know it's not a honda but its my first bike and it needs some work

the only parts i need help with are the carbs
the owner before me had it running poorly with a dirtbike style tune, never syncd the carbs
i got it to start once but it ran REALLY bad, acted way too rich but not sure
i took the carbs off and replaced those nylon/rubber connecting boots because they were tore up and took apart the carbs and cleaned them (very carefully mind you)
i got it to start earlier but it sounds like it's loping, like not all 4 cylinders are firing
but it just cranks when the choke is all the way out, doesn't sound like it's firing at all
and when it's giving that loping attempt to start while the choke is all the way in if i give it a little throttle it goes into that all crank and no fire sound
i'm just letting the situation dribble out of my head
not sure if this info is clear for anyone else, i'm just getting frustrated if you can't tell

Thanks in advance
and this is the 3rd site i'm posting on... want all the input i can get
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