I did a carb clean on a similar GS1000 a few years ago. It is very easy, I am not sure what a place would charge but it was a good learning experience I would recommend doing it yourself.
What I would recommend:
1. Take pictures of everything as you take it apart. Whether you are planning to put it back together a day later or a week later, the pictures will give you the confidence that you will be able to rebuild it. Plus its fun to look back and reminisce... lol
2. As you are taking the carb apart, remove ALL rubber o-rings and anything rubber. I assume you will do a full soak of the carb parts - anything rubber will break down/melt. You should buy a kit that has all the o-rings ( I can't remember where I got mine, but there is some GS fanatic online who sells all the o-ring kits and rebuild stuff)
3. Be careful on the little jets (don't scrape at them or hit them with hammers to clean them). Just soak everything in jars and brush gently then put it back together.
My bike just purred after the carb clean and yours will too. Feelsgoodman
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