I'm struggling on this same topic. Help, before I cuss at the dog!
Here's the situation. Cylinder to carb boots seem straight:
Here are the carbs installed on them:
The new airbox boots are all oriented correctly, based on this thread:
Put it all together, compress it toward the front of the bike as much as I can, and this is what I get:
Any ideas? This is where I ended up two weeks ago, thought it was the airbox boots, so I ordered new ones, and now I'm right back in the same spot. Any help would be much appreciated!