boot clamps (and a torch). Pay attention to the orientation of the boot clamps and don't rotate them as that can foul the choke mechanism.
New carb boots will make refitting the carbs MUCH easier (especially with some silicone grease added), they were something like $8 each when I bought mine a few years back. You may also find the bowl gaskets have hardened and may tear on disassembly, I bought some aftermarket ones which were fine (and much cheaper than OEM).
The jets are easy to remove and clean, I got very fond of CRC Carb Cleaner after a few applications, may be some addictive substance in there and it has a nice fragrance...seemed to clean jets pretty well too. May have been said elsewhere but don't ream the pilot jets out and make them any bigger; very fine wire, lots of solvent, and gentle probing should get through.
Don't disassemble the carbs more than you need to; especially do not remove the plenum/trumpets, they are a giant PITA to refit. Ask me how I know... I learned a few more Garage Words!
If you have questions or get stuck I found Adam Frymoyer to be super helpful by email. Good luck.
The throttle cable assembly is very easy to remove if you unscrew the two cross-head screws holding the cable bracket on; no need to touch any adjusters on the cables at all. These screws are easier to get to once the carbs are up off the inlet rubbers.
If they haven't been off recently, the carb boots will put up a fight; they're easier to work with when hot and pliable so might be easier to do this after the engine has run for a while.
You can pry the carbs up off the LOOSENED inlet rubbers against the frame cross-member, just be careful not to break off any castings. You need a looong phillips head screwdriver to get to the boot clamps (and a torch). Pay attention to the orientation of the boot clamps and don't rotate them as that can foul the choke mechanism.
New carb boots will make refitting the carbs MUCH easier (especially with some silicone grease added), they were something like $8 each when I bought mine a few years back. You may also find the bowl gaskets have hardened and may tear on disassembly, I bought some aftermarket ones which were fine (and much cheaper than OEM).
The jets are easy to remove and clean, I got very fond of CRC Carb Cleaner after a few applications, may be some addictive substance in there and it has a nice fragrance...seemed to clean jets pretty well too. May have been said elsewhere but don't ream the pilot jets out and make them any bigger; very fine wire, lots of solvent, and gentle probing should get through.
Don't disassemble the carbs more than you need to; especially do not remove the plenum/trumpets, they are a giant PITA to refit. Ask me how I know... I learned a few more Garage Words!
If you have questions or get stuck I found Adam Frymoyer to be super helpful by email. Good luck.