I finally got around to putting the red/white/blue CBR900RR back together. I reassembled the carburetors and put them on the bike. I sold the cruddy Vance & Hines slip on the bike had when I bought it so I borrowed the Yoshimura slip on from my red/white/black CBR900RR in order to get this one started with out alienating my neighbors.
After some convincing with the choke and idle, she started up and held an idle. I still have to put the airbox on and a few other odds and ends but I'll get to that later.