Motorcycle Repair: Kawasaki, 454LTD A1 1985, crank shaft, cam sprockets

Question
Problem: Bike hard to start and when riding it acts like it is running out of power.
Background: New rings and valve job. Cleaned Carbs 4 times. Have 454LTD Kawasaki Manual and timing is just like the manual stated and looks like digram relating to timing marks setup "ie" valves, timing marks,chain links, cam lobes, keyways on cams, crank shaft marking, and EX an IN marks on cam sprockets. Changed fuel tank fuel valve. The only way I could get the bike to run is swap the #1 coil and spark plug wire to the number 2 side. Standard plug wires configation (after trying to start bike for sometime) it would backfire through the carbs. Question: what in the world is going on with my bike?  

Answer
Hi Mike,

What is cylinder compression of both cylinders?

Why was the carburetors cleaned four times?

With respect to the attention to install the cams to the procedure in the manual, was the #1 cylinder placed at TDC on the compression stroke when the cams were installed?

Advise and we can go from here.

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Respectfully,
Mark Shively