It is clear that you are not familiar with how an engine operates, and I think that the shop you have working on your bike is not familiar with how one operates either. First, the timing is set to the mark at idle, and then as the RPM increases the timing mark moves because of the timing being advanced by the timing advancer. Second, if the bike ran and accelerated before the carbs were removed and cleaned it should run afterwards. There is no way that the cam timing could have changed because of the carbs being removed and cleaned. Third, you can adjust valve clearance without removing the valve cover, that is what the eight removable caps are for on the valve cover. Lastly, I was referring to the settings of the needle jets, not the needle valves, and the size of the jets. And yes, I do think it is a carb problem, most likely a vacuum leak caused by the carbs not sealing to the intake boots after being removed and replaced, a very common problem.
I would suggest you download the Honda Factory Service Manual from our manual thread, it is a free download, and study it before letting this shop take any more of your $$$$$$$$$
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No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
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